Warning: Spoilers for Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 2!
As the Netflix drama prepares to end an era for the series, cobra kai Star confirms he won’t be returning The Karate Kid: Legend. The upcoming film, the first theatrical entry in the eponymous franchise since its 2010 reboot, stars Jackie Chan as Mr. Han and Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso. While story details are still being kept under wraps, Macchio did confirm it recently The Karate Kid: Legend‘The story will be set after the following events cobra kai Season six, the end of the Netflix sequel show.
in a recent interview Kyle Meredith discuss cobra kai Season 6 Part 2, Martin Kove was asked about his chances of returning for the upcoming season The Karate Kid: Legend. The original series star confirmed he won’t be appearing in the upcoming film, noting that he and many of his long-time co-stars “Invite to play“In the sequel, he also humorously said that if he didn’t join, it would mean that he would be a loser to the creative team.”cause trouble”. Check out what Kove shared in the quote and video below:
Well, that’s a choice. Robert Kamen didn’t write the screenplay, he wrote all three screenplays and wrote them brilliantly. He helped the writers of Cobra Kai and gave them his blessing. He helped them and they were all good friends, John, Josh, Hayden and Robert Kamen. He wrote a musical, and I went to St. Louis to see it, the premiere of The Karate Kid: The Musical, and it was beautiful, except that its release was delayed because the movie came out in May. Ralph is doing it. Very few of us know what this movie is about. I remember having a great time with my kids and Will Smith in his movies, and from our experience of those three movies, he cared a lot about whether he was true to us.
He does, but it’s still weird to see “No Mercy” in Japanese as a subtitle. It’s a fish out of water, but takes place in Japan, so there are no American values. It made money, it did well, it’s a decent movie. I don’t know this picture. It was well kept secret. I haven’t talked to Ralph about it yet; I will… It took about 10 days for Ralph to do it, and that was it. None of us were invited to play. When they don’t invite me, it’s okay because I know why: they’re asking for trouble.
What this means for The Karate Kid: Legend
Cobra Kai may end Kreese’s story
Although he has been a major part of the team since its inception, Kove’s absence The Karate Kid: Legend‘The casting finally made sense. as cobra kai Over the course of its six seasons, Mr. Chris’s arc has been tied almost exclusively to William Zabka’s Johnny Lawrence and Thomas Ian Griffith’s Terry Silver , with only a hint of resentment towards Macchio’s LaRusso. So if reports of LaRusso returning to the East Coast in the movie are true, Crisey’s presence would be unnecessary.
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Another major reason why Covey was left out The Karate Kid: Legend What will work is cobra kai Season 6 aims to wrap up his story and that of many other characters in the final season. Johnny is finally on the verge of starting a proper family and coming full circle on the tournament stage, while Daniel is finally ready to leave karate for good. Chris and Silver, on the other hand, are on the verge of killing each other after the latter was revealed in part two to have been released from prison.
Our thoughts on Kove’s absence from The Karate Kid: Legend
There are still many ways to feel his presence
While Kove has made it clear he won’t be in the movie’s new scenes, that doesn’t necessarily mean Chris can’t appear in the movie The Karate Kid: Legend In some capacity. cobra kai Archival footage and flashbacks are frequently utilized to connect the show to previous films and expand on the Miyagi-verse, so if Daniel reflects on his past in an effort to teach Ben Wong’s new protagonist Li Feng, Chris might do the same, about karate Dangerous side.
cobra kai Season 6 Part 3 will premiere on Netflix on February 13.
Source: Kyle Meredith
The Karate Kid: Legends (2025) is the sequel to Cobra Kai and The Karate Kid and is directed by Jonathan Entwistle. In this film, Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan reprise their roles to continue the tradition of martial arts instruction and competition in a new era of challenge and apprenticeship.
Director Jonathan Entwistle
Release date May 30, 2025
Studios Columbia Pictures, Jerry Weintraub Productions, Overbrook Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment
DistributorSony Pictures Entertainment
Screenwriters Robert Mark Kamen, Christopher Murphy, Rob Lieber Actors Ralph Macchio, Jackie Chan, Ben Wang, Ming-Na Wen, Joshua Jackson, Sadie Stanley, Aramis Nye Wyatt Oleff
Characters: Daniel LaRusso, Mr. Han, Lifang
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