Almost every kid has watched the classic 80’s movie, “Karate Kid,” at least once since it was released 41 years ago, but the franchise is still thriving with its latest installment months away from being in theaters, releasing on May 30.
Karate Kid Legends follows the storyline of all the other movies and series by picking up where Cobra Kai left off in the year 2025. The kid in trouble this time is Li Fong, who moves from Beijing to New York City and is sucked into a karate tournament by his friend. His sensei in New York notices his talent and asks the “original” karate kid, Daniel Larusso, to take Fong to the next level for his competition.
While new actors like Ben Wang, who plays Li Fong, enter the cinematic universe, many pre-established actors are also returning to this new film. Ralph Macchio is reprising his role as LaRusso from the original movie, and Jackie Chan is reprising his role as Mr. Han from the 2010 Karate Kid remake.
Overall this film is set to run a similar storyline to that of the first, but set in a new city in modern day time. This movie also is coming to us to combine two previous movies in the Karate Kid cinematic universe and tie the storylines together.