That all makes sense to me, and that Machio was there more to lend credibility/hype for Karate Kid.
Considering the moderate success, I hope they have the guts to retool it to "Kung Fu Kid" and work it that way. Expectations might be lower, but could prove to be a better success.
My famioy thought it was a fun movie, and i liked how Ben Wang's character already had a lot of skill, and it was more realisitc that he's adapting his style to match the contest, rather than become a master in 6 weeks.
Also, interesting that the villain was a part of Into the Badlands, the fantasy martial arts series from AMC, where he played a good guy
Considering the moderate success, I hope they have the guts to retool it to "Kung Fu Kid" and work it that way. Expectations might be lower, but could prove to be a better success.
My famioy thought it was a fun movie, and i liked how Ben Wang's character already had a lot of skill, and it was more realisitc that he's adapting his style to match the contest, rather than become a master in 6 weeks.
Also, interesting that the villain was a part of Into the Badlands, the fantasy martial arts series from AMC, where he played a good guy
