Sounds like the two Karate Kid franchise stars are set to fight one another!
Ralph Macchio has admitted to being ‘nervous’ about facing off against Jackie Chan in the upcoming Karate Kid movie.
In a conversation with GamesRadar, Cobra Kai actor Jacob Bertrand, who plays Eli ‘Hawk’ Moskowitz in the Netflix series, recently opened up about what it was like working with the action legend in the upcoming film.
Although Bertrand played a major role in the Netflix series Cobra Kai, he isn’t part of the new Karate Kid movie, which is set to hit theatres on May 30, 2025.
However, he frequently talked with Macchio about his experiences and updates on the project, especially with Jackie Chan being involved.
Bertrand said, “[Macchio] said that Jackie Chan still moves like he’s a 20-year-old, and it’s really scary to fight with him. But you know, he’s obviously a master and is so cool to work with.”
“He was just talking about being nervous to fight Jackie Chan, ’cause Jackie Chan is freaking Jackie muh-fricking Chan.”
“But he said the fights went super well and that all his stuff was great, and I’m stoked for the movie.”
He continued, “It was cool texting him as he was, as he was doing the movie, being like, all right, dude, what’s up? How is it? And, you know, getting all the updates.”
“He was saying that the young cast is really, really talented – but that they’re not quite as good as I am specifically, that no one really holds a candle to me.
He also added, “These are Ralph Macchio’s words, not mine. I’m trying to think [what he said] verbatim. I think ‘I’m a God’ is what he said.”
The new Karate Kid movie was officially announced in November 2023, with Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan set to star alongside a new lead, Ben Wang.
