With Cobra Kai winding down on Netflix, you’d think there’d be nothing else for the so-called ‘Miyagi-verse’ to explore, but successful IP doesn’t sleep so easily. Ralph Macchio is back as Daniel LaRusso, this time pairing up with Jackie Chan, who trained Jaden Smith in the franchise’s pretty good 2010 reboot, to mentor yet another aspiring martial artist (Ben Wang). Will William Zabka factor in? How about Hilary Swank, the original ‘next Karate Kid’? Unclear. But fingers crossed.
In cinemas worldwide May 30, 2025