US EditionHow Is Karate Kid: Legends Connected to Cobra Kai?
- Karate Kid: Legends, a soft reboot and sixth film in the franchise, premieres May 30 and stars Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan together for the first time.
- The film merges the timelines of the original Karate Kid, the 2010 reboot, and Cobra Kai, taking place three years after Cobra Kai's final season.
- The story centers on Li Fong, a kung fu prodigy played by Ben Wang, who moves to New York and faces a local karate champion while developing mentorship bonds with Daniel LaRusso and Mr. Han.
- The 12-minute martial arts finale, including a Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio rooftop training scene, underscores the film's focus on mentorship and resilience, as highlighted by Entwistle's belief in teaching self-belief and perseverance.
- Karate Kid: Legends reintroduces Daniel LaRusso on the big screen after 36 years, continuing the franchise's legacy and expanding the Karate Kid universe with new and returning characters in separate but connected storylines.
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Sony PicturesLike everyone, Jonathan Entwistle grew up watching the Karate Kid movies. “Everybody over the age of 30 knows Mr. Miyagi, wax on, wax off,” the director of the new Karate Kid: Legends tells Inverse.But turning something you absorbed via cultural osmosis into a successful new sequel movie is another story. That was the challenge that Entwistle, best known as the creator of acclaimed TV shows like The End of the F***ing World and I Am…
How is Karate Kid: Legends connected to Cobra Kai?
No character is more closely associated with the Karate Kid franchise than Ralph Macchio's Daniel LaRusso .The former prodigy was the protagonist of the original trilogy before returning to the role – this time as a mentor – in hit TV show Cobra Kai, and now he's making his big-screen return for the first time since 1989 in new film Karate Kid: Legends.Unlike the original films, Daniel is not the lead this time – with the star of the show for th…
Karate Kid on TV - TV program: Action comedy with Ralph Macchio and a shot of Far Eastern philosophy.
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