'Karate Kid: Legends' First Footage: Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio Train New Students and Kick Some Ass at New York Comic Con

Sony showed the first trailer for the new “Karate Kid” movie, titled “Karate Kid: Legends,” at New York Comic Con on Friday night. The upcoming movie, due in 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 to the role of Daniel LaRusso, whom he played in the original 1984 “Karate Kid” film trilogy and later reprized in the Netflix series “Cobra Kai.” Chan returns as Mr. Han, the kung fu master based on Mr. Miyagi who mentored Jaden Smith's Dre Parker in the 2010 “Karate Kid” remake.

The trailer was exclusively shown to the New York Comic Con crowd and teased some intense karate action with the three leads. Macchio's Daniel LaRusso arrives in Beijing, where Chan's Mr. Han is looking for him. Han has a new master, Li Fong, and he is his mentor figure, just like Mr. Miyagi was to Daniel, Han explains. He and Daniel narrate the trailer and it's clear that the two must team up to train Lee Fong, but will their teaching styles match?

The trailer shows plenty of fight scenes on the street and in a dojo, including some new karate tournaments that were briefly teased. In one particularly impressive moment, Lee Fong fights off a bully in an alley by swinging from a fire ladder and flipping off a wall. As the star of “American Born Chinese,” Wang has some stunt experience and it certainly shows in the trailer.

After Chan and Mackie announced a global search that saw thousands of young actors from around the world, Wang was chosen for the role due to his extraordinary performance and deep connection with the character. Wang is skilled in various martial arts including Karate, Wing Chun/Kung Fu, Gumdo, Kempo and Taekwondo.

Ming-Na Wen, known for “Mulan” and “The Joy Luck Club,” will portray Wang's character's mother. The film will also feature Joshua Jackson and Sadie Stanley.

Jonathan Entwistle, creator and director of Netflix's “I'm 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.