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  • Every ‘Karate Kid’ Movie and TV Show Ranked

    (L to R) Jackie Chan, Ben Wang and Ralph Macchio in Columbia Pictures 'Karate Kid: Legends'. Photo: Sony Pictures.
    (L to R) Jackie Chan, Ben Wang and Ralph Macchio in Columbia Pictures ‘Karate Kid: Legends’. Photo: Sony Pictures.

    ‘The Karate Kid‘ franchise is over 40 years old and is just as popular today as it was when it first began!

    Starting with 1984’s ‘The Karate Kid’, which starred Pat Morita and Ralph Macchio, the series has spawned three sequels, a remake, an animated series, and the Netflix series ‘Cobra Kai‘, which has breathed fresh life into the IP.

    The franchise is now returning to the big screen once again with ‘Karate Kid: Legends‘, which opens in theaters on May 30th and stars Ben Wang. The new movie will also feature legendary actor Jackie Chan reprising his role as Mr. Han from the 2010 remake, alongside Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso from the original film.

    In honor of the release of ‘Karate Kid: Legends’, Moviefone is counting down every ‘Karate Kid’ movie and TV show ever made, from forgettable to legendary.

    Let’s begin!

    8. ‘The Karate Kid‘ (1989)

    Mr. Miyagi in the 1989 'The Karate Kid' cartoon. Photo: DIC Enterprises/Saban Entertainment.
    Mr. Miyagi in the 1989 ‘The Karate Kid’ cartoon. Photo: DIC Enterprises/Saban Entertainment.

    Daniel and his mentor Mr. Miyagi travel the world with their Okinawan friend Taki Tamurai in search of an ancient Japanese talisman stolen from an old fishing village.

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    7. ‘The Next Karate Kid‘ (1994)

    Hilary Swank in 'The Next Karate Kid'. Photo: Columbia Pictures.
    Hilary Swank in ‘The Next Karate Kid’. Photo: Columbia Pictures.

    Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita) decides to take Julie (Hilary Swank), a troubled teenager, under his wing after he learns that she blames herself for her parents’ demise and struggles to adjust with her grandmother and fellow pupils.

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    6. ‘Karate Kid Legends‘ (2025)

    (L to R) Ben Wang, Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio in Columbia Pictures 'Karate Kid: Legends'. Photo By
    (L to R) Ben Wang, Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio in Columbia Pictures ‘Karate Kid: Legends’. Photo: Jonathan Wenk. © 2024 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

    In ‘Karate Kid: Legends’, after a family tragedy, kung fu prodigy Li Fong (Ben Wang) is uprooted from his home in Beijing and forced to move to New York City with his mother. Li struggles to let go of his past as he tries to fit in with his new classmates, and although he doesn’t want to fight, trouble seems to find him everywhere. When a new friend needs his help, Li enters a karate competition – but his skills alone aren’t enough. Li’s kung fu teacher Mr. Han (Jackie Chan) enlists original ‘Karate Kid’ Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) for help, and Li learns a new way to fight, merging their two styles into one for the ultimate martial arts showdown.

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    5. ‘The Karate Kid Part III‘ (1989)

    (L to R) Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso and Pat Morita as Mr. Miyagi in 'The Karate Kid Part III.' Photo: Columbia Pictures.
    (L to R) Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso and Pat Morita as Mr. Miyagi in ‘The Karate Kid Part III.’ Photo: Columbia Pictures.

    Despondent over the closing of his karate school, Cobra Kai teacher John Kreese (Martin Kove) joins a ruthless businessman and martial artist (Thomas Ian Griffith) to get revenge on Daniel (Ralph Macchio) and Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita).

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    4. ‘The Karate Kid‘ (2010)

    (L to R) Jackie Chan as Mr. Han and Jaden Smith as Dre Parker in 2010's 'The Karate Kid.' Photo: Sony Pictures.
    (L to R) Jackie Chan as Mr. Han and Jaden Smith as Dre Parker in 2010’s ‘The Karate Kid.’ Photo: Sony Pictures.

    Twelve-year-old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) could have been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother’s (Taraji P. Henson) latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying (Wenwen Han) but the cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre’s feelings make him an enemy of the class bully, Cheng (Wang ZhenWei). With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), who is a kung fu master. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.

