Overview

• The film brings together Ralph Macchio’s Daniel LaRusso and Jackie Chan’s Mr. Han on screen for the first time, linking the original 1984 series with the 2010 remake.
• Ben Wang stars as Li Fong, a young kung fu prodigy who relocates to New York City and enters the citywide ‘Five Boroughs’ tournament to defend himself.
• Jonathan Entwistle directs the 94-minute movie from a screenplay by Rob Lieber, blending karate and kung fu traditions under a PG-13 rating for violence and language.
• Critics have praised the rapport between Macchio and Chan and the film’s franchise-spanning nostalgia but have criticized its reliance on familiar Karate Kid tropes and rushed pacing.
• Since opening May 30, the movie has earned a 55% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, marking it as the lowest-rated Karate Kid theatrical release in decades.