We've found our new 'Karate Kid!' Sony Pictures has cast Ben Wang, best known as the star of Disney+ series 'American Born Chinese,' to star in the latest installment of the coming-of-age martial arts franchise. The casting comes after a global search that saw thousands of submissions from around the world, with 10,000 entries reported in the first 24 hours alone.
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00:00 It looks like we found our new karate kid. Sony Pictures has cast Ben Wang, best known as the star
00:06 of the Disney+ series American Born Chinese, to star in the latest installment of the coming-of-age
00:11 martial arts franchise. The casting comes after a global search that saw thousands of submissions
00:16 from around the world, with 10,000 entries reported in the first 24 hours alone. Wang is
00:21 already highly skilled in martial arts, some of those skills which were already showcased on
00:26 American Born Chinese. The new Karate Kid will have Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio reprising
00:37 their iconic characters from previous Karate Kid films. Plot details are being kept under wraps,
00:42 but is set to bring the story to the East Coast and focus on a teen from China who finds strength
00:47 and direction via martial arts and a tough but wise mentor. Or maybe even two. The Sony film
00:52 is slated to drop December 13, 2024. For more on this story, head to THR.com. And for the latest
00:58 entertainment news and updates, keep watching The Hollywood Reporter News.