Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica is an entertainment reporter covering TV, film, and music. Karate Kid: Legends debuted in theaters in May and is now ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. After that, Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith starred as Mr. Han and Dre Parker in 2010’s remake of ...

Also starring Ben Wang and Joshua Jackson, the sixth film in the series centers on a kung fu prodigy who enters a high-stakes martial arts competition to help a new friend. By Frank Scheck Take a dose ...

Taking an amusingly formulaic “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” approach, Karate Kid: Legends echoes the plot of both the 1984 original and the 2010 Karate Kid films with its familiar underdog story ...

2025's 'Legends' was supposed to usher in a new age for the 'Karate Kid' franchise, but things haven't been great since ...

The Karate Kid was nothing short of a sensation when it was first released in 1984, so it's no wonder that the underdog story blossomed into a multi-faceted franchise. Following the original trilogy's ...

Eddie Possehl is a dynamic and driven writer/director with a passion for the written word and all things film, television, comics, and games. His passion for storytelling led him to establish his own ...

From Ralph Macchio's Daniel LaRusso to William Zabka's Johnny Lawrence, here's each actor from ‘The Karate Kid’ franchise who reprises their role on ‘Cobra Kai’ When the coming-of-age martial arts ...

For years, Sony Pictures considered—and then decided against—updating “The Karate Kid,” its beloved 1984 family film about a browbeaten kid (Ralph Macchio) with a single mom and the enigmatic martial ...