If you’re a Karate Kid fan, you’ve probably been wondering, “Is Karate Kid Legends for me?” Well, its new trailer is here and you can finally start to see how things fit. Jackie Chan’s link to Ralph Macchio, Ben Wang’s ultimate goal, and how the three come together.
The new trailer for Karate Kid Legends debuted at CinemaCon before general release, and in it we learn that Mr. Han (Jackie Chan) was friends with Mr. Miyagi, and he seeks out Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) to help train his new protege, Li Fong (Ben Wang). Li moved to a new city and is having some problems with local bullies. So, he’s going to learn martial arts to fight them in a big tournament and… hey, isn’t this just The Karate Kid again? You bet your butt it is. Here’s the new trailer.
It’s a good trailer but as a Karate Kid and Cobra Kai superfan, I have to admit, I’m not quite sold. The Five Boroughs is not only just the All-Valley again, it’s basically the exact same phrasing. The idea of a kid moving to a new city, meeting a girl, being bullied by her ex, it’s all just 1984’s original Karate Kid again. And while we can buy Mr. Han having a connection to Mr. Miyagi, it feels a little weird that he’s so excited about Li when he spent all that time with Dre, played by Jaden Smith.
Plus, do you really need Daniel in this? Doesn’t he have two dojos of his own students to teach as per the ending of Cobra Kai? Are we really not going to talk about or mention any of them? Those last few questions are up for debate, but as fun and familiar as this trailer is, we’re still a teeny bit skeptical. How about you?
Directed by Jonathan Entwistle from a script by Rob Lieber, Karate Kid Legends opens May 30.
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