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IShowSpeed recreated Jaden Smith's iconic scene from The Karate Kid (2010) during his recent trip to China alongside some of the OG actors from the film.
In videos circulating on X, the streamer can be seen re-enacting the original scene where Jaden Smith's character fights his bully in front of his crush, played by Zhenwei Wang. In IShowSpeed's video, the actors who played the bully and the crush are both present, with the former stepping in to Jaden's shoes.
Fans have since begun reacting to the video, with some jokingly suggesting that he seems to be doing just anything nowadays. Here's how one user reacted on X:
"Speed really out here completing side quests from our childhoods."
Check out some of the other comments on X:
"Speed went to China and became the new Karate kid," someone quipped.
"he's trying too hard," a naysayer dissed.
"And people say this trip wasn't well-organized and pre-plan," one more chimed in.
"We all should call him ‘Karate Speed'," yet another jested.
Here are some more reactions:
"Ishowspeed is quite entertaining and successful," one fan noted.
"Petition: make speed the new karate kid," someone else chimed in.
"Speed doing so much! This was awesome," yet another claimed.
"Speed is crazy I like it," a fourth user penned.
Some fans are shocked at seeing how many different things the streamer seems to be doing during his trip to China.
IShowSpeed teases fans with a possible collaboration with Jackie Chan: Read more
The YouTube streamer teamed up with The Karate Kid star Zhenwei Wang during his Chongqing stream, and they connected as the actress showed off some of her martial art moves. Reacting to her skills, Speed said:
"This is the same sh*t that you did on Jaden Smith (referring to Dre Parker's character from The Karate Kid). That's the same sh*t you did on Jaden Smith. Yo, I remember."
When she repeated her moves once again, Speed responded:
"That's the same sh*t (laughs)...I got it, I got it, I got it."
IShowSpeed, whose real name is Darren Jason Watkins Jr, also recently made headlines when he revealed that a possible collaboration with Jackie Chan may be in the works during his current trip to China.
During one of his streams, he said:
"Speed wanna meet Jackie Chan? That's in the works, y'all. Me and Jackie Chan is in the works."
At the time of publishing, news that a collaboration between the two is imminent remains to be confirmed.
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