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It’s still early days in the 2024 movie schedule, so there’s plenty of time for movies like the latest Karate Kid project to shape up. What we know about The Karate Kid 6 has the movie on track for a December release date, Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio’s respective pieces of the franchise seeming to merge into a new cinematic spectacle. With the series recently finding its young lead in a Disney vet, another Mouse House actor has climbed aboard from The Mandalorian’s cast, as this cast continues to get seriously…

Some may have already forgotten that the 2024 movie release schedule does indeed have a new Karate Kid film slated to be released. While that picture isn't slated to be released until December, the merging of Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan’s storylines in Sony’s famed cinematic IP has been watched with great interest. And now this mysterious project has landed what it needed most: our next Karate Kid; which I’m now hyped about, thanks to the casting of a promising Disney vet. According to reporting coming from THR, actor…

A new movie in The Karate Kid universe is coming to theaters, and the timing couldn't be any better. With Cobra Kai Season 6 on the way to Netflix subscribers and audiences eager for more adventures, the timing couldn't be better for another movie with another action-packed adventure. Granted, many were confused about what this movie was exactly, but now that we have some more details on what's in store in The Karate Kid 6, it seems very promising.Below, we've gathered all the information we know about The Karate Kid 6.…

Following the success of the TV series Cobra Kai, a new Karate Kid movie featuring Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan has been announced, along with a global casting call to find a teenage star for the film.Macchio, who starred in the first three Karate Kid movies between 1984 and 1989 before returning to anchor Cobra Kai which first aired in 2018, and Chan, who appeared in the 2010 reboot starring Jaden Smith, appeared together in a short video to make the announcement. The casting notice suggested the film will also feature…

Over the last five years, the Karate Kid franchise has thrived thanks to Cobra Kai, the TV show that originally started out as a YouTube Red/YouTube Premium offering, and has been exclusive to Netflix subscribers since Season 3. However, remember that in 2010, a remake/reboot of the original Karate Kid movie was released starring Jackie Chan, but we never followed up on that corner of the franchise. Well, that’s now changed, as it’s been announced that these two corners will come together in the upcoming Karate Kid…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeRalph Macchio and Jackie Chan have teamed up to announce the search for the next Karate Kid.The newest film in the franchise is set for release on 13 December 2024 and will star both Macchio and Chan.Macchio reprises his role as Daniel LaRusso from the original Karate Kid trilogy, which began in 1984, while Chan will return to his role as kung fu master Mr Han, who taught Jaden Smith’s…

Just when you thought The Karate Kid universe couldn’t get any bigger, it just did. The star of the original franchise as well as Cobra Kai, Ralph Macchio, is teaming up with action movie legend, and star of the 2010 Karate Kid remake, Jackie Chan, for a brand new Karate Kid movie.Hallmarks of an Action Scene with John Wick Director Chad StahelskiNews of the new movie broke last year but at the time, it was unclear what it was about exactly. All Sony was saying is that it took place in the same universe as Cobra Kai and…

Were it not for his sister’s killing, Roy Rodriguez might have left Camarillo.Rachel Zendejas was sexually assaulted and slain in the small, sleepy city in Ventura County in 1981, her naked body found across the street from the apartment she shared with Rodriguez. Every year on Jan. 18 — the anniversary of her death — Rodriguez made the solemn call to detectives, asking for updates and begging to continue the search for her killer. He kept calling long after the case went cold. His parents died without any answers. His…

A sixth and final season of Cobra Kai is a go.Image: NetflixCobra Kai never dies, but it is coming to an end. Netflix just announced that the hit Karate Kid spinoff show has been renewed for a sixth season, which will also be its last. But show creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald simultaneously released a letter letting fans know:this is exactly how they wanted to do it.“Our day-one goal with Cobra Kai has always been to end it on our terms, leaving the Valley in the time and place we’ve always…

As the titular character of M3GAN seems set to enter the horror hall of fame, the director of the already critically acclaimed movie, Gerard Johnstone, claims that a lot of this is down to the young actress who literally embodies the murderous doll. One of the biggest draws of the whole film since the first trailer went viral has been the titular character, the AI doll that has walked straight out of the uncanny valley, M3GAN. She draws the eye in every scene she is in, whether she is sitting silently at the table or…