New 'Karate Kid' Movie Gets Pushed Back to 2025

The big picture

the new
Karate Kid
film delayed until May 30, 2025.
Ben Wang stars as the new Karate Kid in a new take on the classic story.
Original cast members such as Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio will reprise their roles.

Sony has moved one of its most anticipated films from late this year to the middle of next year, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Karate Kidstarring Ben Wangwill now be published on May 30, 2025, 6 months after the original date of December 13, 2024. This date will now be occupied by Kraven the Hunterwhich has also been moved from 30th August 2024. Now the movie will release after the last season of Cobra Kai. This move allows the film to continue Cobra Kai, which is also based on the wider universe in which the martial arts film is set. Sony has not confirmed if there will be any crossover between the two other than the obvious. Ralph Macchiowho has been with the franchise since 1984, will appear in the new one Karate Kid film as Daniel LaRusso, a role he has played ever since Cobra Kai released in 2018.

The new iteration of the Karate Kid follows an East Coast Chinese teenager (Wang) who finds his purpose in martial arts. The film will combine the lore of past films to build a universe for the new protagonist Jackie Chan and Macchio reprise their roles. Chan played Mr Han in 2010 Jaden Smith– driven Karate Kid. In the film, Smith plays Dre Parker, a Detroit teenager who moves to China with his mother (Taraji P. Henson) and learns Kung Fu from a maintenance man named Mr. They have to defend themselves from bullies. Specific details about the plot of this new film have not yet been revealed.

Who is behind the 'Karate Kid'?

Wang leads the film as the titular Karate Kid. As previously stated, Chan will reprise his character Mr. Han, while Macchio will reprise his character LaRusso. Several other cast members have been revealed, with Sadie Stanley (cruel summer) being the female romantic lead. In undisclosed roles, Joshua Jackson (Dr. Death), Ming-Na Wen (The Bobba Fett Book), Knight Aramis (In the Badlands), i Wyatt Oleff (I'm not okay with that) were added to the cast. The script was written by Rob Lieber (Peter Rabbit). It will be directed by Jonathan Entwistle (The end of the shitty world) and produced by Karen Rosenfelt (In the summer I became beautiful). Filming began earlier this month and the director marked the occasion by sharing a board on Instagram.

The Karate Kid is now set to hit theaters on May 30, 2025. Cobra Kai it will be released sometime in the second half of this year. Original movies can be streamed on Netflix.