Since the 1980s, a comfort-food formula has worked well for the “Karate Kid” films: one martial-arts youngster, one wise old master, at least one villainous bully (a whole evil dojo is preferred), one ...

“My earliest memory of an actor is Jackie Chan,” says Ben Wang. “When I was a kid, I didn’t know the name of any actor. But I knew who Jackie Chan was.” Now the 25-year-old stars with Chan in Karate ...

Ben Wang knew that starring opposite Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio in a martial arts movie meant a potential risk of injury. Still, he could not have prepared for what happened on the set of Karate ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. It didn't occur to Ben Wang right away that in taking on “ Karate Kid: Legends,” he'd be the ...

The Karate Kid was nothing short of a sensation when it was first released in 1984, so it's no wonder that the underdog story blossomed into a multi-faceted franchise. Following the original trilogy's ...

It didn’t occur to Ben Wang right away that in taking on “ Karate Kid: Legends‚” he’d be the franchise’s first Asian American “Kid.” And that gives him a lot of optimism. “At first I didn’t even think ...

It didn't occur to Ben Wang right away that in taking on “ Karate Kid: Legends,” he'd be the franchise's first Asian American “Kid.” And that gives him a lot of optimism. “At first I didn't even think ...