“The reason for everything is why I fell in love with ‘Karate Kid,’ because it’s such a classic.”
The ‘Karate Kid’ mythology will always be at the core of Netflix’s ‘Cobra Kai,’ according to one of the series’ co-creators. As the series approaches its fifth season, Hayden Schlossberg and the ‘Cobra Kai’ writing team continue to reference important moments and characters from ’80s movies.
In the past, classic villains like Terry Silver and John Kreese have returned to challenge Ralph Macchio and William Zabka for the soul of the Cobra Kai dojo, but Schlossberg says the core of ‘The Karate Kid’ is about more than cameos or returning characters.
“It’s fun, you expand the universe,” Schlossberg told Variety. “You have new characters, and with new characters, new perspectives and backgrounds. “So that brings in the modern element, but we start with, ‘Hey, remember the roots.’ Bonsai grows and you can explore different types of characters in a series of TV that you wouldn’t explore on film.
This expanding world of ‘Cobra Kai’ continues to create a more diverse universe for ‘Karate Kid’ as it continues to honor the principles on which the original films were based. “The roots are: bullying, mentoring, getting over things, dealing with the past, that gut feeling of feeling weak and then someone gives you something. This show is karate, but in life it could be a million different things,” Schlossberg said. .
He continues: “Every season, at the end of the season, there’s something crazy going on and the San Fernando Valley is in the middle of a karate war… but the bottom line is always why I fell in love with ‘Karate Kid.’ You have to wonder why.” It is a classic.
“It’s meetings of different cultures. People you wouldn’t expect to connect, so every year, we think, let’s forget everything for a second and go back to ‘Karate Kid.’ We rewatch the movie. That’s why I think it’s worked.” Worldwide”.
‘Cobra Kai’ will return to Netflix on September 9, 2022 for the fifth season.
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