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One thing we are certain with the future of The Karate Kid franchise is Ralph Macchio has at least one more adventure in him once Netflix's Cobra Kai wraps in 2025 when season six, part three drops with Sony's untitled Karate Kid 5 film opposite Jackie Chan, the star of the 2010 standalone film, releases[...]
Cobra Kai Star Griffin Santopietro on Finally Embracing the Spotlight
Griffin Santopietro earned the distinction as the only young main cast member of Cobra Kai, as Anthony LaRusso, not to regularly train for a dojo until now. Forgoing repeated offers by his father, Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), Anthony prefers to manipulate others to get his way, and his sociopathic ways ultimately catch up to him getting[...]
The Karate Kid to Get a Musical Adaptation, But Will It Be The Best?
Avildsen and writer Robert Mark Kamen that features Ralph Macchio's Daniel LaRusso as he tries to overcome his bullies led by Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and his dojo Cobra Kai, with the help of Pat Morita's Nariyoshi Miyagi Things have come full circle with the 4K Ultra HD edition, where new commentary will be included[...]
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The franchise originally featured Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, a bullied kid who finds a renewed sense of purpose after learning the ways of martial arts from Japanese war veteran Nariyoshi Miyagi, played by the late Pat Morita Daniel ends up winning the All Valley Karate Tournament after defeating his bully and rival, Johnny Lawrence[...]
The Karate Kid 6: Ming-Na Wen and Sadie Stanley in Sony Franchise Film
Things are progressing along in Sony's new upcoming The Karate Kid crossover film that features original star Ralph Macchio and 2010 remake (and fifth film) star Jackie Chan, reprising their respective roles as Daniel LaRusso and Mr Han with American Born Chinese star Ben Wang leading the way Ming-Na Wen (Disney+'s The Book of Boba[...]
The Karate Kid Film Dated By Sony, Search Is On For New Lead
Announced last year, Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio are also starring and reprising their roles from previous series entries The film will be directed by Jonathan Entwistle (The End Of The F***ing World) from a script by Rob Lieber (Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day). The casting was posted to THR. Jackie Chan at the Los Angeles premiere of 'The[...]
The Karate Kid Film Dated By Sony, Search Is On For New Lead
THR has reported that Sony has set a release date for a new Karate Kid film starring both Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio It will be released in theaters on December 13th, 2024, with a spring shoot being eyed The film will be directed by Jonathan Entwistle (The End Of The F***ing World) from a script[...]
Cobra Kai Ending with Season 6; Show Creators Pen Letter To Fans
(L to R) William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence, Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, Yuji Okumoto as Chozen Toguchi in Cobra Kai Cr Curtis Bonds Baker/Netflix © 2022 Season six of Cobra Kai, which was originally supposed to start filming over the summer of 2023, will see the presumed final chapter of The Karate Kid saga that[...]
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(L to R) Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence in Cobra Kai Cr Courtesy of Netflix © 2021 Season five wrapped with Terry Silver's (Thomas Ian Griffith) plans exposed, including his bribing the All-Valley Karate Tournament judge to taint Tori's (Peyton List) victory against her rival in Miyagi-Do's Samantha LaRusso (Mary Mouser)[...]
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Since Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg's Ralph Macchio & William Zabka-starring Cobra Kai announced it was wrapping up its run later this year, fans of the "Karate Kid" sequel series are already formulating their theories on how the streaming series will wrap up its run Will we finally get a face-off between Daniel[...]
Back to the Future: Bob Gale, Harry Keramidas Test Popular Fan Theory
Ralph Macchio will always be proud and grateful for the opportunities he's earned in Hollywood, whether it's his signature role as Daniel LaRusso in The Karate Kid franchise, which includes the legacy sequel Netflix TV series Cobra Kai, his unforgettable turns Bill Gambini in 1992's My Cousin Vinny, and as Johnny Cade in 1983's The[...]
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If you're a fan of Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg's Ralph Macchio & William Zabka-starring Cobra Kai, then you were probably excited to hear that SONY had announced a new "Karate Kid" film And then things got a little confusing when Hurwitz tweeted that the spinoff sequel series' creators weren't involved in the project[...]
Cobra Kai Stars Ralph Macchio & Mary Mouser on Season 5 Highlights
We went from "Beyond the Bonsai" to "Behind the Gi" with Cobra Kai stars Ralph Macchio and Mary Mouser in a behind-the-scenes conversation for season five For Macchio, it was Daniel's climactic moment when he was at his lowest, and Cobra Kai's Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) completely broke him from being one step ahead[...]
Cobra Kai Season 5
One of the more exciting dynamics of Cobra Kai season five is when former enemies of Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) decide to ally together to take down their common enemy No, not revenge on Daniel, but Cobra Kai king Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) himself in the season finale Creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and[...]
The Karate Kid to Get a Musical Adaptation, But Will It Be The Best?
#KarateKid #CobraKai." Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita in The Karate Kid (1984) Image courtesy of Sony Pictures In other words, we could see either a sequel to the Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith-starring remake in which they play Mr Han and Dre Parker, respectively, or we can see an entirely new remake altogether that could recast the[...]
Cobra Kai Creators Look Ahead to Season 6 Plans, Talk Loose Threads
Miyagi-do's Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and his partners Chozen Toguchi (Yuji Okumoto) and Eagle Fang's Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) attempt to stop him but have no idea how calculating their enemy can be Creators Josh Heald, Hayden Schlossberg, and Jon Hurwitz opened up about the fallout entering season six The following contains major spoilers. Cobra Kai[...]
So What Does Sony's 2024 "The Karate Kid" Film Mean for Cobra Kai?
