'Kung Fu Panda' writers for 'Karate Kid 2'

Kung Fu Panda screenwriters Cyrus Voris and Ethan Reiff have signed to pen the screenplay for the Karate Kid sequel.

Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan starred in the hit 2010 remake of the 1980s original.

Will Smith will produce the upcoming sequel with Overbrook Entertainment partners James Lassiter and Ken Stovitz, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Voris and Reiff created the Showtime series Sleeper Cell and wrote the story for Ridley Scott's Robin Hood.