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Dave McNary Film ReporterChris Pratt has signed on to produce and is attached to star in the coming-of-age independent comedy “The Black Belt.”The film centers on a shy, unassuming teen boy on a quest for an expertise in karate and his unorthodox uncle who guides him along the way.Pratt will produce the film through his banner Indivisible Productions, with producing partner Jon Schumacher, and Monarch Media and its principals Steve Barnett and Alan Powell.

Jordan Moreau “Cobra Kai” has released its first trailer for Season 3 on Netflix, its new home after originally debuting on YouTube Premium.The new trailer shows Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), the original “Karate Kid” leads turned “Cobra Kai” stars more than 30 years later, put aside their differences and team up to save the Cobra Kai team.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Cobra Kai” is proving to be just as popular in its new dojo.The “Karate Kid” spinoff series has smashed its way into second place in Nielsen’s weekly top 10 shows on streaming list for the week of Aug. 24.

The Karate Kid is having a big resurgence thanks to the Netflix‘s Cobra Kai, which brings back William Zabka and Ralph Macchio as Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso.

Peter White Television EditorHarald Zwart, who directed the Jaden Smith-fronted reboot of The Karate Kid, is to helm a six-part TV drama for Netflix.The streamer has ordered the untitled thriller series from Scandinavian production company Motion Blur.

William Zabka has been playing misunderstood bully Johnny Lawrence for over 30 years.Zabka first rose to fame in 1984 as the motorcycle-riding black belt Johnny in “The Karate Kid,” facing off against the movie’s hero, new guy Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio).Zabka also starred in CBS’ “The Equalizer” from 1986-89, got an Oscar nod in 2004 for co-writing and producing the short film “Most” and appeared on “How I Met Your Mother” in 2013.His latest project “Cobra Kai,” currently on Netflix,

Ralph Macchio says there is one big problem with the 2010 reboot of “The Karate Kid”.

(This story originally published on April 24, 2019, and has been republished for the Aug. 28, 2020 transition of “Cobra Kai” Seasons 1 and 2 to Netflix.

The Karate Kid star Ralph Macchio says the 2010 reboot, produced by Will Smith, should have been called The Kung Fu Kid.Macchio, who played Daniel LaRusso in the original 1984 film, explained to The Guardian why the modern remake should have had a different title in keeping with the location change.The revival, which moves from Los Angeles to China, should have been renamed The Kung Fu Kid because, as Macchio points out, “there’s no such thing as karate in China”.The film received mixed reviews

The Guardian, he admits that he could have followed a similar path to fellow ’80s heartthrobs Tom Cruise, Rob Lowe, Matt Dillon and Emilio Estevez, who appeared alongside him in The Outsiders, but is happy he stayed at home.“If I’d been trying to grab that gold ring every chance, maybe I would have had more (jobs), but I couldn’t get to them because I was watching a baseball game back in my home town,” he explains.“I wasn’t the biggest risk-taker, and I’m sure there were lost opportunities

Cobra Kai has an official premiere date on Netflix!

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerUPDATE, JUNE 28: Amanda Kloots was upbeat on the condition of her husband, Nick Cordero, in her latest Instagram story. The actor has been struggling with complications of COVID-19.Kloots, reporting after a visit to Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Friday, said Nick “Had a better week this week than last, which is great.”“He started off the morning with some blood pressure issues.

To celebrate the home release of Cobra Kai, the spin-off series from the hit ’80s movie The Karate Kid, we have two copies of seasons one and two to give away on DVD.

A new karate facility has opened up its doors in Carfin, Motherwell.

Nearly four decades after The Karate Kid hit theaters, screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen is looking to turn his martial arts drama into a Broadway musical.Kamen is collaborating with composer Drew Gasparini (We Aren't Kids Anymore), director Amon Miyamoto (Pacific Overtures) and married choreographer duo Keone and Mari Madrid, who are also working on the incoming Once Upon a One More Time (based on Britney Spears' catalog of hits).

Wax on Broadway.

By Greg Evans