The Karate Kid - 40 Years

[Patrick]

I'm looking forward to it. I never watched anything tied to the Karate Kid franchise until the Cobra Kai series was brought to Netflix, but now I am hooked.

[bushido_man96]

On 10/20/2024 at 6:17 PM, KarateKen said:

A new Karate Kid movie called "Legends" has been announced and will come out in May of 2025.  The poster and first Trailor have been released.  It will be the aftermath of Cobra Kai, which means the final five episodes of CK will have to be before then.  I did that math on my own! 

This is cool.  Is the movie to be released in theaters, or will it be a Netflix exclusive?

[sensei8]

Looking at its official movie poster at the very bottom it reads...

"Exclusively In Movie Theaters MAY 30", if that's any indication. Makes sense that Karate Kids: Legends is a full-blown movie release just like The Karate Kid (2010 Film) was. Karate Kid: Legends is being released by Sony Pictures.

 

 

[KarateKen]

Rumors about a Cobra Kai spin off happening after the movie, possibly a prequel to the Karate Kid movies featuring Mr. Miyagi. 

[bushido_man96]

That'd be interesting, too.

[sensei8]

Featuring Mr. Miyagi?? I wonder how they'd do that?? Hopefully not like it was done for Game of Death with inserting various pictures or scenes of Bruce Lee; that way was so, well, cheap.

[KorroddyDude]

On 10/20/2024 at 7:17 PM, KarateKen said:

A new Karate Kid movie called "Legends" has been announced and will come out in May of 2025.  The poster and first Trailor have been released.  It will be the aftermath of Cobra Kai, which means the final five episodes of CK will have to be before then.  I did that math on my own! 

I've read that the Coba Kai series won't be considered canon in this movie.  Did that change?

[KarateKen]

6 hours ago, KorroddyDude said:

I've read that the Coba Kai series won't be considered canon in this movie.  Did that change?

I don't know if it changed, or if I got wrong information, or misunderstood, but it I think you are correct. 

[bushido_man96]

On 10/31/2024 at 10:27 AM, sensei8 said:

Featuring Mr. Miyagi?? I wonder how they'd do that?? Hopefully not like it was done for Game of Death with inserting various pictures or scenes of Bruce Lee; that way was so, well, cheap.

It would probably be done early in Miyagi's life, so they'd recast someone to play a young Mr. Myagi.

[sensei8]

On 11/5/2024 at 7:48 AM, bushido_man96 said:

It would probably be done early in Miyagi's life, so they'd recast someone to play a young Mr. Myagi.

You know what?? That method escaped me totally. Makes a ton of sense. Thanks for pointing that out, Brian.