as cobra kai is set to drop its final five episodes early next year, and its stars, Ralph Macchio and William Zabkapromising that the show would have a positive ending for fans.
During a panel at Sony Pictures Entertainment, Macchio and Zabka, along with the show’s executive producers, hinted that the explosive finale of Season 6 Episode 10 set the stage for a whirlwind final batch of episodes.
“You need to hit rock bottom to get back up, and that’s where we are right now,” Macchio said. “I’m excited. It’s designed to embrace the finale of ’80s movies, and I have a feeling we’ll find it and move on. Airplane The feeling of landing is very good, “Cobra Kai”… [and that] This chapter is over.
Season six is divided into three parts, with the first part of five episodes premiering in July and the second part airing earlier this month. With the third part of season six approaching, Zabka agreed that “now is the right time to end it and the right way to end it.”
“[The producers] Landing in an unexpected, uplifting and honest way…it’s a great ending for everyone, and we’re so grateful we had six seasons to tell the full story.
The second part of Season 6 ended with a shocking moment – an unexpected death during a global karate tournament that shocked everyone, including the show’s villains John Cleese and Terry Silver.
Creator Jon Hurwitzwhich he serves as executive producer along with others Josh Heard and Hayden Schlossbergexplains:
“We want to make the future unpredictable. What does that mean? That’s the problem. We have characters that we’ve followed over the years and this game means a lot to them all.
“And that’s the end of it. So we have five episodes left to figure out, are they going to clean up the mess? Will the tournament be resumed? How are these characters reacting to what just happened?
Hurwitz said his death was more than just a shock. “It all depends on where our character is and where we send the character when we land the ship,” he said.
Episode 10’s massive fight scene is probably the biggest the show has ever seen, which is saying a lot as the show focuses on the art of karate, confrontations, and the fights that result. Hilde said:
“It’s been a hard work,” says Sherwin Shilati, our director. “Being in the writers’ room, making sure every punch, every kick, every camera move has to have momentum. We can’t have background actor No. 3 coming in and beating people up. .
“We had to set it up in the first few episodes to get to that place. You have to care about all these little moments, not just the all-out, crazy two-on-one.
The series also served as the culmination of the long-running relationship between Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence, a rivalry that began 40 years ago karate kid. Schlossberg said he, Heard and Hurwitz worked hard to add multiple dimensions to all of these characters, including playing villains and flipping their heads to see them from different perspectives.
“Johnny Lawrence was the villain in the original ‘Karate Kid,’ and now you get to root for him. We really get inside the heads of all the characters, including the villains.
“It’s a lot of fun in the writers’ room, and we’re always talking about how to up the ante while still keeping it real. You’ll see in the last five episodes that we take it to the next level, but it ends up in a way that’s really relatable. way that hits home.
as cobra kai In the ending song, Zabka said that the experience of revisiting the character in his youth was a “pleasant surprise.”
“As an actor, to play a character who is so three-dimensional and sincere and interesting, that’s what you do it for. You want to have an impact on someone. In fact, it ties into The Karate Kid and has all these great The subject matter and the fan base, all of that makes it surreal.
Macchio isn’t done with his iconic role as Daniel LaRusso yet. Next he will resurrect the opposite character Jackie Chan In next year’s special topic The Karate Kid: Legend. Macchio said of the film:
“I’ve been walking the streets in these shoes for over 40 years. So I always talk about the honesty and authenticity of the character, and that’s always what I’m looking for. I just want to know where the character lands. I’ll jump through hoops, paint Put on face paint, jump off the cliff and hit Johnny in the face.
“If it helps his narrative, that’s cool. But where does it land? That’s the comfort there is, because we’re always working towards the same goal. That’s because [the producers] care.
“They care deeply about these original films and these characters. That’s why our performances and storytelling are so rich.
last few episodes cobra kai It will be released on Netflix on February 13, 2025.
via: Variety
