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Sadie Stanley Says Hilary Swank Needs to Come Back to the 'Karate Kid' Franchise | THR Video
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5/28/2025
Sadie Stanley chats with THR at the 'Karate Kid: Legends' premiere and talks about now being a part of the 'Karate Kid' franchise. Plus, she dishes on the future of the franchise and says they need to bring Hilary Swank back.
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Congratulations! What is it like to be a part of such a legendary franchise?
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It's crazy. It's definitely as cool as you think it is.
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I grew up watching the movies. They were a staple in my household, so this is kind of insane.
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It feels really cool to be cemented in history as part of this legacy,
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as part of this franchise. Yeah, I think I'll be riding this for a while.
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For sure, and working with people like Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan.
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Talk to me about that. Oh my gosh, it's amazing. It's definitely a little intimidating
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at first. But they're both amazing guys. They show up
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to set so humble, so ready to work, so happy to be there. And they treat
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everybody so wonderful. Everybody's equal.
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That was really nice to see, because you don't always see that with legends like them.
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What kind of stunt work did you have to do or prepare for
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this movie? My character Mia doesn't do any physical fighting. She's more of an emotional
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fighter. She really wrangles these guys, keeps them in check.
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And she sort of brings an emotional presence in a world that's
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normally so dominated by physical action,
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which is a really fun character to play.
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And yeah, I loved it.
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Well, being around action stars
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like Jackie Chan, were you able to pick up
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on any stunt work
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or tips while on set?
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Yeah, I definitely was a little nosy. I was feeling
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a little left out of the fun,
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because Mia doesn't fight, so I was like,
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you know, I'm just gonna insert myself into a few training sessions.
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Um, because I just wanted to pick up a few things while I was there,
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you know? What'd you learn?
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A few punches, a few kicks, especially
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from Ben. He helped me out a little bit.
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I tested them out on him.
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I love that. And where do you think the franchise
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goes from here? Oh my gosh, there's like
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endless possibilities. I'm so excited to see what they
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want to do. Um, I'd love,
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selfishly, I'd love if Mia
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could get in on the action. You know, maybe
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she needs to learn how to fight for some reason.
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She wants to take up kung fu or karate or both.
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You know, let's get her in there.
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Or let's bring Hillary Swank in
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too, um, because she was the female
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karate kid, and
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we need to get her back. That's truly
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when all the legends are coming together. Yeah, exactly.
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