It didn’t occur to Ben Wang right away that in taking on “Karate Kid: Legends,” he’d be the franchise’s first Asian American ...

Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan join forces in the new "Karate Kid" movie cast but it's young Ben Wang who truly gives "Legends ...

Making the leap from the lead in Disney+'s American Born Chinese to Karate Kid: Legends, Wang has to deal not only with ...

Jackie Chan, Ben Wang, and Ralph Macchio star in Columbia Pictures' "Karate Kid: Legends." Credit: Jonathan Wenk / Sony Pictures It's easy to be cynical about sequels when Hollywood's cinematic ...

The kid teaching the adult was a charming and genius twist. Although Li’s fighting performance was a bit choppy at first—he ...

Since the 1980s, a comfort-food formula has worked well for the “Karate Kid” films: one martial-arts youngster, one wise old master, at least one villainous bully (a whole evil dojo is ...

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. Jonathan Wenk//Sony Pictures Ben Wang stars as Li Fong, the new "Karate Kid" in Karate Kid: Legends, also starring Ralph Macchio and ...

It didn't occur to Ben Wang right away that in taking on “ Karate Kid: Legends,” he'd be the franchise's first Asian American “Kid.” And that gives him a lot of optimism. “At first I ...

With 'Karate Kid: Legends,' Ben Wang Is the 1st Asian American New 'Kid' on the Block It didn't occur to Ben Wang right away that in taking on “ Karate Kid: Legends,” he'd be the franchise's ...

Karate Kid starring Ben Wang, Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio has amassed USD 74 million worldwide till Sunday, 8th June 2025.