Last November, phrase landed — by way of Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan, no much less — that Sony was seeking to proceed the Karate Kid franchise in a means that sadly is not the massive display screen shot that Cobra Kai deserves, however as a substitute an odd plan to mix the unique storyline and the 2010 reimagining, with Macchio and Chan starring alongside a newcomer. A world casting search was kicked off to seek out the brand new child and… properly, we have got unhealthy information for any complete unknowns who utilized as American Born Chinese actor Ben Wang has nailed the audition and gained the position.
The new film has I’m Not Okay with This and The End Of The F-ing World creator Jonathan Entwistle directing from a script by Peter Rabbit’s Rob Lieber. No title has been introduced but (past the apparent karate-flavoured title), and the primary plot is being largely stored a secret, although it will reportedly carry the story to the East Coast and deal with a teen from China who finds power and route by way of martial arts and a tricky however smart mentor.
Wang had a bonus in that he speaks fluent Mandarin and is expert in quite a lot of martial arts together with karate, wing chun/kung fu, kempo and tae kwon do, which anybody who noticed American Born Chinese will know – sadly for that present, not sufficient individuals did, as Disney+ just lately cancelled it after one season.
Sony desires to have this one capturing quickly, because the studio already has a 13 December launch date picked out. Time to wax on…
