Jackie Chan dislocated shoulder filming Karate Kid: Legends fight scene and Joshua Jackson took every punch, director says

There’s a new kid on the block. The “Karate Kid” franchise has a new installment — “Karate Kid: Legends.” “Who doesn’t know Daniel LaRusso?” director Jonathan Entwistle exclusively told The Post, referring to the original “Karate Kid” Ralph Macchio’s character. “One of the most indelible cultural concepts in the world is Mr.Miyagi and wax on, wax off.

There are very few people over 30 who don’t know that,” he went on.“So it was fascinating to see not just the cast but the crew.

They were very reverential and very respectful to these two people,” he said of Macchio and Jackie Chan, who co-stars. Premiering May 30, “Karate Kid: Legends” follows a new character, teen Li Fong (Ben Wang), who has trained in Kung Fu with revered martial arts master Mr.Han (Jackie Chan).

When his mom moves him from China to New York, he befriends local Pizzeria owner Victor (Joshua Jackson) and crushes on Victor’s teen daughter, Mia (Sadie Stanley). The “kid” isn’t the only one fighting, as Li initially trains Victor on how to fight. But, when Li finds himself in a karate tournament, facing off against Mia’s aggressive ex-boyfriend Connor (Aramis Knight), Mr.Han comes to help and entreats original “Karate Kid” LaRusso (Macchio) to help train Li. “He comes in and he’s like, ‘Okay, I’m gonna do this,'” Entwistle recalled of when Chan, 71, came to set the first day for a fight scene.

“We roll, and he immediately dislocates his shoulder.Everyone’s like, ‘Oh my God!’ and Jackie’s like, ‘No, it’s nothing!’ He puts it right back in, just carries on, like ‘Here we go.’”He added, “That kept happening throughout the shoot.”The fights were choreographed, but Chan often had his own ideas for what to do.  “His ability to direct the stunts and direct the stunt team and the stunt actors was just incredible to watch,” Entwistle admired.

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