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Netflix’s Cobra Kai has been renewed for a sixth and final season.

“Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me.”“I saw it in the newspaper,” Macchio continues. “They went with a different writer, a different director and a different actor for the protagonist.”Actress Hilary Swank, making her first appearance in a starring role, portrayed Julie Pierce, replacing Macchio as LaRusso.

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.

Jimmy Fallon had an ‘80s-themed Tonight Show, inviting some of the biggest stars of the era. Aside from the guests, which included Jennifer Beals from “Flashdance” and Ralph Macchio from “The Karate Kid,” Fallon also invited the band Modern English and some appropriate wigs.Jennifer Lopez and Jimmy Fallon will publish bilingual children’s book ‘Con Pollo’Demi Lovato shares hilarious backstage moment at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonBeals talked about her iconic role in Flashdance and how the movie’s emblematic poster was influenced by her washing her favorite sweatshirt wrong. “I had my favorite sweatshirt from high school and I put it in the dryer for too long and at a really high heat so the neck part shrunk and I couldn’t get my neck through it.

Quiet! Cobra Kai season 5 may have just premiered, but Ralph Macchio is already sharing what’s hopefully to come for the Netflix hit. 

Ralph Macchio doesn’t know much about the new “Karate Kid” movie, despite having lead the first three franchise films as Daniel LaRusso from 1984 to 1989.

Blake Lively found fame on the hit teen drama Gossip Girl and went on to be the star of the cult classic A Simple Favor, her own drinks brand Betty Buzz and mom to three daughters with husband Ryan Reynolds.RELATED: Inside Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' £4.3million NY townhouseBut Blake and Ryan aren't the only acting stars in the family, as Blake is the younger sister of 90s superstar Robyn Lively, who starred in Doogie Howser and Chicago Hope, and most recently 9-1-1: Lone Star.WATCH: Ryan Reynolds films inside home with Blake LivelyRobyn was born in 1972 to mom Elaine and along with her two siblings, Lori and Jason, were later adopted by Ernie Lively; Ernie and Elaine welcomed Blake and Eric.Ernie was a character actor and starred alongside Blake as her character's father in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.MORE: Ryan Reynolds shares details of 'wild and beautiful' summer with his daughtersRobyn starred in the 1989 film Teen Witch and also The Karate Kid II where she was cast as Jessica, a love interest for Ralph Macchio's Daniel.However as Robyn was only 16 and Ralph was 27, they rewrote the film to turn their romance into a friendship, and Robyn recently reprised her role in the hit Netflix series Cobra Kai when it was revealed Daniel had married Jessica's cousin Amanda.

Sarah Jessica Parker and her twin daughters, Marion and Tabitha, hit the red carpet as a trio for the premiere of Hocus Pocus 2 held at AMC Lincoln Square on Tuesday night (September 27) in New York City.

Jon Hurwitz, co-creator of Netflix’s Cobra Kai, is addressing and explaining if he’s part of the new film Sony Pictures confirmed to be coming out in 2024.

A new “Karate Kid” movie is in the works and has been dated for a release by Sony’s Columbia Pictures for June 7, 2024. No new details were shared about the film currently in development other than that it is a return of the original “Karate Kid” franchise. The original film from 1984 starred Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita and spawned two sequels with Macchio, a fourth film in 1994 “The Next Karate Kid” with Morita and Hilary Swank, and a remake in 2010 with Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor The dojos have mojo: “Cobra Kai” Season 5, the latest installment in the popular “Karate Kid” sequel TV series on Netflix, currently has a perfect 100% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes. All 10 episodes of the fifth season, which stars Ralph Macchio and William Zabka (reprising their roles from the original “Karate Kid” movies), were binge-released Sept. 9 on Netflix. As of Friday, “Cobra Kai” Season 5 registered a 100% Tomatometer score, based on Rotten Tomatoes’ aggregation of 37 reviews. Season 1 of “Cobra Kai” also has a 100% critics score on the site, while seasons 2 and 3 have a 90% critics score and S4 clocks in at 95%. By comparison, many other recent TV premieres have Tomatometer scores in the 80s. Those include Disney+’s “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” (88%); Netflix’s “The Sandman” (87%); FX/Hulu’s “The Patient” (86%); HBO’s “House of the Dragon” (85%); and Prime Video’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” (84%).

has drawn to a close on Netflix, with season 5 being the most dramatic yet. In addition to reuniting members of the cast, the franchise focused on the war over control of the Valley that was first sparked at the end of season 4 and unfolded -- sometimes in brutal fashion -- during the latest episodes. Following the results of the All Valley Tournament, Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) focused his attention on expanding the Cobra Kai empire as he tried to make his “No Mercy” style of karate the only way to fight.

, the franchise reunited cast, with both Sean Kanan and Robyn Lively reprising their roles as Mike Barnes and Jessica Andrews on the Netflix series. While Kanan’s return was announced ahead of season 5’s debut on Sept.

Michaela Zee editor When Xolo Maridueña first stepped into the Blue Beetle suit, there were “a lot of nerves and exhilaration” that came with embodying the DC superhero. “Excited is not the first word that comes to my brain,” Maridueña told Variety at the Season 5 red carpet premiere of “Cobra Kai” on Wednesday night. “It is nervous excitement, it’s antsiness. It’s the anticipation of knowing that you’re on the brink of something potentially big, but it still feels really intimate because you’re just with the cast and the crew.” The 21-year-old actor will be portraying the lead role of Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle in DC’s first adaptation of a comic led by a Latino superhero. “I can’t wait for people to see one of the — if not the first — Latino-led superhero movies ever,” he continued.

