
Karate Kid: Legends will “feel like an early Jackie Chan film”

Cobra Kai may have ended after six seasons, but the Miyagi-verse will continue with Karate Kid: Legends. The film unites Ralph Macchio’s Daniel Larusso and Jackie Chan’s Mr. Han as they train a new karate prodigy played by Ben Wang. While speaking with Empire, Karate Kid: Legends director Jonathan Entwistle says the new film takes its inspiration from classic Jackie Chan movies.
“Ben was fully training every day with the Chinese stunt team,” Entwistle said. “He knew that I wanted the martial arts in the movie to feel like an early Jackie Chan film, and that’s something we tried really hard to do. We used a lot of classic Hong Kong wire-work.“
It’s not just the thrilling action that made Jackie Chan so great, but also his ability to work humour into the fights. “There’s a humour to the way the choreography unfolds,” Entwistle explained.
“Ben was fully training every day with the Chinese stunt team,” Entwistle said. “He knew that I wanted the martial arts in the movie to feel like an early Jackie Chan film, and that’s something we tried really hard to do. We used a lot of classic Hong Kong wire-work.“
It’s not just the thrilling action that made Jackie Chan so great, but also his ability to work humour into the fights. “There’s a humour to the way the choreography unfolds,” Entwistle explained.
- 4/10/2025
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
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