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The Karate Kid: Legends Takes Place Three Years After Cobra Kai
This one is also going to continue on the big screen, as in 2025, Sony will release Karate Kid: Legends starring Jackie Chan, Ben Wang, Joshua Jackson, Sadie Stanley, Ming-Na Wen, Aramis Knight, Wyatt Oleff, and yes, Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso. In a new chat with Variety, he let a couple of new details slip about where in the timeline[...]
The Karate Kid 6: Ming-Na Wen and Sadie Stanley in Sony Franchise Film
Things are progressing along in Sony's new upcoming The Karate Kid crossover film that features original star Ralph Macchio and 2010 remake (and fifth film) star Jackie Chan, reprising their respective roles as Daniel LaRusso and Mr Han with American Born Chinese star Ben Wang leading the way Ming-Na Wen (Disney+'s The Book of Boba[...]
The Karate Kid Film Dated By Sony, Search Is On For New Lead
Announced last year, Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio are also starring and reprising their roles from previous series entries The film will be directed by Jonathan Entwistle (The End Of The F***ing World) from a script by Rob Lieber (Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day). The casting was posted to THR. Jackie Chan at the Los Angeles premiere of 'The[...]
The Karate Kid Film Dated By Sony, Search Is On For New Lead
THR has reported that Sony has set a release date for a new Karate Kid film starring both Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio It will be released in theaters on December 13th, 2024, with a spring shoot being eyed The film will be directed by Jonathan Entwistle (The End Of The F***ing World) from a script[...]
10th Old School Kung Fu Fest 2023 in New York Touts Wuxia Classics
How did you get interested in wuxia films? I have always been interested in martial arts cinema as a whole, including both wuxia and kung fu genres, and for me it all started in the 1980s, as a teenager growing up in Yugoslavia, being exposed to the films of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and[...]
Rush Hour 4 in Works Says Star Jackie Chan, Meeting with Director
Jackie Chan might not be the action star he once was as he's approaching closer to 70 years of age, but he still jumps at new opportunities afforded him even if he's not working on American films as he used to The 68-year-old actor is largely focused on his own films, expanding the types of[...]
The Karate Kid to Get a Musical Adaptation, But Will It Be The Best?
Image courtesy of Sony Pictures In other words, we could see either a sequel to the Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith-starring remake in which they play Mr Han and Dre Parker, respectively, or we can see an entirely new remake altogether that could recast the roles of Mr Miyagi and Daniel LaRusso The third possibility, which[...]
Shang-Chi Star Michelle Yeoh on Her Career, Jackie Chan Kitchen Talk
Among one of her early skeptics was her co-star Jackie Chan "He used to [believe women belonged in the kitchen] until I kicked his butt," she recalled when trying to one-up each other on stuntwork on the action film, teaching him a lesson in feminism. Michelle YeohPhoto by lev radin / Shutterstock.com While many Asian actors have[...]
The Protégé: Martin Campbell on Directing Jackie Chan in The Foreigner
It's no secret the kind of stuntwork Jackie Chan currently does in his action films that no American studio will insure the actor, so the bulk of his work is now filmed overseas and among them was 2017's The Foreigner, which co-stars Pierce Brosnan While promoting his latest film The Protégé, Martin Campbell, who not[...]
The Protégé Star Maggie Q Talks Action, Training Under Jackie Chan
While promoting her latest film, The Protégé, the actress spoke with NBC Asian America about how the film sets itself apart from her previous work and training under action star and martial artist Jackie Chan She plays Anna, the world's most skilled contract killer raised by the legendary assassin Moody (Samuel L[...]
Jackie Chan at the Los Angeles premiere of 'The LEGO Ninjago Movie' held at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood, USA on September 16, 2017. Editorial credit: Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com
Jackie Chan, one of the most venerable international superstars, has kept busy with Asian markets but hasn't kept up as much lately with Hollywood While the bulk of his near 150 titles to his credit are of the action genre, the 66-year old actor said he prefers the diversity he's afforded making films for the[...]
Is This Lego's Version Of Peter Griffin Vs The Chicken?
The film stars Jackie Chan and will be out in 2017 The clip appears to be Sensi Wu taking on a chicken and causing mass destruction very reminiscent of Peter Griffin vs the Chicken on Family Guy. https://youtu.be/K7L5VvZiLCcVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Lego Ninjago Movie CLIP – Sensei Wu (2017) – Jackie[...]
Jackie Chan and John Cusack Team For Dragon Blade
There is a new film coming out starring Jackie Chan, John Cusack and Adrien Brody and it's not a comedy Dragon Blade, written and directed by Daniel Lee, is a historical epic that tells the tale of Huo An, the commander of the Protection Squad of the Western Regions during the Han Dynasty[...]