New Karate Kid movie (Karate Kid 5)
 

Apparently?

https://www.darkhorizons.com/new-the...ilm-announced/

Seems strange to do this, but maybe Cobra Kai will be over by 2024? Either way I don't know what they can do. The whole show is about Daniel/Johnny already training the next generation of kids into fighters. So what can a movie do with the same premise that's already done? Going back to training just 1 kid again would be a downgrade and also re-tread what they just did with Miguel in the first season too.

For all we know it's a prequel from when Mr. Miyagi was a kid. I doubt they'd do a direct Cobra Kai spinoff into film.

Yeah, it's not even from the same guys as Cobra Kai and they have no involvement.

https://www.darkhorizons.com/new-kar...-of-cobra-kai/

You'd think they'd at least peripherally involve the creators in it, though. Definitely smells like "Miyagi Origins" to me.

Now it's getting really weird. Jackie Chan is in talks to be in it, apparently reprising his role from the Karate Kid remake that was said not to be a part of the original Karate Kid universe? But maybe not?

https://www.darkhorizons.com/jackie-...ew-karate-kid/

Chan wants those Hollywood money?
Goodspeed.

I've never watched Jackie Chan's 'Karate Kid' but as far as I got it, it's about a kid who goes to China and learns Kung Fu?! Which is a bit like remaking 'The Pianist' with Adrian Brody without renaming it but it's about a German dude who plays the organ.

apparently the bullies were going to call Jaden Smith's the Karate Kid to mock him in the movie but I don't think that actually made it in the final film. It's a good movie, I recommend it, far better than the other sequels. The themes are pretty much the same as the original Karate Kid but they're different characters and besides parallels they are different stories so it could definitely be in continuity with the Miyagiverse.

I found it to be boring.

New details. Ralph Macchio returning and Jackie Chan reprising his role from the 2010 movie

https://deadline.com/2023/11/new-kar...io-1235631922/

I'm bound by intrigue to see this through.

I hope this new movie considers the events of the cobra kai series. Would be cool if that show remains in the canon.

Looks like they have an OPEN casting call for the new kid. If you know any kids into acting or martial arts... i'd have them try out (submit a video, etc.)

They say they are looking for a teen with chinese or half-chinese heritage in the casting call. But ehh, i'm sure they can be flexible on that if they find someone they really like

What a weird timeline we live in.

Considering Cobra Kai season 6 will also air next year I am sure it will remain canon. Wasn't Jackie playing the same guy as his old master though with the same exact name? How will they handle that?

It really blows my mind how this franchise just exploded in popularity, when it really only had one popular movie over 35 years ago. The sequels were never well liked back in the day.

Wow, weird! Some crazy conversations much have happened because the Cobra Kai guys told us if anyone were to watch "The Karate Kid" in the Karate Kid/Cobra Kai universe, they'd be watching the Jackie Chan movie.

https://www.darkhorizons.com/quick-n...ip-peaky-jedi/

It's called Karate Kid: Legends.

There is also the chance that no one is talking about. This might all be a big meta thing... like about some kid who's a fan of the Karate Kid movies.

Trailer:

Looks fine, I hope Jackie Chan gets to do more in this movie but given his age probably not. My guess is we'll just see Larusso and nothing of his family, not his wife and not Sam or any major characters from the show. They'll want this to stand on its own for people who didn't watch the series. We'll get minor references and I doubt Johnny will appear either.

I'd bet on some Cobra Kai-heavy stuff in the after-credits. If anything. But yeah, only vague mentions of the events of Cobra Kai throughout the main movie from Daniel.