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    3. ‘The Karate Kid Part II‘ (1986)

    (L to R) Pat Morita as Mr. Miyagi and Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso in 'The Karate Kid Part II.' Photo: Columbia Pictures.
    (L to R) Pat Morita as Mr. Miyagi and Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso in ‘The Karate Kid Part II.’ Photo: Columbia Pictures.

    Summoned by his dying father, Miyagi (Pat Morita) returns to his homeland of Okinawa, with Daniel (Ralph Macchio), after a 40-year exile. There he must confront Yukie (Nobu McCarthy), the love of his youth, and Sato (Danny Kamekona), his former best friend turned vengeful rival. Sato is bent on a fight to the death, even if it means the destruction of their village. Daniel finds his own love in Yukia’s niece, Kumiko (Tamlyn Tomita), and his own enemy in Sato’s nephew, the vicious Chozen (Yuji Okumoto). Now, far away from the tournaments, cheering crowds and safety of home, Daniel will face his greatest challenge ever when the cost of honor is life itself.

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    2. ‘Cobra Kai‘ (2018-2025)

    (L to R) William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence, Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso in 'Cobra Kai'. Photo: Curtis Bonds Baker/Netflix © 2024.
    (L to R) William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence, Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso in ‘Cobra Kai’. Photo: Curtis Bonds Baker/Netflix © 2024.

    This ‘Karate Kid’ sequel series picks up 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament and finds Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) on the hunt for redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo. This reignites his old rivalry with the successful Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), who has been working to maintain the balance in his life without mentor Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita).

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    1. ‘The Karate Kid‘ (1984)

    Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso in 'The Karate Kid.' Photo: Columbia Pictures.
    Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso in ‘The Karate Kid.’ Photo: Columbia Pictures.

    Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) moves to Los Angeles with his mother, Lucille (Randee Heller), and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali (Elisabeth Shue). He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of high school students, led by Ali’s ex-boyfriend Johnny (Willian Zabka), who study karate at the Cobra Kai dojo under ruthless sensei, John Kreese (Martin Kove). Fortunately, Daniel befriends Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita), an unassuming repairman who just happens to be a martial arts master himself. Miyagi takes Daniel under his wing, training him in a more compassionate form of karate for self-defense and, later, preparing him to compete against the brutal Cobra Kai.

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  • Every M. Night Shyamalan Movie, Ranked

    Director M. Night Shyamalan on the set of Warner Bros. Pictures’ crime drama thriller 'Trap,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
    Director M. Night Shyamalan on the set of Warner Bros. Pictures’ crime drama thriller ‘Trap,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Sabrina Lantos. Copyright: © 2024 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

    Director M. Night Shyamalan is one of the most original and visionary filmmakers of his generation.

    Often compared to the great Steven Spielberg himself, Shyamalan burst on to the scene in the late 1990s with his Academy Award nominated blockbuster, ‘The Sixth Sense.’ Perfecting his signature “twist endings,” Shyamalan has delighted fans with surprising films like ‘Unbreakable,’ it’s sequels ‘Split‘ and ‘Glass,’ ‘Signs,’ The Village,’ ‘Old‘ and most recently ‘Knock at the Cabin.’

    After four seasons of serving as director and showrunner on the Apple TV+ series ‘Servant,’ Shyamalan returns to the big screen with his latest thriller ‘Trap,’ which stars Josh Hartnett and opens in theaters on August 2nd.

    In honor of its release, Moviefone has ranked every movie filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan has ever directed, including his latest.

    Without further ado, let’s begin!

    16. ‘After Earth‘ (2013)

    M. Night Shyamalan's 'After Earth'.
    M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘After Earth’. Photo: Sony Pictures Releasing.

    One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind’s new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige (Will Smith) returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son, Kitai (Jaden Smith).

    When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai’s craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hostile terrain to recover their rescue beacon. His whole life, Kitai has wanted nothing more than to be a soldier like his father. Today, he gets his chance.

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    15. ‘The Last Airbender‘ (2010)

    M. Night Shyamalan's 'The Last Airbender'.
    M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Last Airbender’. Photo: Paramount Pictures.

