It appears that the effects of the new Karate Kid are being felt now. Apparently, Disney wants to go into business with Will Smith’s son. Yup, the Karate Kid himself, Jaden Smith, has a potential new gig here.
According to Deadline, Disney has bought the pitch for Monster Witness Relocation Program from scribes Ahmet (son of Frank) Zappa and Michael Wilson. No plot synopsis was given, but the title seems pretty self-explanatory.
Deadline adds that Monster Witness Relocation Program “will be developed as a potential star vehicle for Karate Kid star Jaden Smith, but that hasn’t solidified yet.”
Zappa’s shingle Monsterfoot Productions will also produce the film with Overbrook Entertainment, the production company run by Jaden’s dad, superstar Will Smith.
I can understand why Disney would jump at this quickly. Jaden is going to become a force to be reckon with. Why? Well, his dad is Will Smith; that already helps, don’t you think? And, the little guy has charisma and with each film, will polish a pretty good acting talent. Surround him with a great team, like his dad has, and you’ve got a star in the making. I won’t spill on the movie, because we’ve got no info on it yet.
If you were Disney would you go after this? Would you setup and work with Jaden? Would you want Will Smith to be your daddie?
l think jaden smith should follow his dreams
disney will make a great deal with him. he is really talented, and charming and hat definitly screenpresence
“Would you want Will Smith to be your daddie?”
Yes, I am a grown man and Will Smith could adopt me if he wants.
I thought you were going to say that Jaden Smith was going to be relocated
:( I hate that kid!
I seen KK and it was a good movie. He did well in it and eill only get better over time. If I was Disney I would do the same thing.
Sounds like Robb thinks that Jaden Smith can’t act. But he can. He may have had a hand with his first roles from his dad, but the kid definitely has talent and charisma on his own, and hopefully he has his dads work ethic also, which is damn good.
well, good for will smith’s son. Disney is going to run with a movie starring will smith’s son. and will smith’s son will have a pretty good child-acting career. i hope he does okay once he gets through the ‘I’m will smith’s son’ phase. no one will actually be able to gauge him until he hits those later teen years. then we’ll see if he goes ‘lindsay’ or ‘leonardo’. but in the meantime, his career is gift-wrapped because of dad. but that’s okay – what dad wouldn’t give his son the best he can. he may never have to try anything on his own, like a lot of “successful” celebrities today (Kelly Osborne, Kate Russell, Tori Spelling, etc)