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The New ‘Karate Kid’ Movie Has Just Found Its Star · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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  Speaker 2: The popularity of the original Karate Kid movie nineteen eighty
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  Speaker 2: four helped make the spinoff series Cobra Kai a runway hit,
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  Speaker 2: which in turn has led to an all new Karate
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  Speaker 2: Kid film being developed, which has just found its next star.
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  Speaker 2: According to the Hollywood Reporter, Ben Wang, best known for
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  Speaker 2: American born Chinese, will be the next karate Kid, but
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  Speaker 2: it's worth mentioning the original crank Kicker will be in
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  Speaker 2: the film as well. Ralph Maccio will reprise his role
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  Speaker 2: of Daniel LaRusso, and Jackie Chan will also return as
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  Speaker 2: mister Han That's from the twenty ten installment. How much
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  Speaker 2: is known about the story, but it will take place
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  Speaker 2: on the East Coast and Ben will play a Chinese
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  Speaker 2: immigrant who gets mentored by a martial arts expert. Expect
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  Speaker 2: The Karate Kid to hit theaters around Christmas.
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