Ralph Macchio had been approached several times over the years with various ideas to revive his “Karate Kid” character, Daniel Larusso. But the pitch from writers Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg was different.
Heald was behind “Hot Tub Time Machine,” while Hurwitz and Schlossberg were the brains behind the “Harold & Kumar” franchise. “So I knew they had their finger on the pulse of R-rated comedies for the young generation,” Macchio told IndieWire’s Turn It On podcast. “I thought that was interesting to have guys who had success in that world take on something iconic and nostalgic. It turns out they’re big ass ‘Karate Kid’ fans. It’s ‘Star Wars’ to them.”
What they came up with was “Cobra Kai,” which the trio first had to convince Sony, and stars Macchio and William Zabka, to consider. Once the studio was on board, they pitched it to YouTube...
Heald was behind “Hot Tub Time Machine,” while Hurwitz and Schlossberg were the brains behind the “Harold & Kumar” franchise. “So I knew they had their finger on the pulse of R-rated comedies for the young generation,” Macchio told IndieWire’s Turn It On podcast. “I thought that was interesting to have guys who had success in that world take on something iconic and nostalgic. It turns out they’re big ass ‘Karate Kid’ fans. It’s ‘Star Wars’ to them.”
What they came up with was “Cobra Kai,” which the trio first had to convince Sony, and stars Macchio and William Zabka, to consider. Once the studio was on board, they pitched it to YouTube...
- 6/22/2018
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
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