Jaden Smith stands against a bright orange background as he premieres his new flick, The Karate Kid, in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday (July 21).

The 12-year-old actor has been making his way around the world with his whole family — dad Will, mom Jada and sister Willow.

According to a recent report, Jada was actually first in line to play Jaden‘s mom in the film. She told BANG Showbiz (via FemaleFirst), “There was talk about me playing Jaden‘s mother in the movie but I felt that he was going to really need his mom off camera. Mommy support. So we felt like we really had to be there as parents and producers just to make sure Jaden was being taken care of.”

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