Wyatt Oleff chats with THR at the 'Karate Kid: Legends' premiere and reflects on the atmosphere Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio brought to the set. Plus, he talks about reuniting with director Jonathan Entwistle for this film.
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00:00Congratulations, you're re-teaming up with Jonathan Entwistle for this.
00:03What was it like reuniting with him?
00:05Well, he's the best.
00:07It felt like seeing an old friend.
00:09It's like family in a way, but it's also more like a friend
00:12where we just kind of joke around and it's just,
00:15sorry, I have no words but the best.
00:17And working with people like Jackie Chan, Ralph Macchio,
00:21what was that experience like on set?
00:23They created such, it's so important because they're such big stars
00:27and they've had such accomplished careers.
00:29And it's so important.
00:31They kind of almost decide a little bit the vibe of the set
00:35and they created such a wonderful place.
00:39Like they were so welcoming and they were so kind.
00:42And like if, I don't know, you would never guess that they,
00:45all the stuff that they've done, that they're so calm
00:48and they're so chill and welcoming.
00:50Yeah, what kind of stunt work did you have in this film
00:53and how did you sort of prepare for it?
00:55I like watched the stunts from about 20 feet out.
00:58So like I was a little tense.
01:00Like I don't know if something was going to fly at me,
01:01but that's about as much as I did.
01:04Yeah.
01:04Does seeing someone like Jackie Chan in action,
01:06does that motivate you or push yourself to do your own stunts
01:09and kind of push forward in that direction?
01:12Absolutely.
01:12I mean, he's, obviously he's a legend,
01:15but it's like watching him come in and also direct a little bit
01:18and like have these moments to just come in and just like,
01:21oh no, here's like a little gag I can do.
01:22Like he's such an efficient director too.
01:24Like even on set, he's just always thinking, always working.
01:27And that to me is the most inspiring.
01:29He's just so strong-willed.
01:31And so he just has such a great vision and he follows through with it.
01:34And yeah.
01:36I heard they were calling it Jackie Week on set.
01:39What is that about?
01:40Jackie Week?
01:40Yeah.
01:41I heard Ben say that they were saying that the week that he came in
01:44to shoot, they were calling it Jackie Week.
01:46Oh, well, yeah.
01:46I mean, I didn't even see Jackie yet.
01:48And Jonathan comes up to me.
01:49Did you see Jackie yet?
01:51No, Jonathan, I haven't seen Jackie yet.
01:53But that was, yeah, I mean, that's such like a, wow, he's here.
01:56He's really here.
01:57I love that.
01:58And obviously this is the sixth entry now in the franchise.
02:02Where do the films go from here?
02:05That's a great question.
02:08To be honest with you, I have no idea,
02:10but there are a lot of different routes to go.
02:11There's so many great characters in this movie
02:13and there's so much there that they're still left unexplored
02:16that they could go anywhere with it.
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