At the end of that day, no one knows better than them where it is going and what they want. have earned that and deserve that, so that is how we move forward. This character is very precious to me, but he is so precious to me that I need someone to oversee the entire painting and not just the colors I represent. But from script to script, if I see something, I say something. I will pitch at the beginning of each season what I would like to see for Daniel or overall, and the creators are the tiebreaker. But this is the creators and writers’ show.
( Laughs.) There is that push and pull at times, but that collaboration makes for a better project. How much do you pitch for the overall story, and do you interject when something feels off? In my opinion, you’re the Karate Kid gatekeeper. It is important, to me personally, to keep that grounded element on the show with the larger-than-life heights. It is great to share the legacy of the Miyagi character and how he still speaks today. But it is something we work at together to inform the next generation, to inform the story to the young cast and young audience who are embracing the show and watching it with their parents and grandparents. I didn’t have to fight to have Miyagi in the show, the creators were all over it.
And I speak to his daughters on occasion and stay connected in that way.
MR MIYAGI COBRA KAI SERIES
And it is those elements of the Cobra Kai series that are the foundation that allows it to find its own voice and tone. It’s those themes, as well as bullying and a fish-out-of-water overcoming obstacles, which are ingrained into the Karate Kid Miyagi-verse, as we call it. I appreciate that you used the word “balance” - a Miyagi-ism and a lesson in life. What does that balance mean to you since you two are so closely intertwined? Miyagi, which means it is also honoring the late, great Pat Morita, who had to battle for that role. The show does such a tremendous job of honoring Mr. It is remarkable that what I would call the shortcomings of the original franchise are now bearing fruit 36 years later. On top of that, from the perspective of Daniel as an adult, now we are adding other stakes and elements about his own kids and students. And now it becomes a refined performance. When you break it down, it is kind of ridiculous - but that is why it is so much fun! So, you take a character like Terry Silver for this show, with those larger-than-life elements and his relationship with Daniel, then add those layers of complexity to his evilness. There is a larger-than-life element to Cobra Kai. In the end, there were parts of the character that I didn’t embrace as well as I did with the original and the first sequel. And production-wise, it was being written one way and then changed another way. I felt the story was only repeating itself and was not character forwarding for the end of LaRusso. I was not a fan of how the Karate Kid III came out.
Do you still feel that way or have you re-examined it after this season of Cobra Kai with the return of Terry Silver? You’ve been critical of Part III in the past. And if the series can paper over a few flaws in the films along the way, so much the better. Still finding himself in a bit of shock over fans’ deep devotion to the series spawned by the ’80s films that made him a star, Macchio prides himself on Cobra Kai using only threads from those films to tell the new stories, and not using fan service as a crutch. Comedian John Mulaney Cancels 'Baby J' FYC Screening and Panel Amid Strike (Exclusive)
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