It’s still a little weird that Karate Kid: Legends has no connection to Netflix’s hit series, Cobra Kai. The show has been so popular and brought a fresh audience to the classic movies that you’d think Sony and Netflix could figure something out. For now, that’s not happening, and the film instead serves as a sequel introducing a new student in need of some karate training from a couple of old masters.
Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan return for Karate Kid: Legends, with Ben Wang as the young kung fu prodigy who could use their guidance to win a karate tournament. The sixth film in the franchise serves as a sequel to the 1984 classic and the 2010 reboot.
The cast includes Joshua Jackson, Sadie Stanley, Ming-Na Wen, Aramis Knight, Wyatt Oleff, and Danny McBride.
Jonathan Entwistle directs from a script by Rob Lieber. Entwistle is best known for creating hit shows The End of the F**king World and I Am Not Okay With This.
Karate Kid: Legends hits theaters on May 30th 2025.
SYNOPSIS: In Karate Kid: Legends, after a family tragedy, kung fu prodigy Li Fong (Ben Wang) is uprooted from his home in Beijing and forced to move to New York City with his mother. Li struggles to let go of his past as he tries to fit in with his new classmates, and although he doesn’t want to fight, trouble seems to find him everywhere. When a new friend needs his help, Li enters a karate competition – but his skills alone aren’t enough. Li’s kung fu teacher Mr. Han (Jackie Chan) enlists original Karate Kid Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) for help, and Li learns a new way to fight, merging their two styles into one for the ultimate martial arts showdown.
