The Karate Kid: Info, Casting, Story… Everything You Need to Know About the New Movie in the Action Saga Starring Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio

Get ready for a new battle! In 2025, Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio will reunite to bring us a new opus of the Karate Kids saga! We discuss the progress of the project, which will land after the screening of the spin-off series Cobra Kai, which will end after the 6th season.

Karate Kid, when is it coming out?

The new Karate Kid will be released on May 28, 2025 in France. In November 2023, Jackie Chan, the star of the 2010 remake, and Ralph Macchio, the protagonist of the original trilogy, announced the happy news.

This will be the 6th installment in the movie saga after 3 movies starring Ralph Macchio, Miss Karate Kid with Hilary Swank (1994) and the 2010 reboot. “We will play karate together in the new movie of the kids”revealed Macchio, standing next to Jackie Chan in the video below.

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So far, no evidence has been revealed regarding the plot of this new opus. We just know that the new Karate Kid will be at the center of the story and that he will definitely be trained by Han and LaRusso. However, this crossover of the Karate Kids franchise is not related to the universe of the Cobra Kai series, and its creators were not invited to participate in the writing of the feature film.

Who will star in the movie?

Ralph Macchio will obviously reprise the role he played in the 2010 reboot opposite Daniel LaRusso and Jackie Chan. On the other hand, as mentioned above, the story doesn’t seem to include Cobra Kai; Accordingly, it is also unknown whether William Zabka, aka Johnny Lawrence, will return.

Ben Wang, 24, most notably seen in Chinese American, Legion and MacGyver, will play Lee Fong, the new star of the franchise. According to Sony sources quoted by Variety, actor A “An exceptional audition that showed her deep connection to the character.”

Ben Wang, who is fluent in Mandarin, is also proficient in many forms of martial arts including karate, wing chun/kung fu, gumdo, kempo and taekwondo. Therefore, he has all the qualities needed to fulfill this demanding role.

Note that Joshua Jackson, Ming-Na Wen, Shawnette Renee Wilson, Sadie Stanley, Aramis Knight, Wyatt Oleff and Jennifer-Lynn Christie will be there.

Who is directing this new episode?

Jonathan Entwistle was responsible for directing this new episode of The Karate Kid. Currently, the film is in the post-production phase. The filmmaker is known for directing episodes of series such as I Am Not Okay With This or The End of The Fucking World.

A true pop culture phenomenon spanning nearly 4 decades, the Karate Kids franchise has grossed $618 million worldwide in 5 films. The license was relaunched in 2018 with the spin-off series Cobra Kai triumphing. The show’s 6th and final season will be released on Netflix in July 2024.