Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio team up at NY Comic Con

Sony showed off the first trailer for the latest “Karate Kid” movie, “Karate Kid: Legends,” at New York Comic Con on Friday night. The upcoming film, which hits theaters on May 30, reunites franchise stars Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan and introduces a new student named Li Fong, played by Ben Wang.

Macchio returns as Daniel LaRusso, who played him in the original 1984 “Karate Kid” film trilogy and was later reprized in the Netflix “Cobra Kai” series. Chan also returns as Mr. Han, a kung fu master based on Mr. Miyagi, who trained Dre Parker, who plays Jaden Smith in the 2010 “Karate Kid” remake.

The trailer was shown exclusively to New York Comic Con audiences and teased some intense karate action with the three characters. Macchio’s Daniel LaRusso arrives in Beijing, where Mr. Han has been searching for him. Han explains that Han has a new student, Li Fong, who is a mentor figure to him, just as Mr. Miyagi was to Daniel. He and Daniel narrate the trailer, and it’s clear that the two will have to team up to train Li Fong, but will their teaching styles match up?

The trailer shows plenty of fighting scenes on the streets and in the dojo, including some sort of new karate tournament that was briefly teased. In one particularly impressive moment, Li Fong fights off a bully in an alley by swinging from a fire escape ladder and jumping off a wall. As the star of American Born Chinese, Wang has some impressive experience, and it certainly shows in the trailer.

After Chan and Macchio announced a global search involving thousands of young actors around the world, Wang was chosen for the role due to his outstanding performance and deep connection to the character. Wang is skilled in several forms of martial arts, including karate, Wing Chun/Kung Fu, Jumdo, Kempo, and Taekwondo.

Ming-Na Wen, known for Mulan and The Joy Luck Club, will play Wang’s character’s mother. Joshua Jackson and Sadie Stanley will also appear in the film.

Jonathan Entwistle, the writer and director of Netflix’s “I Am Not OK With This” and “The End of the F—ing World,” will direct the film from a screenplay by “Peter Rabbit” writer Rob Lieber. Karen Rosenfelt will produce.