ET can confirm that Joshua Jackson has joined the cast of the next Sony Pictures film The Karate Kid, with Ben Wang, Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio.
According to Sony Pictures, the film will merge and continue the mythology of the films and bring the story to the East Coast, focusing on a teenager from China who finds strength and direction through martial arts and a tough but wise mentor.
Other plot details remain under wraps, but the studio shared that Macchio will reprise his role as Daniel LaRusso from the original. The Karate Kid film trilogy, which began in 1984 when Daniel de Macchio moved to California and became an unlikely karate champion under the tutelage of Mr. Miyagi, played by the late Pat Morita.
The Hollywood Reporter was the first to break news about Joshua's casting.
Jackson is best known for television roles such as dawson's creek, The case and, most recently, in the Paramount+ drama. Fatal Attraction. She also starred in the drama Peacock. doctor Deathwhich earned him the 2022 Critics Choice Award.
Some of his past films have included The mighty ducks trilogy, The skulls, Gossip and cruel intentions. When the last iteration of The Karate Kid hits theaters on December 13 and will mark Jackson's first film in nearly a decade since his 2015 drama. Darling.
The last installment of The Karate Kid – a pop culture phenomenon that has spanned nearly three decades and has grossed more than $600 million worldwide – will be directed by Jonathan Entwistle, with Rob Lieber writing the script. Karen Rosenfelt serves as producer.
Jackson's addition to the cast is the latest since Sony Pictures announced in November that Macchio and Chan would return to reprise their roles.
Macchio also stars in the Netflix series. Cobra Kaiwhich takes place several decades after the events of the original. The Karate Kid trilogy. Netflix Announced that production in season 6 of Cobra Kai It started last month.
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