As of October 2020, Jaden Smith is still not confirmed to come back as Dre Parker.
On November 21, 2023, Sony released a video featuring Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan announcing they were both returning for the new movie as well as a global casting search for the new titular "Karate Kid."
Breck Eisner was attached to direct the film, but due to scheduling conflict dropped out to direct the Last Witch Hunter starring Vin Diesel.
In an interview, Wenwen Han, the actress of Meiying, considers coming back for the sequel.
The project started with a script by Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris (Kung Fu Panda), then got a new draft from Zak Penn (The Incredible Hulk).