Will Smith

Will Smith, Karate Kid 2010 and James Lassiter

How did Will Smith and James Lassiter begin their working career?  How did the two even meet? It started with James Lassiter becoming friendly with Jeffrey Townes at university.  He was, at the time, rapping with Will Smith who was then into the music world.  So this led to the meeting between Lassiter and Smith.  Some time later, Lassiter started working for Smith as his road manager.  This relationship endured for 20 years.  Although he also worked for other companies throughout the years, it was with Will Smith Lassiter always went back to as a business partner.

So clearly, these two producers of the upcoming Karate Kid movie made a great team.