The Karate Kid franchise has been a big deal to Netflix in recent years, with the streaming service playing host to hit ...

Legends' marks yet another entry in a long-running franchise that has leaned heavily into nostalgia rather than innovation.

Actor Richard Hurst passed at the age of 79 on June 26, Thursday, in Los Angeles. He was famous for his role as Deputy Cletus ...

The film is now the fourth highest-grossing entry in the Karate Kid series, trailing behind the 1984 original by only $14 million. With the way it’s performing, Legends could surpass that number ...

The Karate Kid franchise has been going strong since 1984 because of the way it molds together the excitement of martial arts with the relatability of coming-of-age themes.

If you’ve seen the original The Karate Kid (1984), or indeed the Netflix spin-off series Cobra Kai that ran for six seasons from 2018, you’ve got the idea. Kid turns up in a new town, having ...

The Karate Kid series kicked off in 1984 with the original The Karate Kid, in which bullied high school kid Daniel LaRusso befriends karate master Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita), who trains Daniel in the ...

But the tropes remain the same. The underdog journey of Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) in 1984’s The Karate Kid—waxing on and off under Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita)—is mirrored in a contemporary ...

When the Karate Kid is mentioned, the first image that comes to mind for most people is that of the iconic 1984 film starring Ralph Macchio. Indeed, a quick Google search for “Karate Kid ...

In the 1984 original that kicked off a karate craze, Macchio starred as Daniel LaRusso, who was 17 for most of the movie. In reality, the actor was not a kid but an adult since he was actually 22 ...