(L to R) William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence, Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, Yuji Okumoto as Chozen Toguchi in Cobra Kai Cr Curtis Bonds Baker/Netflix © 2022 How Ralph Macchio Defines The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai's Miyagi-verse Ralph Macchio, who starred in the first three The Karate Kid films along with the Netflix series, stated that[...]
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Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso in Cobra Kai Cr Courtesy of Netflix © 2022 The Karate Kid Part III star Robyn Lively, who was Daniel LaRusso's (Ralph Macchio) friend Jessica Andrews, played it coy on her Twitter account, writing, "Ran into an old friend of mine… [CobraKai] [Netflix]." Below is a picture of her and Macchio[...]
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The actor played karate's bad boy Mike Barnes in 1989's The Karate Kid Part III as Daniel LaRusso's (Ralph Macchio's) rival and tormentor, working with Cobra Kai's Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) Cobra Kai season five finds Barnes back into the fold, but perhaps not in the way you might expect Kanan spoke to Bleeding[...]
Cobra Kai Season 5 a Brilliant, Well-Rounded War of Attrition: Review
And then later, shedding his partner John Kreese (Martin Kove) by framing him for his own attack on Stingray (Paul Walter-Hauser). (L to R) Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, Yuji Okumoto as Chozen Toguchi, Courtney Henggeler as Amanda LaRusso, William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence in Cobra Kai Cr Courtesy of Netflix © 2022 When we find our[...]
Cobra Kai S05 Preview: Netflix Releases First 9 Minutes of Season 5
Season five picks up not long after the events of season four that sees Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) emerging atop of the martial arts food chain following the All-Valley Karate Tournament that saw his dojo emerge victorious over Daniel LaRusso's (Ralph Macchio) Miyagi-do and Johnny Lawrence's (William Zabka) Eagle Fang where they all agreed[...]
Cobra Kai: Why a Young Nariysohi Miyagi Prequel Should Be Explored
Stars Ralph Macchio (Daniel LaRusso) and William Zabka  (Johnny Lawrence) spoke to Bleeding Cool about if Nariyoshi Miyagi (Pat Morita) might also get a similar flashback treatment with another younger actor as Miyagi's student Daniel remains interested in learning new things about his former sensei's past. Cobra Kai (L to R) William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence,[...]
Cobra Kai S05: Ralph Macchio & William Zabka on Chozen, Barnes Returns
The stakes are even higher in season five of Cobra Kai as Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) calls in his own reinforcements, turning to his one-time former rival Chozen (Yuji Okumoto) after Terry Silver's (Thomas Ian Griffith) dojo emerges victorious and Miyagi-do and Eagle Fang are forced to shut down Daniel faces an even more uncertain[...]
COBRA KAI (L to R) RALPH MACCHIO as DANIEL LARUSSO and MARY MOUSER as SAMANTHA LARUSSO of COBRA KAI Cr. TINA ROWDEN/NETFLIX © 2020
As we draw closer to Cobra Kai season five, Sony Pictures Television and Netflix released a one-on-one between cast members Ralph Macchio (Daniel LaRusso) and TV daughter Mary Mouser (Samantha LaRusso) in Beyond the Bonsai to talk about how far they've come from starting out in the franchise Macchio provided a perspective on how he[...]
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(L to R) Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, Yuji Okumoto as Chozen in Cobra Kai Cr Curtis Bonds Baker/Netflix © 2022 The agreement in place at the end of season three was that if Cobra Kai emerged victorious, then Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) would have to shut down Miyagi-Do and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), the same[...]
Marvel Comics Says Goodbye To Conan Today (Mostly)
Gist, Sana Takeda, Carlos Pacheco, Jay Anacleto, Marcos Martin, Muntsa Vicente, Jen Bartel, Rom Fajardo, Dan Panosian, MR GARCIN, Ive Svorcina, Jose Villarrubia, Frank D'Armata, Tomi Varga, Neeraj Menon, Lauren Ammo, Shannon Andrews Ballesteros, Drew Baumgartner, Fred Malmberg, Jay Zetterberg, Steve Booth, Mike Jacobsen,Brian Overton, Ralph Macchio and of course, the many many more contributors[...]
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Joining the festivities are stars Ralph Macchio (Daniel LaRusso), William Zabka (Johnny Lawrence), Mary Mouser (Samantha LaRusso), Tanner Buchanan (Robby Keene), Dallas Dupree Young (Kenny Payne), Martin Kove (John Kreese), Gianni DeCenzo (Demetri Alexopoulos), Vanessa Rubio (Carmen Diaz), Griffin Santopietro (Anthony LaRusso), Bret Ernst (Louie LaRusso, Jr), Dan Ahdoot (Anoush Norouzi), Courtney Henggeler (Amanda LaRusso),[...]
Three Cobra Kai Season Three Questions Going to Season Four – Spoilers
The trio already brought back favorites in Elizabeth Shue's Ali Mills, Tamlyn Tomita's Kumiko, Yuji Okumoto's Chozen, and Thomas Ian Griffith's Terry Silver on top of the main cast in Ralph Macchio (Daniel LaRusso), William Zabka (Johnny Lawrence), and Martin Kove (John Kreese) With season five just wrapped filming on Cobra Kai, the EPs already[...]
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To say life has gone full circle for Ralph Macchio would be an understatement The actor had his breakthrough hit in the 1984 film The Karate Kid starring opposite Pat Morita The success of the film spawned three sequels, two Macchio was involved with (in 1986's Part II and 1989's Part III), building the foundation[...]
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(L to R) Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence in Cobra Kai Cr Courtesy of Netflix © 2021 The conclusion of season four saw Miyagi-Do's Hawk (Jacob Bertrand) and Cobra Kai's Tory (Peyton List) win their respective tournaments in the All-Valley Karate Tournament, but the latter's victory in a controversial fashion given[...]