Cobra Kai star Jacob Bertrand says his co-star Ralph Macchio has been telling him all the details about the new Karate Kid movie.
“He said Jackie Chan still moves like he's 20 and it's really scary to fight him. But, you know, he's a master and it's great to work with him,” Bertrand tells GamesRadar+. “He was talking about how he was nervous about fighting Jackie Chan, because Jackie Chan is fucking Jackie Chan. But he said the fights went really well and everything he did was great and I'm excited for the movie.”
A new Karate Kid movie was reported to be in the works in 2022, but was officially announced in November 2023. Macchio and Chan will co-star in the new film, which will see a brand new kid learn the trade from an older, wiser master. Jonathan Entwistle (I'm Not Okay with This, The End of the F***ing World) will direct the film from a script by Rob Lieber.
“It was great texting him while I was making the movie, saying, 'So, dude, what's up? How are you?' And, you know, getting all the updates. He was saying that the young cast is really, really talented, but they're not as good as me specifically, that no one can compare to me,” Bertrand jokes. “These are Ralph Macchio's words, not mine. I'm trying to wrap my head around what's going on.” [what he said] Word for word, I think what he said was, “I am a God.”
The cast and crew of Cobra Kai have no involvement in the upcoming Karate Kid movie, though a Cobra Kai film isn’t out of the realm of possibility as the “Miyagi-verse” continues to grow. Cobra Kai is set to end after six successful seasons on Netflix — one of which received an Emmy nomination — and will be split into three parts, which Bertrand swears “wasn’t the cast’s idea” but will be worth the wait.
Cobra Kai season 6 part 2 is coming to Netflix on November 15. The Karate Kid is scheduled to premiere on May 30, 2025. For more, check out our chat with Jacob Bertrand about Netflix’s One Piece or check out our list of the best Netflix shows to watch right now.