As Entwistle shared with the outlet, he definitely thinks Jaden Smith’s The Karate Kid character is still absolutely canon and out there somewhere in the world of Karate Kid: Legends. It seems like perhaps he wasn’t deemed necessary to the story of Ben Wang’s Li Fong and therefore is not in this new movie.

Jackie Chan is back. Not that he ever went away, but Chan returns as Han in "Karate Kid: Legends," the latest installment in the film franchise. This time around, he's in China mentoring his young nephew,

Legends" cast (Jackie Chan, Ralph Macchio, and Ben Wang) draft their ultimate karate tournament teams of characters from the entire "Karate Kid" and "Cobra Kai" franchises.