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It's hard to believe how old The Karate Kid, one of the greatest martial arts franchises in pop culture, is As Sony Pictures preps the release of a new 40th anniversary Blu-ray and 4K disc release, a new generation of fans will experience the original adventure from director John G Avildsen and writer Robert Mark[...]

The Karate Kid franchise has come a long way in its 40 years since the John G Avildsen Sony Columbia Pictures film from Robert Mark Kamen came out to theaters 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[...]

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[...]

New Lightning Collection figures have been revealed, and we have already seen The Karate Kid himself, Daniel LaRusso, and his daughter Samantha getting a Ranger upgrade It looks like our new Miyagi-Do Rangers will have something to fight as Hasbro has unveiled new Skeleputty figures These figures combine the classic Mighty Morphin Putty enemy with[...]

It looks like The Karate Kid is not the only one getting a Power Rangers upgrade, as his daughter Samantha has arrived Coming out of the world of the hit TV series Cobra Kai, these karate masters are combining with the world of Power Rangers This unique collaboration gives collectors new use of the Ninja[...]

The Karate Kid himself, Daniel LaRusso is here and has become the Morphed White Crane Ranger It looks like Hasbro is simply reusing the Power Rangers Ninja Rangers Lightning Collection figures here with updated elements Some of these elements include a nicely sculpted Daniel LaRusso head sculpt, Miyagi-Do Karate logo on the back, and added[...]

As the lone holdover from "The Karate Kid" films and Miyagi-verse, The Next Karate Kid star told Live with Kelly and Ryan about the lack of progress from the creators of the Netflix series as she's well-aware of the attention she's getting from fans. Image courtesy of Sony Pictures "I'm not in 'Cobra Kai,' no one's asked[...]

#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[...]

Sony provided major updates to their theatrical releases, and among them is arguably the biggest eyebrow-raiser in a new The Karate Kid film set for release on June 7, 2024 Netflix recently released season five of the franchise series Cobra Kai earlier in September, having reintroduced almost all the major characters from the films, the[...]

Actually, the scene I have with Billy about finding your own way and stuff like that." Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita in The Karate Kid (1984) Image courtesy of Sony Pictures Daniel regularly talks about his late sensei in Cobra Kai with others as the show regularly revisits his interactions with his sensei as clips from the[...]

Macchio provided a perspective on how he trained when starting out in The Karate Kid in 1984 compared to his training on the Netflix series Mouser also started talking about how far along she's come since she first started in season one in 2018. COBRA KAI (L to R) RALPH MACCHIO as DANIEL LARUSSO and MARY[...]

Cobra Kai has easily swept across the nation, giving fans new and old some new The Karate Kid content I still remember when this series premiered on YouTube Red for seasons 1 and 2, and it was incredible It wasn't until it hit Netflix that it really blew up, and since then, we have received[...]

It is designs like this that really make Build-A-Bear continue to stand out, and these will be perfect gifts for any The Karate Kid fans new and old Both Cobra Kai Bear Bundles are online exclusives only with them both already live at Build-A-Bear workshop for $47.99 with Team LaRusso here and Team Johnny here[...]

It's clear how expansive The Karate Kid sandbox is when it comes to the Netflix series Cobra Kai thanks to executive producers and showrunners Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald 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[...]

Cobra Kai has opened up a wealth of endless possibilities with The Karate Kid universe With season four more than redeeming the controversial Part II (1989) villain in Terry Silver with Thomas Ian Griffith's return to acting and reprising his role, the stakes stacked up even more The final shot of season four showed Ralph[...]

Avildsen film The Karate Kid and reprise him for the 1986 sequel as the bully-turned-rival to film protagonist Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) While driving his father's Volvo to what ended up being his first film role, Zabka's recalled blasting Dio's Rainbow in the Dark to the audition. "I got there, walked into this room with all[...]

In the case of the Netflix series Cobra Kai, there was one eagle-eyed fan (yes, pun intended) who found one such flashback in season four that goes back to The Karate Kid Part II (1986) that revisits the aftermath of the original All Valley Karate Tournament from the original 1984 film On Twitter, @Broderecky wrote,[...]

The emerging narrative is the return of Thomas Ian Griffith as Terry Silver, the primary villain in the maligned The Karate Kid Part III (1989), but the story of the character's creation stems from a scheduling conflict that affected the original villain & primary antagonist of the 1984 film The Karate Kid in Martin Kove,[...]

The Karate Kid has easily made a comeback since its original popularity back in the 80s With the rise of Cobra Kai, a whole new set of love and fade has arisen for this hit martial arts series We have seen so many great collectibles arrive for both new and old series from Playmates TMNT[...]

The creative minds behind The Karate Kid sequel series Cobra Kai originally signed in early 2019 just as their hit series was announced a season three renewal for YouTube With their deal under Sony TV, Cobra Kai expanded its popularity under a new home for Netflix for season three instead. Cr CURTIS BONDS BAKER/NETFLIX © 2020 Under[...]

The Karate Kid sequel series did not start with a lot of fans but by the time it joined the Netflix roster, it was a major success The rise in Cobra Kai fandom continues to grow and that means more collectibles are getting revealed including the first figures coming to us from Diamond Select Toy[...]

Icon Heroes is traveling through time as they revisit the 1984 All-Valley Karate Championship from The Karate Kid The Karate Kid has easily gained a massive amount of popularity lately due to the high success of Cobra Kai The sequel series original debuted on YouTube Red with two seasons already underway before it went mainstream[...]

The road for Cobra Kai star Ralph Macchio was long returning to the signature role he made so famous for over 30 years in The Karate Kid franchise Prior to his return for the series, which originally premiered on YouTube Red and since found a new home on Netflix, the actor spoke with The Hollywood[...]

The Karate Kid sequel series, Cobra Kai, has taken the world by storm after its expansion to Netflix last year Diamond Select Toys wants to keep the series alive as they announce their newest San Diego Comic Con 2021 figure set This time, Cobra Kai is getting a special 3-pack figure set features Daniel LaRusso,[...]

As the continuation of The Karate Kid film franchise, Jesse plays David, a man who bullied the younger John Kreese (Barrett Carnahan), to help shape the man he became to be in the films and current series I spoke to Jesse about when he realized he found his calling, working with his father, his friendship[...]

To say that More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story is a passion project for director Kevin Derek would be an understatement since his previous was titled The Real Miyagi in 2015 that centered on the actor's stunt double in The Karate Kid films in martial artist Fumio Demura I spoke with Derek about the[...]

Filmmaker Kevin Derek explores the life of the Happy Days and The Karate Kid star in More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story.

One of the most beloved comedic actors of the 20th century that brought to life two of the most iconic characters in pop culture with TV's Happy Days as Arnold Takahashi and the Karate Kid franchise in Mr Miyagi through four films, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita became a large than life figure bringing joy to audiences[...]

COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2020 Since near the end of season two, the showrunners/executive producers teased the appearance of Ali Mills from the original 1984 film The Karate Kid They gambled that Elisabeth Shue would return and it pays off handsomely, to say the least We're reintroduced to her who was since married as Ali Mills Schwarber[...]

When it comes to one of the screen's most intense rivalries, it's the one depicted in The Karate Kid (1984) and its television successor Cobra Kai Netflix attempted to "settle" the long debate, "Who's the real bad guy" between Ralph Macchio's Daniel LaRusso and William Zabka's Johnny Lawrence The first scene talked about a scene[...]