    The story follows the adventures of Aang (Noah Ringer), a young successor to a long line of Avatars, who must put his childhood ways aside and stop the Fire Nation from enslaving the Water, Earth and Air nations.

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    14. ‘The Happening‘ (2008)

    M. Night Shyamalan's 'The Happening'.
    M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Happening’. Photo: 20th Century Fox.

    When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliott Moore (Mark Wahlberg) and his wife Alma (Zooey Deschanel) flee from contaminated cities into the countryside in a fight to discover the truth. Is it terrorism, the accidental release of some toxic military bio weapon — or something even more sinister?

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    13. ‘Praying with Anger‘ (1992)

    M. Night Shyamalan's 'Praying with Anger'.
    M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Praying with Anger’. Photo: Cinevistaas.

    An alienated, Americanized teenager (Shyamalan) of East Indian heritage is sent back to India where he discovers not only his roots but a lot about himself.

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    12. ‘The Visit‘ (2015)

    M. Night Shyamalan's 'The Visit'.
    M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Visit’. Photo: Universal Pictures.

    A brother (Ed Oxenbould) and sister (Olivia DeJonge) are sent to their grandparents’ remote Pennsylvania farm for a week, where they discover that the elderly couple (Deanna Dunagan and Peter McRobbie) is involved in something deeply disturbing.

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    11. ‘Lady in the Water‘ (2006)

    M. Night Shyamalan's 'Lady in the Water'.
    M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Lady in the Water’. Photo: Warner Bros.

    Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti) rescues what he thinks is a young woman (Bryce Dallas Howard) from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with his tenants to protect his new friend from the creatures that are determined to keep her in our world.

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    10. ‘Wide Awake‘ (1998)

    M. Night Shyamalan's 'Wide Awake'.
    M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Wide Awake’. Photo: Miramax Films.

    The tale of a ten-year-old boy (Joseph Cross) in a Catholic school who, following the death of his beloved grandfather (Robert Loggia), embarks on a quest to discover the meaning of life.

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    9. ‘Old‘ (2021)

    M. Night Shyamalan's 'Old'.
    M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Old’. Photo: Universal Pictures.

    A group of families on a tropical holiday discover that the secluded beach where they are staying is somehow causing them to age rapidly – reducing their entire lives into a single day.

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    8. ‘Split‘ (2017)

    M. Night Shyamalan's 'Split'.
    M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Split’. Photo: Universal Pictures.

    Though Kevin (James McAvoy) has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher (Betty Buckley), there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate all the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls led by the willful, observant Casey (Anya Taylor-Joy), Kevin reaches a war for survival among all of those contained within him — as well as everyone around him — as the walls between his compartments shatter apart.

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    7. ‘The Village‘ (2004)

    M. Night Shyamalan's 'The Villiage'.
    M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Villiage’. Photo: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution.

    When a willful young man (Joaquin Phoenix) tries to venture beyond his sequestered Pennsylvania hamlet, his actions set off a chain of chilling incidents that will alter the community forever.

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    6. ‘Glass‘ (2019)

    M. Night Shyamalan's 'Glass'.
    M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Glass’. Photo: Universal Pictures.

    In a series of escalating encounters, former security guard David Dunn (Bruce Willis) uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy), a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities. Meanwhile, the shadowy presence of Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson) emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men.

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    5. ‘Trap‘ (2024)

    Josh Hartnett as Cooper and Ariel Donoghue as Riley in Warner Bros. Pictures’ crime drama thriller 'Trap,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
    (L to R) Josh Hartnett as Cooper and Ariel Donoghue as Riley in Warner Bros. Pictures’ crime drama thriller ‘Trap,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Sabrina Lantos. Copyright: © 2024 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

    A father (Josh Hartnett) and teen daughter (Ariel Donoghue) attend a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event.

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    4. Knock at the Cabin (2023)

    M. Night Shyamalan's 'Knock at the Cabin'.
    M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Knock at the Cabin’. Photo: Universal Pictures.

    While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl (Kristen Cui) and her parents (Jonathan Groff and Ben Aldridge) are taken hostage by four armed strangers (Dave Bautista, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Abby Quinn, and Rupert Grint) who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost.

