Back in 1984, Daniel LaRusso pulled off a surprise, knocking out Johnny Lawrence with a crane kick in the movie Karate Kid — the first in a series of films and shows that followed. But that kick, an ...

There hasn’t been a definitive answer just yet. But, as Cobra Kai returns to production, Swank is casting doubt on an appearance. While speaking to Collider about her new film, Ordinary Angels ...

Technically speaking, the film is a sequel to the events of Cobra Kai – although other than a brief cameo from William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence, the only character to reprise his role from the ...

Who is Johnny Lawrence? The longtime rival of Daniel LaRusso and former Cobra Kai sensei – who also reprised his role in Cobra Kai. What else has William Zabka been in? Like Macchio, Zabka is ...

making some of the irreverent humor of “Cobra Kai” unattainable. (One of the best moments of the film is William Zabka’s cameo as Johnny Lawrence in a light-hearted coda.) For the most part ...

The success of Cobra Kai has brought The Karate Kid franchise ... The protagonists Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence spend their days in California and as before, they have nothing in common.

But “Karate Kid: Legends” is the first entry in the franchise to be made in the shadow of “Cobra Kai,” the six-season ... nemesis-turned-comrade, Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), and ...

Mr. Miyagi was known for waxing poetic. So the fact that “Karate Kid: Legends” has nothing to say is all the more disappointing. One of the most interesting aspects of the original “The ...