Meet the Friends and Family of Karate Kid Li Fong in ‘Karate Kid: Legends’

Martial arts fighter Li Fong (Ben Wang) has more than legends Mr. Han (Jackie Chan) and Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) to guide his training. Also behind the kung-fu prodigy is family, and friends discovered along his new journey in New York City, in the newest addition to the iconic franchise, Karate Kid: Legends. Watch the new trailer: In Karate Kid: Legends Li Fong finds a new home in New York City with his mother, Dr. Fong (Ming-Na Wen), moving across continents from Beijing. Finding himself clashing with the local karate champion, he turns to his uncle Mr. Han for guidance, who enlists original Karate Kid Daniel LaRusso. Merging both karate and kung-fu, the two trainers prepare Li Fong for the ultimate martial arts showdown, and behind Fong’s back is his new friend Mia (Sadie Stanley), retired boxer Victor (Joshua Jackson), and his SAT tutor Alan (Wyatt Oleff). The first friendly face Li Fong encounters as he adjusts to the big city is Mia Lipani, manning her dad’s pizza shop.  “The key to Mia as a character is she’s grown up in New York, but she’s grown up working in New York, in a pizza shop with her dad,” director Jonathan [...]