Will and Jada’s boy is the most bankable kid in Hollywood. He’s not old enough to drive and he’s so pint-sized, we doubt he can even reach the pedals, but at the ripe old age of 12, Jaden Smith has become the nation’s highest-paid child star, raking in an estimated $3 million from his role in 2010′s The Karate Kid remake.
January 27th, 2011 by Castina
Tagged as: Jada Pinkett-Smith,Jaden Smith,Terry McMillian,Will Smith,Willow Smith
For those not in-the-know, Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith, hip-hop impressario Jay-Z, and Will’s Overbrook Productions have reached an agreement to feature Will and Jada’s stylista daughter, “Whip My Hair” singer Willow Smith, in movie musical remake of Carol Burnett’s 1981 box office hit Annie. (Epic Fail, mind you…)
But not everyone is ecstatic over the recent Hollywood exposure of Jada and Will’s spawns, including son Jaden, who starred in a remake of The Karate Kid just last summer. Bestselling author Terry McMillan has incited the wrath of Smith fanatics on Twitter after posting a series of disparaging remarks about the showbusiness fam on her feed this week.
Do you agree?
One child’s burning up the pop charts with her debut single. The other became a box office draw with the release of the summer motion picture remake The Karate Kid.
But are Will and Jada pushing their kids too the brink of destruction?
Talent runs in the family – Will and Jada’s baby boy Jaden Smith has been named this year’s recipient of the 2010 ShoWest Breakthrough Male Star of the Year.
The Karate Kid hits theaters June 11, 2010 — check out the debut trailer!
Sony Pictures has released a few photo stills from The Karate Kid, which stars Will and Jada’s 11-year-old son Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, and Academy Award-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson.
In this remake — a revamped version of the 1984 motion picture of the same name — work pressures cause a single mother (Henson) moves to China with her young son (Smith); in his new home, the boy embraces karate, taught to him by a master of the self-defense form (Chan).
The Karate Kid hits theaters June 11, 2010.
Willow and Jaden Smith – the son and daughter of Hollywood A-listers Will and Jada — have signed on as Youth Ambassadors for Project Zambi, a charity aimed at raising awareness and money for orphans who have lost their parents to the AIDS epidemic in Africa.
A Project Zambi celebrity charity auction on eBay kicked off Tuesday, featuring decorative elephants signed by stars like George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, and Alicia Keys.
“Willow and I joined Project Zambi to represent all the kids out there who want to make the world a better place. We want to encourage kids everywhere to lend a hand and join us in spreading the word about how much children who have been orphaned by AIDS in Africa need our help,” Jaden says.
The 10-day online auction ends Oct. 15.
Variety has confirmed that Jaden Smith, the 10-year-old son of Hollywood staples Will and Jada, will star in Columbia Pictures’ upcoming reworking of the hit 1984 film The Karate Kid.