Season five of Netflix’s Cobra Kai premieres this weekend and the cast stepped out for a red carpet event this week!

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features Editor It was near impossible not to fall in love with Kenny Payne from the moment he appeared on Season 4 of “Cobra Kai,” the wildly popular Netflix series set in the universe of “The Karate Kid” movies. On his first day at a new school, he is caught dancing exuberantly as the school bus picks him up — and instantly becomes the target of Anthony LaRusso, the son of Ralph Macchio’s Daniel LaRusso. And it’s a testament to actor Dallas Dupree Young that as Kenny changed in Season 4 to the point where he turns the tables on his bully, that audiences are still rooting for him. The 15-year-old Young never intended on becoming an actor — his father is Eric Young Sr., a former Major League Baseball player and current first base coach for the Atlanta Braves, and Young thought he would follow in his father’s footsteps. But he went to an open call on a whim and ended up being advanced to a showcase in Los Angeles, where he met his manager. He was soon booking roles in shows like “The Good Place” and “Mixed-ish,” and even working with Steven Spielberg in the film “Ready Player One.” Says Young, “It did fall into my lap, but I felt a love and a passion for the craft instantly.”

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Sept. 7, WednesdayTom Hanks, Cynthia Erivo and Luke Evans premiere “Pinocchio.”Walt Disney Studios lot, Burbank “Cobra Kai” Season 5 kicks off with Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Xolo Maridueña and Tanner Buchanan.L.A. State Historic Park, Los Angeles Jimmy Kimmel hosts the premiere party for “Chef’s Table: Pizza.”Pizzeria Bianco, Los Angeles Peacock premieres “A Friend of the Family.”San Vicente Bungalows, West Hollywood

is almost here! Ahead of the series’ return to Netflix on Friday, longtime franchise stars Ralph Macchio and William Zabka sat down with ET’s Kevin Frazier to reflect on the success of the Emmy-nominated series and what late star Noriyuki “Pat” Morita would think of it today. “I think he would love it,” Macchio says, referring to the actor who played Mr. Miyagi in the original films before his death in 2005 at the age of 73, before Zabka adds that “he’s watching it from somewhere.” “It’s a blessing that this thing has been kissed with such great luck and positive impact,” Macchio continues.

The stars are stepping out for night two of the 2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards!

The Television Academy on Tuesday announced its first batch of presenters for this year’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which will be held over two consecutive nights, Saturday, Sept. 3, and Sunday, Sept. 4.

Cobra Kai has dropped its first full-length trailer for season five, teasing an all-out karate war in the Valley.The action-packed trailer, which dropped on Tuesday (August 16), offers a detailed look at villain Terry Silver’s (Thomas Ian Griffith) growing empire, as Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and Chozen Toguchi (Yuji Okumoto) prepare to fight back.The near three-minute-long preview, which you can watch below, also gives a glimpse of John Kreese (Martin Kove) behind bars after Silver framed his former friend in order to build his karate franchise.The fifth season picks up after the dramatic events of the season four finale, where the evil Cobra Kai triumphed in the All Valley Under 18 Karate Tournament, forcing both the Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang dojos to close down.Netflix‘s official synopsis for the season reads: “Following the shocking results of the All Valley Tournament, Season 5 finds Terry Silver expanding the Cobra Kai empire and trying to make his ‘No Mercy’ style of karate the only game in town.“With Kreese behind bars and Johnny Lawrence setting karate aside to focus on repairing the damage he’s caused, Daniel LaRusso must call on an old friend for help.”In addition to Macchio, Zabka, Griffith, Kove and Yuji Okumoto, other returning cast members include Courtney Henggeler as Amanda LaRusso, Xolo Maridueña as Miguel Diaz, Peyton List as Tory Nichols, Mary Mouser as Samantha LaRusso, Vanessa Rubio as Carmen Diaz, Tanner Buchanan as Robby Keene and Jacob Bertrand as Eli “Hawk” Moskowitz.Sean Kanan will also reprise his role as Mike Barnes for the new season, although he was nowhere to be seen in the trailer.Along with Terry, Mike was first introduced in Karate Kid: Part III.

“Cobra Kai” is doing damage and kicking back.

Michaela Zee editor“Cobra Kai” is stirring up some action in the dojo once again as Netflix releases the first official trailer for Season 5.Following last season’s All Valley Karate Tournament, Season 5 reveals that Terry Silver — who now has complete control of Cobra Kai — is planning to expand the dojo across the San Fernando Valley. If Terry goes unchecked, he and his Cobra Kai teachers will spread their form of brutal karate like wildfire.

The best defense is offense. It has been almost four decades since Mr. Miyagi famously taught Daniel LaRusso how to paint a fence and wash a car in The Karate Kid, but Cobra Kai’s rivaling dojos are still going strong.

The new season of “Cobra Kai” is getting ready to kick off.

(CNN)Tributes have been pouring in to honor the late Paul Sorvino.The "Goodfellas" and "Law & Order" star died Monday of natural causes at the age of 83."My father the great Paul Sorvino has passed," his daughter, actress Mira Sorvino, said on Twitter. "My heart is rent asunder -- a life of love and joy and wisdom with him is over," her tweet continued.

Mira Sorvino has paid tribute to her "wonderful father", Paul Sorvino, following his death. The 'GoodFellas' actor passed away on Monday (25. 07.

died of natural causes on Monday at the age of 83. “My father the great Paul Sorvino has passed. My heart is rent asunder- a life of love and joy and wisdom with him is over.

Mira Sorvino remembered her father Paul Sorvino today, posting a poignant message on Twitter about the actor who died at 83 today after struggling with health issues.