'Karate Kid: Legends' is kicking off a new chapter with the debut of its first trailer! Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan are teaming up for the new installment, which brings the franchise back to theaters after it found new life on the small screen with 'Cobra Kai.'
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00:00You knew Mr. Miyagi? I did not come looking for Sensei Miyagi. I came looking for you.
00:09Karate Kid Legends is kicking off a new chapter with the debut of its first trailer. Ralph Macchio
00:14and Jackie Chan are teaming up for the new installment, which brings the franchise back
00:19to theaters after it found new life on the small screen with Cobra Kai. Macchio was the star of the
00:24original trilogy as well as the Netflix revival, alongside Jackie Chan, who played karate teacher
00:29Mr. Han in the 2010 Karate Kid movie. The film unites multiple generations from the franchise.
00:35Jonathan Enwistle directs Legends, which stars Ben Wang as a young karate student. Karate Kid
00:40began life as a sleeper 1984 hit that starred Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, a down-on-his-luck
00:46East Coast transplant to San Fernando Valley. Under the guidance of Mr. Miyagi, he beats the
00:52odds to become a champion. Cobra Kai, meanwhile, bowed on YouTube Red in 2018 and later migrated
00:58to Netflix, where it became a hit for the streamer. It'll conclude with the final batch
01:02of season six episodes in February. Karate Kid Legends drops in theaters on May 30.
01:08Two branches.
01:13One tree.
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