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    3. ‘Signs‘ (2002)

    M. Night Shyamalan's 'Signs'.
    M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Signs’. Photo: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution.

    A family (Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, and Abigail Breslin) living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.

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    2. ‘The Sixth Sense‘ (1999)

    M. Night Shyamalan's 'The Sixth Sense'.
    M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Sixth Sense’. Photo: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution.

    Following an unexpected tragedy, a child psychologist named Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment), who is hiding a dark secret.

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    1. ‘Unbreakable‘ (2000)

    M. Night Shyamalan's 'Unbreakable'.
    M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Unbreakable’. Photo: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution.

    An ordinary man (Bruce Willis) makes an extraordinary discovery when a train accident leaves his fellow passengers dead — and him unscathed. The answer to this mystery could lie with the mysterious Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson), a man who suffers from a disease that renders his bones as fragile as glass

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  • The New ‘Karate Kid’ Movie Finds its Kid in Ben Wang

    Ben Wang stars in 'American Born Chinese.'
    Ben Wang stars in ‘American Born Chinese.’ Photo: Disney/Carlos Lopez-Calleja.

    Preview:

    • Ben Wang has landed the main role in the new ‘Karate Kid’ movie.
    • Franchise veterans Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio will star.
    • The movie is scheduled to be released in December.

    Back in November, we learned that Sony was looking to revisit its popular ‘Karate Kid’ franchise with a new idea –– combining the leads from both iterations, the 1980s-set original movies and the 2010 re-imagining.

    Ralph Macchio, who played freshly-transplanted Brooklyn teen Daniel LaRusso, who struggles to fit in in his new California home and who is trained by wise, quirky Karate sensei Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita) will be back from the ‘80s movies.

    And Jackie Chan, who played Mr. Han, a master of kung-fu (quite while it’s still called ‘The Karate Kid’ is a mystery to us) who trains young Dre (Jaden Smith) to fight back against bullies after he and his mother move to China, is returning from the 2010 outing.

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    The storylines would seem to exist in entirely different cinematic universes, but if comic book movies have taught us anything these days, it’s that universes can crash into each other all the time.

    Back then, a key element still missing was the actual “Kid” of the title, but despite Chan and Macchio helping to launch a global casting search that saw 10,000 entries in the first 24 hours, The Hollywood Reporter brings bad news for the unknowns who were hoping to launch a career: Ben Wang has landed the role.

    What’s the story of the new ‘Karate Kid’ movie?

    Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso in 1984's 'The Karate Kid.'
    Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso in 1984’s ‘The Karate Kid.’ Photo: Columbia Pictures.

    The movie, which has yet to announce a formal title (besides being a ‘Karate Kid’ film), is largely keeping its plot under wraps, but the latest iteration will reportedly bring the story to the East Coast and focus on a teen from China who finds strength and direction via martial arts and a tough but wise mentor.

    Related Article: Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan to Team Up for New ‘Karate Kid’ Movie

    Who is Ben Wang?

    Ben Wang stars in 'American Born Chinese.'
    Ben Wang stars in ‘American Born Chinese.’ Photo: Disney/Carlos Lopez-Calleja.

    Wang will likely be best known to audiences for Disney+ series ‘American Born Chinese’, which featured Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan, and was developed by Kelvin Yu and ‘Shang-Chi’ filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton. Sadly for the show, Disney recently cancelled it after one season.

    Wang has also had roles in the recent ‘Mean Girls’ and ‘Chang Can Dunk’

    He apparently delivered an excellent audition and brings several advantages to the role, including fluency in Mandarin and skill in a variety of martial arts.

    Who is making the new ‘Karate Kid’ movie?

    Jackie Chan as Mr. Han and Jaden Smith as Dre Parker in 2010's 'The Karate Kid.'
    (L to R) Jackie Chan as Mr. Han and Jaden Smith as Dre Parker in 2010’s ‘The Karate Kid.’ Photo: Sony Pictures.

    Jonathan Entwistle, known for his and award-winning teen television dramas ‘I’m Not Okay with This’ and ‘The End of the F***ing World’, is directing the movie from a script by Rob Lieber, whose past credits include Sony’s ‘Peter Rabbit’ and Disney’s ‘Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day’.

