Sony Pictures Reveals New ‘Karate Kid’ Title and Poster Ahead of NYCC Panel

Ahead of its New York Comic Con panel, Sony has released the title and poster of the anticipated Karate Kid film, starring the franchise’s living legends: Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso and Jackie Chan as Mr. Han. The title of the new movie is Karate Kid: Legends.

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Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, and Yuji Okumoto on the Final Season of ‘Cobra Kai’

With the anticipated sixth season of Netflix’s Cobra Kai set to premiere Part 1 of their three-part final season, fans are curious about how their favorite characters’ journeys will end.

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The Backstory ‘Cobra Kai’ Should Tell

WARNING: The following contains spoilers from Season 3 of Cobra Kai.

The third season of Cobra Kai has been out for a few weeks already on Netflix and a lot unfolded over the course of its ten episodes. Familiar faces returned, dynamics between some of the characters changed for the better while others changed for the worst, and through a sequence of flashbacks, audiences got a glimpse at the backstory of the original (and current) Cobra Kai sensei, John Kreese (Martin Kove).

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‘Cobra Kai’ and Cultural Appropriation

by Steven Barnes | Originally posted on his website

Some time back, I watched a documentary about master Fumio Demura, one of the first to bring authentic Japanese karate (Shito-ryu) to the United States. I thought of him because he was Pat Morita’s stunt double for the Karate Kid movies.

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