Legends Sneak Peek Reveals New Look at Jackie Chan Training His Next Protege

Sony Pictures’ highly-anticipated Karate Kid: Legends has received a brand-new photo, providing fans with a closer look at Jackie Chan’s return. In the sixth Karate Kid movie, the veteran martial arts star is once again playing the role of Mr. Han from 2010’s Jaden Smith-led reboot.

Shared by USA Today, the image features Chan’s Mr. Han with new Karate Kid star Ben Wang, teasing the duo’s mentor-mentee bond. Wang, who was first seen in Disney+’s short-lived American Born Chinese series, has been tapped to play the role of a kung fu prodigy, who enters a karate competition after being challenged by his new classmates. The rising actor won the lead role through a global casting search that garnered 10,000 submissions. According to the latest trailer, the relationship between Mr. Han and Wang’s character Li Fong will be similar to Daniel LaRusso’s sensei bond with Mr. Miyagi.

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Ben Wang’s Li Fong receives training from two legends, Jackie Chan’s Mr. Han and Ralph Macchio’s Daniel LaRusso, in new Karate Kid: Legends images.

Karate Kid: Legends is directed by Jonathan Entwistle from a screenplay written by Rob Lieber. This marks Entwistle’s first feature-length directorial debut, after previously directing episodes of shows like I Am Not Okay With This, I Am Not Okay With This, and Hello Tomorrow! Besides Chan and Wang, franchise vet Ralph Macchio will also be reprising his iconic role as Daniel LaRusso in the big screen, after more than three decades since wrapping up his film trilogy with 1989’s The Karate Kid Part III. The ensemble cast will also include Ming-Na Wen, Joshua Jackson, Wyatt Oleff, Sadie Stanley, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Sadie Stanley, Aramis Knight, Jennifer-Lynn Christie, and more.

The official synopsis for Karate Kid: Legends reads, “after a family tragedy, kung fu prodigy Li Fong 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 enlists original Karate Kid Daniel LaRusso for help, and Li learns a new way to fight, merging their two styles into one for the ultimate martial arts showdown.”

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Ralph Macchio Takes on Jackie Chan in Karate Kid: Legends

In a previous interview, Macchio’s Cobra Kai co-star Jacob Bertrand had shared a fun behind-the-scenes detail from Karate Kid: Legends, revealing that the original Karate Kid star was actually nervous during his fight scenes with Chan. “[Macchio] said that Jackie Chan still moves like he’s a 20-year-old, and it’s really scary to fight with him,” Bertrand said. “But you know, he’s obviously a master and is so cool to work with. He was just talking about being nervous to fight Jackie Chan, ’cause Jackie Chan is freaking Jackie muh-fricking Chan. But he said the fights went super well and that all his stuff was great, and I’m stoked for the movie.”

Karate Kid: Legends will arrive in theaters this May 30.

Source: USA Today

Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan to star in new Karate Kid movie

Release Date

May 30, 2025

Cast

Ralph Macchio
, Jackie Chan
, Ben Wang
, Joshua Jackson
, Ming-Na Wen
, Sadie Stanley
, Aramis Knight
, Wyatt Oleff
, Shaunette Renée Wilson
, David Robitaille