    When will the new ‘Karate Kid’ movie be in theaters?

    With a “kid” now in place, Sony can be more confident in getting this one moving, having already planted a flag in a December 13th, release date, with a shoot penciled in for this coming spring.

    Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso and Pat Morita as Mr. Miyagi in 1984's 'The Karate Kid.'
    (L to R) Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso and Pat Morita as Mr. Miyagi in 1984’s ‘The Karate Kid.’

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  • Sony Plans New ‘Karate Kid’ Movie

    Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso and Pat Morita as Mr. Miyagi in 1984's 'The Karate Kid.'
    (L to R) Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso and Pat Morita as Mr. Miyagi in 1984’s ‘The Karate Kid.’

    In amongst a batch of release date announcements, Sony quietly confirmed something that has been rumored for a while now. The studio is ready to get back in the ring for some more martial arts action, as another ‘Karate Kid’ movie is in the works.

    Rather than focusing on Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) or the more recent version of ‘Karate Kid’ in 2010 that starred Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan, this will be an entirely new story – though still focusing on Kung Fu as in the 2010.

    According to an August report from Murphy’s Multiverse, the new movie would focus on a teenager named Li who, after a tragedy, moves from Beijing to Brooklyn with his mother, a doctor.

    Dealing with a life that has suddenly been uprooted, Li tries to make it work in New York, and meets a student at his new school named Mia. He ends up training her father, Victor, in Kung Fu, much against the wishes of his mother, who abhors violence and fighting. It’s certainly a different dynamic from the usual older-mentor-younger-student style of the previous movies.

    All of this, of course, is only rumor for now, though that report mentioned ‘Peter Rabbit’s Rob Lieber writing the script.

    Disappointingly, the movie won’t involve the team or cast from ‘Cobra Kai’, which has been expanding the ‘Karate Kid’ franchise for several years now on TV screens, first on YouTube and then Netflix.

    A fifth season of the show just landed on the streaming service and while we can understand that creators Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald and Hayden Schlossberg might be too busy on the next season (and the other projects they’ve set up in the wake of ‘Cobra Kai’s success), we can’t help but wonder what that team would have done with a new movie, ramping up the continuing story of Daniel, Johnny and their various students.

    Hurwitz confirmed as much on Twitter, answering a fan who asked if he and the team would be part of the new movie.

    Assuming it all comes together, the new ‘Karate Kid’ will be out on June 7th, 2024.

    And that’s not the only movie landing a release date – or seeing one shift. Among the other announcements are an untitled based-on-truth ghost story launching on January 6th next year, followed by the next installment of the ‘Searching’ franchise, called ‘Missing’, on February 24th.

    Adam Driver-sci-fi movie ‘65’ is shifting to March 10th, while Sony/Marvel movie ‘Kraven the Hunter’ is on the move to 6th October.

    Fellow Sony/Marvel title ‘Madame Web’, meanwhile, is headed out of 2023 altogether, moving to February 16, 2024. The new animated ‘Garfield’ movie will open May 24th, 2024, while an untitled Sony/Marvel title is scheduled for July 12th, 2024.

    William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence and Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso in 1984's 'The Karate Kid.'
    (L to R) William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence and Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso in 1984’s ‘The Karate Kid.’
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  • Jaden Smith to Play Young Kanye West in Showtime Anthology ‘Omniverse’

    Jaden Smith to Play Young Kanye West in Showtime Anthology ‘Omniverse’

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    Jaden Smith will examine the “many doors of perception” as a younger version of Kanye West in “Omniverse.”

    Showtime is developing a half-hour limited anthology series from executive producer Kanye West. Smith will play an  alternate reality younger version of Kanye West, as the first season explores ego.

    Lee Sung Jin (Amazon’s “Undone”) is attached to write the scripts.  Scooter Braun’s SB Projects and Westbrook Studios are also on board as producers.

    “Omniverse” is West’s first major television project. Smith has most recently appeared in the film “Skate Kitchen” and the Netflix series “The Get Down.” His debut studio album “Syre” came out in 2017, and Smith recently released a three-song collection called “Erys Is Coming.”