Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio take a new student under their wings.
The success of Cobra Kai on Netflix will give a new film Karate Kid. Taking advantage of New York Comic-Con, Sony Pictures revealed the first glimpse of the new feature film in the saga started in 1984. A first poster which reveals the title: Karate Kid: Legends. We find there the two legends in question, namely Ralph Macchioyoung hero of the original film who became a master in the series Cobra KaiAnd Jackie Chanthe successor to Mr. Miyagi in the 2010 remake with Will Smith's son as his student.
Here, the new student who will learn the complex art of martial arts will be named Li Fong, and will be played by Ben Wang (American Born Chinese). Ming-Na Wen (ofEMERGENCIES) will play his mother. Joshua Jackson and Sadie Stanley will also appear in the film.
Legends are forever.
Jackie Chan, Ben Wang, and Ralph Macchio star in Karate Kid: Legends – exclusively in movie theaters May 30, 2025. #KarateKidMovie pic.twitter.com/1kdXkIoXjw
— Sony Pictures (@SonyPictures) October 18, 2024
Karate Kid: Legends will be released in theaters on May 30. The trailer shouldn't be long since it was revealed to the Comic-Con audience this weekend, showing Daniel LaRusso arriving in Beijing, where Mr. Han, played by Chan, is looking for him. Han has a new protégé, Li Fong. He is his mentor, just like Mr. Miyagi was to Daniel. They will have to team up to train Li Fong, but will their teaching styles be compatible?
Karate Kid: Legends was made by Jonathan Entwistle (I Am Not Okay With This).