the karate kid: Last News

With the success of “Cobra Kai,” it’s clear there’s been a bit of a resurgence in interest with the ‘Karate Kid’ franchise. Well, Sony is ready to capitalize on that with a new entry in the film franchise, and the studio is ready to combine two of the biggest ‘Karate Kid’ stars to make it happen.

TMZ.Barens said that McQueen’s cause of death was organ failure. McQueen reportedly sustained an injury a few years ago, which ultimately caused progressive organ failure.

In this week’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast host Mike DeAngelo practices his high kicks while discussing “Cobra Kai.” The hit Netflix series follows “The Karate Kid” characters Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso. Their rivalry is reignited over 30 years after their paths crossed in the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, sweeping a new group of karate-kicking youngsters into the drama.

Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me.”The franchise, which included sequels in 1986 and 1989, is now enjoying an extended second act with the series “Cobra Kai” on Netflix, but Macchio wasn’t always on board with the original title about a teen who uses martial arts to confront his bullies.“And the title of the script they were sending me was: ‘The Karate Kid,’” writes Macchio, now 60. “What? Seriously? Was this a cartoon? An after-school special? All I kept thinking was, What a silly, lame-ass title. It must be a placeholder.”It wasn’t — but his character’s original name in the movie, Danny Webber, was later changed, making the “ethically Italian” Macchio more comfortable and send “everything into high gear.” Here are five other secrets Macchio reveals in his memoir:Macchio bumped into actor Charlie Sheen as he left a casting session for the first film — and later learned the “Red Dawn” star had been a “candidate” for the role.

“The Karate Kid” musical is crane-kicking off its world premiere in St. Louis next spring as part of its out of town, pre-Broadway run, Deadline reported.Performances are set to begin May 25, 2022, at the Ross Family Theatre at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center and will run through June 26, 2022, before setting sights on the Great White Way.“I am truly grateful that during this period in time and in spite of difficult conditions, we have been able to build a creative bridge from Japan to NYC bringing forth a diverse creative team in a continued effort to bring ‘The Karate Kid — The Musical’ to life,” producer Kumiko Yoshii said.