Sony Pictures has officially welcomed a former ’90s teen heartthrob to the cast of its newest The Karate Kid movie.According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Mighty Ducks and Dawson’s Creek vet Joshua Jackson will be joining The Karate Kid vets Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan in the next installment to the iconic teen martial arts franchise. Further details about Jackson’s mystery role remained under wraps, but he is expected to portray one of the main characters. This marks Jackson’s feature acting comeback, after he was last seen on the big screen in 2015’s drama film Sky. For nearly a decade, he has only appeared in TV shows such as 2019’s When They See Us, 2020’s Little Fires Everywhere, 2021’s Dr. Death and 2023’s Fatal Attraction.Last Feb. 12, it was confirmed that Sony Pictures had officially tapped American Born Chinese star Ben Wang to become the next young actor to take on the mantle of the titular character, following in the footsteps of Macchio’s Daniel LaRusso, Hilary Swank’s Julie Pierce and Jaden Smith’s Dre Parker. Wang won the role through a global casting search, which garnered 10,000 auditions right after Macchio and Chan made the announcement together last November 2023. His fluency in Mandarin and martial arts background reportedly helped make him a standout among the rest.
Sony Pictures has officially welcomed a former ’90s teen heartthrob to the cast of its newest The Karate Kid movie.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Mighty Ducks and Dawson’s Creek vet Joshua Jackson will be joining The Karate Kid vets Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan in the next installment to the iconic teen martial arts franchise. Further details about Jackson’s mystery role remained under wraps, but he is expected to portray one of the main characters. This marks Jackson’s feature acting comeback, after he was last seen on the big screen in 2015’s drama film Sky. For nearly a decade, he has only appeared in TV shows such as 2019’s When They See Us, 2020’s Little Fires Everywhere, 2021’s Dr. Death and 2023’s Fatal Attraction.
Last Feb. 12, it was confirmed that Sony Pictures had officially tapped American Born Chinese star Ben Wang to become the next young actor to take on the mantle of the titular character, following in the footsteps of Macchio’s Daniel LaRusso, Hilary Swank’s Julie Pierce and Jaden Smith’s Dre Parker. Wang won the role through a global casting search, which garnered 10,000 auditions right after Macchio and Chan made the announcement together last November 2023. His fluency in Mandarin and martial arts background reportedly helped make him a standout among the rest.
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