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[ManaByte]

 

[HRK69]

I've got a strong feeling this is going to be an absolute banger

 

[Chuck Berry]

Hope they're able to squeeze in at least one Peter Cetera ballad

 

[killatopak]

Actual Karate this time instead of Kung Fu?

Finally did the name a service.

 

[Arcane0ne]

Karate Kid: Rumble in the Bronx 2

 

[Werewolf Jones]

No Jaden. No watch.

 

[Sybrix]

No Jaden. No watch.

 

[DeafTourette]

Yeeeesssssssssssssssssss

 

[AJUMP23]

Crane kicks and wax on and off everywhere please

 

[jason10mm]

I wonder if this is a direct continuation of the show or a sort of "alt universe" connection of the KK movies only. No Zabka...WTF?

Should be fun, that Miyagi guy really left a loooooooooong legacy

I'm shocked no illegitimate kids have been introduced (or that his kid did survive childbirth and was smuggled away in the WW2 internment camp).

 

[kevboard]

how the hell will the show lead into this? they have to kinda lead into this right? would be super weird for the show to end and this movie just not acknowledging it in any way

 

[mitch1971]

That looks pretty decent.

 

[ManaByte]

how the hell will the show lead into this? they have to kinda lead into this right? would be super weird for the show to end and this movie just not acknowledging it in any way

The final season has been setting up Miyagi spending time in China.

 

[near]

Hopefully this has nothing to do with the series and that 2010 abomination with Jaden. I'd watch this, I won't lie.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Nice

 

[StreetsofBeige]

What a concept.

First KK movie ever where the kid is actually Asian.

 

[jason10mm]

What a concept.

First KK movie ever where the kid is actually Asian.

The real lie here is that an Asian kid DOESN'T know karate since birth....surely 70 years of movies haven't misled me....

 

[lughnasadh123]

Johnny better stumble his way into a fight somewhere here. Drunken master against the drunken masturbator.

 

[touchfuzzy]

how the hell will the show lead into this? they have to kinda lead into this right? would be super weird for the show to end and this movie just not acknowledging it in any way

They've said there are connections with Cobra Kai, it takes place a few years after the end of the show though.

New Karate Kid movie director says there have been "really detailed conversations" with the Cobra Kai team to ensure it connects to the Netflix series

Karate Kid: Legends takes place three years after the events of Cobra Kai

www.gamesradar.com

Wouldn't be surprised if Daniel's wife puts the kybosh on having their kids in karate now that children are literally dying on live TV at tournaments, lol. And Johnny will probably want to settle down with a baby coming soon, easy write out there.

 

[fran.fernandez]

It pass the trailer test! Nice!

 

[RagnarokIV]

Yeah that's gonna be a no from me dawg

 

[Tams]

Yeah that's gonna be a no from me dawg

Why? Because there's no Jaden?

 

[Fbh]

Well at least the trailer is pretty solid.
And even though I like Cobra Kai, it's also nice seeing a Karate Kid follow up that doesn't have the production values and cinematography of, like, the highschool parts of Power Rangers.

 

[Dacvak]

Is this still in the same universe as the Karate Kid reboot with Will Smith's kid? Cause I think Jackie Chan was in that one too.

 

[Lambogenie]

This actually looks quite good. Was expecting more teen drama Hollywood lameness but it actually looks much better.

I hope Daniel's karate has gotten better. The stunt double work in Cobra Kai is quite obvious.

 

[jason10mm]

Jackie is 70, Maccio isn't far behind him.

Neither of these 2 should be doing much fighting. I'd be happy with a moderately fast chase scene and a hop over a low ledge onto a slowly moving cart of pillows

 

[ManaByte]

Is this still in the same universe as the Karate Kid reboot with Will Smith's kid? Cause I think Jackie Chan was in that one too.

Cobra Kai seems to be retconning that to be in the Miyagi-verse.

 

[Dacvak]

Cobra Kai seems to be retconning that to be in the Miyagi-verse.

 

[Husky]

This look pretty great, but if Cobra Kai never lets me see Johnny Lawrence kick LaRusso's ass, I'm really gonna be rooting against LaRusso in this movie.

 

[MayauMiao]

No Jaden. No watch.

No Jaden, No problem.

Also, its probably a blessing he is not in it because....

 

[diffusionx]

After Cobra Kai I can live my entire life without ever hearing the name Miyagi. They overplayed it.

 

[jufonuk]

I'm in.

I need to finish cobra Kai but my reaction

 

[Billbofet]

This looks good. I had to bounce on the Netflix show as it was just too fucking cheesy. Only made it two seasons, but even at that point it seemed it was stretched for content/mythology.

 

[jason10mm]

No Jaden, No problem.

Also, its probably a blessing he is not in it because....

He starring in Intergalactic????

 

[Trogdor1123]

This looks pretty great actually.

 

[Valedix]

Hype AF trailer.

 

[ShadowNate]

Good trailer.

I'd love there to be some connection / cameo from the series, but I'll be happy if it's actually a good film.

 

[jason10mm]

Good trailer.

I'd love there to be some connection / cameo from the series, but I'll be happy if it's actually a good film.

If we don't get Hilary Swank in the last bit of Cobra Kai I'd like to see her in this. She has a great physique and if they are gonna just Capstone Morita's Miyagi then seems like she would have a role to play.

 

[AJUMP23]

New trailer.

 

[Lambogenie]

Looks quite good

 

[jason10mm]

New trailer.

Not bad, though this persistent film idea that training for martial arts tournaments somehow translates into real world street fights is wearing thin.

And the basic plot seems waaaaaay too much like a retread of KK. Probably fine as a soft relaunch to yet another generation but I'm jaded enough with the whole thing to start wanting ninjas, sonic booms, shoryken, just straight up tie it into Street Fighter or some other grander martial art sphere. Alas, there aren't many younger Bruce Lee/Chuck Norris/JCVD/Jeff Speakman/Jet Li types to carry this franchise. Even the Stathams, Michael Jai Whites, and Scott Adkins of the world are aging out.

 

[Stitch]

 

[Fbh]

Idk, looking at some of these new trailers it just looks a but uninspired.
"Been there, done that" vibe.

Cobra Kai repeated the same story beats with Miguel but managed to stand out and feel fresh by focusing the story around Johnny.

 

[Doom85]

I'm jaded enough with the whole thing to start wanting ninjas, sonic booms, shoryken, just straight up tie it into Street Fighter or some other grander martial art sphere.

Legendary is already making a Street Fighter film, so at least that's coming for a more fantastical martial arts film.

 

[jason10mm]

Legendary is already making a Street Fighter film, so at least that's coming for a more fantastical martial arts film.

 

[Neolombax]

I'll be watching this, choreography looks amazing and the main actor seems to already know kung-fu? Didn't really like the Jaden version of Karate Kid, the antagonist was consistently the superior fighter and he lost because he's the bad kid.