What’s Next for the New Karate Kid?

What’s Next for the New Karate Kid?

Ben Wang, the 25-year-old Chinese American actor, is the best thing about ‘Karate Kid: Legends.’ And he’s just starting his warrior’s way.

Karate Kid: Legends – Same Verse, Not Quite Like The First

Action comedy drama-hybrid shows like The Karate Kid always rely on a set formula: fish out of water, adapts, finds friends and love, sort out their internal conflict, fights a comically evil rival, enters fighting tournament to solve most of the conundrums they're in (and beat up said rival), and they're expected to win. Stuff

“Karate Kid: Legends” Review: A Spiffy Legacy Sequel That Respects The Original & Even Expands Upon It

Everyone, in one way, shape, or form, has seen or heard of the legendary 80s film “The Karate Kid”. It was a pivotal film that not only introduced the titular martial art to the western world, but also became the cornerstone of subsequent films like it, be they direct sequels or otherwise. With a bit of hindsight, the film also serves as a sort of time capsule, capturing the essence of popular culture as well as the 80s in general. Now, after al…