Cockroaches deliver karate kicks to avoid being turned into “zombies”

Enlarge / The jewel wasp administers two stings: one to paralyze the legs, the other to make the roach her zombie slave. (credit: Ken Catania/Vanderbilt University) If you ever want to witness just how horrifyingly “red in tooth and claw” nature can be, you only have to look to the emerald jewel wasp. The female […]

‘Karate Kid’ lives on in a second season of YouTube’s ‘Cobra Kai’

YouTube Red’s Karate Kid sequel, Cobra Kai, premiered earlier this month and it has already been renewed for a second season. The first episode has over 20 million views, according to YouTube, and the season currently has a 100 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, making the show a pretty big success for the subscription service. […]

You Can Watch a Double Feature of ‘Cobra Kai’ and ‘The Karate Kid’ in Theaters for One Night

Fathom Events and YouTube have no mercy for The Karate Kid fans who may want to see Cobra Kai in theaters. For those live near the 700 theaters that will show a one-night double feature of the movie and its web series sequel, it’s your lucky day. Fathom Events is hosting a one-night theatrical screening of The Karate Kid […]

New ‘Cobra Kai’ Teaser Trailer: How Does Daniel LaRusso Fit Into ‘The Karate Kid’ Sequel Series?

It looks like YouTube is going to keep teasing The Karate Kid sequel series Cobra Kai little by little until they announce the release date. Ralph Macchio returns as Daniel LaRusso, the title character from the 1984 movie, while William Zabka reprises his role as bully Jonny Lawrence. But the tables may be a little […]

‘Cobra Kai’ Teaser Trailer Reunites ‘The Karate Kid’ with His High School Bully

At the end of last summer, we learned YouTube Red had picked up a new series called Cobra Kai that would see Ralph Macchio and William Zabka reprising their famous roles as Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence from The Karate Kid. Now we finally have our first look at the show. Cobra Kai takes place in […]

‘Karate Kid’ YouTube Series ‘Cobra Kai’ Is Faithful to the Movie, Not A Comedy [TCA 2018]

YouTube Global Head of Original Content Susanne Daniels was on an executive panel for the Television Critics Association, an /Film got the chance to ask her about the upcoming YouTube Red original series Cobra Kai, based on the 1980s classic The Karate Kid. In Cobra Kai, Ralph Macchio and William Zabka reprise their rival roles […]

TV Goes to the Movies: Your Guide to 60+ Adaptations — Galaxy Quest, Heathers, The Karate Kid and More

Ever walk out of a movie theater and think to yourself, “That would have made a great TV show”? If so, you’re on the same wavelength as most Hollywood executives these days. Though movies have long been getting adapted as television shows, the trend has picked up serious steam in the last few years. It […]

The Karate Kid

During the worst of the siege, the family fled the city and moved to the neighboring countryside village of Kafr Kermin. Here, they continued to train and Nour eventually began performing for small groups. Now, her family told Alrejjo, she’s well-known in the area and people come to watch her fight. She keeps training with […]

‘The Karate Kid’ TV Series Sequel Starring Ralph Macchio Is Coming to YouTube Red

Hollywood’s stroll down the memory lane that is the 1980s continues with the announcement of a legacy-quel series revival of The Karate Kid, and the original stars of the 1984 sports classic are coming with it. Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, who played the rivals Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence at the center of the […]

Karate Kid Sequel Cobra Kai Ordered to Series at YouTube Red; Ralph Macchio, William Zabka to Reprise Roles

The Karate Men? YouTube Red has ordered to series Cobra Kai, a continuation of the classic 1984 film The Karate Kid, with Ralph Macchio and William Zabka on board to reprise their roles as Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the 10-episode series landed at the streaming service after a bidding war with the likes of Netflix, […]