New 'Karate Kid' Movie Gets Pushed Back to 2025

The Big Picture Sony has moved one of its most anticipated films from late this year to mid-next year, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Karate Kid, starring Ben Wang, will now release on May 30, 2025, 6 months later than the original date of December 13, 2024. This date will now be occupied by Kraven the Hunter, which has also been moved from August 30, 2024. The film will now premiere after the final season of Cobra Kai.

The new iteration of the Karate Kid follows an East Coast Chinese teenager , who finds his purpose in martial arts. The movie will combine the lore of past films to build a universe for the new protagonist as Jackie Chan and Macchio reprise their roles. Chan played Mr Han in the 2010 Jaden Smith-led Karate Kid. In the film, Smith plays Dre Parker, a Detroit teenager who moves to China with his mother and learns Kung Fu from a maintenance man named Mr. Han to defend himself from bullies.

Who Is Behind the 'Karate Kid'? Close Wang leads the film as the titular Karate Kid. As noted before, Chan will reprise his Mr Han character, while Macchio will reprise his LaRusso character. Several other cast members have been revealed, with Sadie Stanley being cast as the female romantic lead. In undisclosed roles, Joshua Jackson , Ming-Na Wen , Aramis Knight , and Wyatt Oleff were added to the cast. The screenplay was written by Rob Lieber .

The Karate Kid will now be released in theaters on May 30, 2025. Cobra Kai will be released sometime in the second half of this year. The original films are available to stream on Netflix. The Karate Kid PG Release Date June 22, 1984 Director John G. Avildsen Cast Ralph Macchio , Pat Morita , Elisabeth Shue , Martin Kove , Randee Heller , William Zabka Runtime 126 Main Genre Action Writers Robert Mark Kamen Tagline Only the 'Old One' could teach him the secrets of the masters. Watch on Netflix

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