Legends show that it's paying homage to the original movie, and now the new release has its Johnny Lawrence equivalent.

The first three Karate Kid movies, all of which focus on Ralph Macchio’s Daniel LaRusso, have been on Netflix for some time now. That changed on April 1st, and now Cobra Kai stands alone on the ...

So why, then, is DC mentioned in the credits of the martial arts movie classic? The creators of The Karate Kid were deadset on using that title and nothing else for the movie – to the point ...

Ralph Macchio returns as Daniel LaRusso in the new movie “Karate Kid: Legends” which focuses on the next generation in the martial arts franchise. See the trailer featuring Jackie Chan!

When Cobra Kai was announced to be coming to an end in 2023, the franchise began a global casting call for what was going to be a new film in The Karate Kid franchise—one where both Ralph ...

and now faces karate mentorship from Ralph Macchio’s Daniel LaRusso. And while Chan is quite literally in the movie, the spirit of his cinematic legacy will be felt elsewhere in the film too.

The movie also stars Joshua Jackson, Ming-Na Wen, Sadie Stanley and Shaunette Renee Wilson. Macchio also starred opposite Karate Kid co-star William Zabka in Netflix's Cobra Kai, which ran for six ...