Karate Kid Legends Trailer Assembles The Two Senseis

Sony Pictures Malaysia has unveiled the first trailer for the upcoming Karate Kid Legends movie.

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.

Ralph Macchio starred in the Karate Kid movies and Cobra Kai, a series that was developed for YouTube Red by Sony and is a direct sequel to the original Karate Kid films by Robert Mark Kamen. Ralph Macchio and William Zabka reprised their roles of Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence from the original films released in 1984.

After two seasons on YouTube Red, the series moved to Netflix where it has aired for three additional seasons. The series takes place 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament. All five seasons of Cobra Kai are currently streaming on Netflix. Check out our review of Season 6 Part 1 and Part 2 here.

However, the creators of Cobra Kai are not involved with Karate Kid Legends, which may mean that they won’t be connected or related as much.

Meanwhile, Jackie Chan played a KUNG FU master in 2010’s Karate Kid remake starring Jaden Smith.

Karate Kid Legends premieres in May 2025.

Check out the trailer below: