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Martin Kove's iconic character, John Kreese, stole the show in Cobra KaiSeason 6's emotionally charged 13th episode, "Skeletons." After over 40 years of waiting, Karate Kidfans got to witness the often despicable Kreese finally finding redemption for the unspeakable wrongs he did to his star student, Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka). Unfortunately, after turning back over the Cobra Kai dojo to Johnny, it appears that Kreese was killed in an explosion while battling Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith). However, there was an alternate ending filmed in which Kreese miraculously escaped the flames engulfing Silver's destroyed yacht. Kove said in an interview with People:

"A lot of the fans think that the character, he should have come out of the water and survived. We did shoot a scene like that. We did shoot a scene where I'm smoking the cigar [the character’s trademark vice], and I grab a magazine. It implies in Episode 15 that he didn't die,...

[This story contains spoilers from the series finale of Cobra Kai.]

For the the audience of Cobra Kai, and fans of the original Karate Kid films, the trauma, drama and action surrounding the beloved main characters have kept viewers hooked on the Netflix series for six seasons. But for the show’s creators — Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg — everything had an order to follow in order to reach the series finale’s inevitable conclusion, providing redemption along the way. The Hollywood Reporter recently caught up with the trio of Heald, Hurwitz and Schlossberg to talk about how endings are made, the climatic scene where two infamous villains take their final bow, what it was like to bring back Mr. Miyagi, their meta cameos and that Back to the Future pitch, and whether or not Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) will find a new understanding and possible life-long friendship beyond the final episode of the series.

The Karate Kid star Ralph Macchio has opened up about a scene he was determined to include in the final season of Cobra Kai. The hit Netflix series came to a close with the release of Part 3 of its final season, which offered a resolution to the characters’ long journeys, allowing William Zabka’s Johnny Lawrence to finally overcome his past.

Ralph Macchio in Cobra Kai | Credit: Netflix

Additionally, the final season also wrapped up a subplot involving Daniel Larusso’s mentor, Mr. Miyagi, which had been a source of unease for him throughout the final season. Macchio recently shared that he was insistent on addressing the storyline with a particular scene in the final season.

Ralph Macchio revealed the scene he insisted on keeping in the final season of Cobra Kai

Ralph Macchio, who is set to reprise his role as Daniel Larusso in the upcoming Karate Kid movie,...

The final season of Cobra Kai made us question a lot about Mr. Miyagi. The series explained it all in the end, but I wanted to know from the showrunners how they decided to go the route they did with the character.

I especially wanted to know more about the fight scene in “Skeletons,” the third hour of Cobra Kai season 6, part 3. Why choose that moment from the whole of the Karate Kid movies?

Choosing the skeleton fight scene to bring Mr. Miyagi back into the story in Cobra Kai

There are many iconic Mr. Miyagi moments from the series, and we have seen some of them via the use of the movie for flashback purposes. However, Cobra Kai brought Miyagi in via AI with the skeletons. What was the decision behind that scene?

Josh Heald explained this one:

“We wanted to have two moments in this final season where Daniel,...

Spoiler Alert !!!This article contains spoilers for 'Cobra Kai' Season 6 Part 3

After stepping foot into the world with YouTube Red, Cobra Kai has finally come to an end. The series which continued the story of William Zabka and Ralph Macchio’s Johnny Lawrence and Daniel Larusso found itself a place in the audience’s hearts and let’s just say that the finale did not disappoint. Whether it was the sensei face-off, Johnny buying a house for his growing family, or the cuter aspects like Samantha and Miguel’s relationship, Season 6, Part 3 came with some unforgettable moments.

William Zabka and Ralph Macchio in Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 3 | Credits: Netflix

However, the one thing that really made the fans feel all the feels was John Kreese’s storyline and ultimate redemption. Kreese, the ultimate antagonist of The Karate Kid franchise, makes amends with William Zabka’s character before he...

Warning! The Following Contains Spoilers from Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 3.

Ralph Macchio is definitely open to waxing on and off again in a future Cobra Kai film if it's done under the right conditions. Until then, though, Season 6 Part 3 officially marks the bittersweet swan song for Netflix’s continuation of the Miyagi-verse, which expanded The Karate Kid’s beloved mythology on the small screen thanks to showrunners Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg.

However, Macchio himself, who will appear again as his crane-kicking character in this summer’s Karate Kid: Legends, would definitely suit up in Daniel Larusso’s trademark gi under the right circumstances for a Cobra Kai film down the road. Macchio said in an interview with The New York Times:

"Listen, I said it was the end for me when I got done with the last 1980s Karate Kid movie. So, I will say never say never.

Note: The following story contains spoilers from “Cobra Kai” Season 6, Part 3.

The “Cobra Kai” showrunners wanted to put Johnny’s (William Zabka) “bloodier, sweatier” fight in the series finale to mimic the underdog energy Daniel (Ralph Macchio) had in “The Karate Kid.”

The YouTube-turned-Netflix series wrapped up its six-season, 65-episode story with Johnny squaring off against Wolf (Lewis Tan) in a tiebreaker match to decide whether Cobra Kai or Iron Dragon would win the Sekai Taikai tournament. The showrunners told TheWrap that the goal of the final episode was to return to the karate tournament mats in a more brutal fashion then fans had seen before.

“It’s ‘Rocky IV,’ you know,” Josh Heald said. “It’s bloodier, it’s sweatier, it’s more brutal in certain ways.”

For Johnny, his finale bout with Wolf sends him back to his 1984 fight against Daniel. It’s something that showrunner...

Cobra Kai had its final bow yesterday following the release of the remaining five episodes in Season 6, marking the end of what is arguably one of the greatest legacy series of all time. From its humble beginnings on YouTube Red to worldwide acclaim on Netflix, the series delivered on all that it promised from start to finish, and introduced us to beloved new characters alongside old favorites. One of those was Pat Morita's Mr. Miyagi, who showed up posthumously in Part 2 of Season 6, and once more in Part 3, where he fought alongside Ralph Macchio's Daniel Larusso one last time in the episode "Skeletons."

Speaking with Variety following the conclusion of Cobra Kai Season 6, creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg discussed the deepfake technology that was used to bring Miyagi back from the dead, and how they managed to achieve a (mostly) flawless recreation. "There's no archival footage in there,...

This article contains spoilers for "Cobra Kai" Season 6 Part 3.

Hey, remember how "Cobra Kai" Season 6 Part 2 used AI to bring back a dead "Karate Kid" actor? The show's revelation of Mr. Miyagi's (Pat Morita) big, dark secret in the episode "Blood in Blood Out" leads to a nightmare sequence in the part 2 finale "Eunjangdo," where Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) has to fight against a young Miyagi (Brian Takahashi), who eventually morphs into the Morita version.

Bringing back Morita's Miyagi -- even for just a short moment -- proved divisive among the fandom, with many viewers condemning the decision on social media. This, however, has done little to curb the show's enthusiasm. In the "Cobra Kai" Season 6 Part 3 episode "Skeletons," Daniel has yet another prolonged dream sequence as he ponders his dearly departed sensei's seemingly villainous past deeds. This dream comes in the shape of countless masked men who are...

Cobra Kai, a sequel to the 1984 film The Karate Kid, started as a YouTube original show, back when YouTube was still doing that. Five years later, it's one of the biggest series on Netflix, a coming-of-age drama that also catches up with beloved film characters like Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) decades after the fact. Few expected a show with such a quirky pedigree to become as big as it has, but here we are.

Netflix has made an event of the sixth and final season of the show, releasing it in three chunks over the past eight months. Tonight, the final five episodes of the show drop. According to showrunner Jon Hurwitz, they come out at midnight on the east coast, which means you'll have to adjust if you live anywhere else. Here's a quick time zone chart to help. The final-ever episodes of Cobra Kai release at.

Fans are sharing their thoughts as the first elimination officially happened during filming for The Challenge: All Stars 5.

Online spoilers revealed the spin-off show’s new cast last month as the competitors departed for Vietnam.

There was a significant change regarding the shows and networks the All Stars 5 cast members came from, as it’s no longer just MTV OGs.

The unique cast seemingly pointed to an intriguing All-Stars format that hasn’t been part of the Og spin-off yet.

It also revealed some cast members reuniting for the show, which many fans seemed quite excited about, but now one individual is out of the game.

This report will contain spoilers for The Challenge: All Stars 5, which will air later on Paramount+.

All Stars 5 spoilers revealed the first elimination

On Wednesday, online spoiler accounts revealed the first All Stars 5 elimination, reducing the cast down by one.

According to the Instagram spoilers account @mtvchallengeinsider,...

Kevin Parker revealed Wednesday that he has sold his entire catalog — including his Tame Impala output as well as songs he has written for Dua Lipa, Rihanna, and more — to Sony Music Publishing.

Terms of the acquisition were not announced, but the partnership also covers Parker’s future works, whether by Tame Impala or collaborations with other artists.

“The idea of passing on ownership of my songs is one that I don’t think about very lightly, at all. They are the fruit of my blood, sweat and creativity over...

The wait is finally over for fans of MTV’s competition show, The Challenge, and its All Stars spinoff shows!

The Challenge: All Stars 4 has an official release date, a cast reveal, photos, and a trailer highlighting what’s coming in the episodes.

Power couple Kam Williams and Leroy Garrett lead the returning cast members for the fourth installment of the Paramount+ spinoff.

They’ll reunite as castmates for the new season after viewers saw them together for Double Agents, which Leroy indicated would be his final season of the show.

He and Kam started their life and family together away from the show, including moving to a new city, having a son, and now expecting a second child.

Other familiar faces for All Stars 4 include former finalist Tony Raines and show winners Laurel Stucky and Cara Maria Sorbello, whom Challenge fans saw briefly on MTV’s Battle For a New Season.

Photo Credit: Michelle Star Kissing ndice commence their rebirth with the release of their new single “Skeletons” featuring Heidi Shepherd from Butcher Babies. Every time the opportunity arises for the band to take their theatrical antics and on-stage chaos to the next level, they do not pass it up, and this track is no …

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Nearly 30 years since his death, multiple U.S. publishers, and nine-or-so translations, the moral arc of the universe might finally bend to give the flabbergastingly great French crime writer Jean-Patrick Manchette his due. Fret not if you’ve yet to discover him; I’ll let James Ellroy do (some of) the summary:

“Man-oh-man Manchette was a decades-long hurricane through the Parisian cultural scene. We must revere him now and rediscover him this very instant. Jean-Patrick Manchette was Le Homme.”

In-between his many novels––often concerning politically driven, ideologically furious men and women on a war path that leaves many, many bodies behind them, each written with encyclopedic attention to character, place, and what kind of weapon best destroys an enemy––Manchette was an inveterate cinephile who plied his trade in France’s film industry. On November 7, New York Review Books conclude their heroic run of translations with Skeletons in the Closet,...

When Tj Osborne announced to the world that he was gay in February 2021, it was both the beginning and the end of a journey. Coming out was a decision years in the making, a historic moment for country music that allowed him to finally go public with a part of himself he’d always felt obligated to keep hidden. It also opened the door to creating Brothers Osborne, the duo’s most honest and heartfelt album to date.

“I would even go as far as to filter what I would...

Travis Scott, Bad Bunny and The Weeknd have joined forces for a catchy new track.

The trio dropped “K-Pop” on Friday. The song is expected to feature on Scott’s eagerly anticipated fourth studio album, Utopia.

Bunny — real name Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio — and The Weeknd — whose real name is Abel Tesfaye — have been teasing their involvement with Utopia for a while now.

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The pair were photographed with a briefcase with the word on it, with Bunny also telling Rolling Stone he and Scott were teaming up for something, but chose not to go into too much detail about it.

Scott and Tesfaye have worked together on multiple occasions before, including on the tracks “Pray 4 Love”, “Skeletons” and “Power Is Power” with Sza.

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Brothers Osborne live it up every way they can in “Sun Ain’t Even Gone Down Yet,” a bright and boisterous track from their upcoming self-titled album, out September 15.

On the tune, singer Tj Osborne paints a hard-partying picture of drinking hard and living fast over a funky-tonk backdrop of guitars and thwapping drums. Then he and his guitarist brother John join their voices to finish the tableau: “If a cold libation’s any indication, we’re gonna have a hell of a night,” they sing. “The day’s about...

Brothers Osborne describe the feeling of a big loss starting to sink in with their new track “Goodbye’s Kickin’ In.” The song is set to appear on the duo’s as-yet-unannounced follow-up to 2020’s Skeletons.

“Goodbye’s Kickin’ In” is the groovier, funkier side of Brothers Osborne, featuring an insistent bass pulse, a four-on-the-floor beat, and some guitar work from John Osborne that’s got shades of Lindsey Buckingham. “Heard that song a hundred times/Ninety-nine I didn’t mind/This time it just set me off,” Tj Osborne sings,...

After Travis Scott teased on The Tonight Show that he had surprises in store for his debut Saturday Night Live musical guest spot, the rapper delivered by recruiting all-star guests like John Mayer, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker and producer Mike Dean.

For Scott’s opening performance, the Houston rapper formed an unlikely supergroup with Mayer and Parker to perform a funky medley of “Skeletons” and “Astrothunder,” both from his latest record Astroworld. The performance also marked the first time Scott had played “Astrothunder” live.

Like Astroworld‘s cover art,...

One of my favourite UK distributors, ranking up there with Arrow Video and Shameless, are 88 Films. The company, whilst relatively new to the UK scene, have hit the ground running – releasing a handful of fantastic 80s horror flicks to DVD, including: Tourist Trap, Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-a-Rama and The Pit and the Pendulum.

Well now the good folks at 88 Films have announced their next batch of Full Moon titles set for DVD (and also Blu-Ray, yes!) in July and August. Streeting on July 30th is The Dead Want Women and following on August 20th is the original Puppet Master movie – and not only is it being released on DVD it’s also coming on Blu-ray too!

The Dead Want Women (2012)

“The Roaring Twenties End In A Scream When The First Talking Movie Debuts. The World’S Biggest Female Silent Movie Star, Rose Pettigrew, Goes On A Killing Spree...

Love him or hate him, one thing is for sure: Director David DeCoteau is a legend in the horror entertainment field. That can't be denied. He's the man responsible for 80's camp classics such as Nightmare Sisters and Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-o-Rama. Sorority Babes In The Slimeball Bowl-o-Rama gathered a once in a lifetime B movie cast including Linnea Quigley (The Return of the Living Dead), Brinke Stevens (Grandma's House), Michelle Bauer (Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers), Robin Stille (The Slumber Party Massacre), Hal Havins (Night of the Demons), and George 'Buck' Flower (They Live). While Sorority Babes was one of the most downright fun horror films of the 80's, another element stood out about the film, one that would go on to shape and define David DeCoteau's career. See, David DeCoteau cast this complete unknown named Andras Jones in the lead role. Right off the bat, you could...

DVD Playhouse—November 2010

By Allen Gardner

Paths Of Glory (Criterion) Stanley Kubrick’s 1957 antiwar classic put him on the map as a major filmmaker. Kirk Douglas stars in a true story about a French officer in Ww I who locks horns with the military’s top brass after his men are court-martialed for failing to carry out an obvious suicide mission. A perfect film, across the board, with fine support from George Macready as one of the most despicable martinet’s ever captured on film, Ralph Meeker, and Adolphe Menjou, all oily charm as a conniving General. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Audio commentary by critic Gary Giddins; Excerpt from 1966 audio interview with Kubrick; 1979 interview with Douglas; New interviews with Jan Harlan, Christiane Kubrick, and producer James B. Harris; French television documentary on real-life case which inspired the film; Trailer. Widescreen. Dolby 1.0 mono.

Winter’S Bone (Lionsgate) After her deadbeat father disappears,...

Horror fanatics are still buzzing like chainsaws over the Academy Awards’ genre montage. Anywhere there could be a conversation about it online, there was one. Many were upset over the Twilight ‘tweens’ participation, as if their mere presence sent a message about the state of scary in Hollyweird, USA.

A few seemed happy, though, to just get a glimpse of their beloved Evil Dead and Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 if only for a few seconds. But many called the selections generic and thoughtless, demanding the likes of Demons and TerrorVision instead (well, maybe not TerrorVision; that was just me).

How about Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer? Re-Animator? It’s Alive? Tombs of the Blind Dead? Coffin Joe? No list is perfect, but with a bit more care and a phone call to any one of us, the Oscars could have elevated that section into a real scream. Or maybe they...

It’s that time of year again, kids. Dread Central’s 2010 Horror at the Oscars coverage. Horror was indeed present this year and in black-tie. While Roger Corman and Lauren Bacall were honored a few months back at the Governor’s Award Ceremony, it was an unexpected delight to see Corman, recipient of the lifetime achievement Oscar, enjoy a standing ovation on national television.

I was, however, very disappointed that neither of them were allowed to speak. Roger Corman’s contributions to modern cinema are too vast for him to just stand up and wave. James Cameron was one of many Corman acolytes present, and his nomination speaks to Corman’s tremendous legacy. On the Terminator DVD Cameron mentions, "I trained at the Roger Corman Film School.” Jonathan Demme, Martin Scorsese, and Francis Ford Coppola, among many others, were also former students.

The terror continued with a spoof of Paranormal Activity...