Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio, who starred in separate Karate Kid films decades apart, will reunite for a brand new film in the martial arts franchise.
The new film from Sony Pictures, director Jonathan Entwistle and writer Rob Lieber will be released on 13 December 2024. Karen Rosenfelt is producing.
Plot details for the new film are being kept under wraps, but Macchio will reprise his role as Daniel LaRusso, who he played in the original “Karate Kid” film trilogy starting in 1984 and brought back in Netflix’s “Cobra Kai” series. Chan will return to the role of Mr Han, a kung fu master based on Mr Miyagi, who coached Jaden Smith’s Dre Parker in the 2010 remake.
Macchio has continued the character of Daniel through Cobra Kai, which announced its sixth and final season earlier this year. Created by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, the series takes place several decades after the events of the original Karate Kid films and reignites the rivalry between the now middle-aged Daniel and Johnny Lawrence (played by William Zabka).
It is unclear how the sprawling story of “Cobra Kai” will fit into the new “Karate Kid” film.
Since 1984, the Karate Kid franchise has become one of Hollywood’s most popular sports sagas, spawning the Emmy-nominated Cobra Kai series and grossing more than $430 million worldwide.
