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‘Cobra Kai’ Creators Wanted Hilary Swank To Return For Final Season, Tease Idea They “Can Revisit” In Franchise
Josh Heald, co-creator of Netflix's 'Cobra Kai', wanted Hilary Swank to reprise her 'The Next Karate Kid' (1994) role as Julie Pierce in final season.
As legends of the Karate Kid universe were reprised for streaming and the big screen, one former Mr. Miyagi protégé hasn’t been seen in more than 30 years. The trio reached out to Swank’s team with “the beginnings of a genesis of an idea” about how Julie could return to the onscreen universe, hoping to “have a discussion with her about it and introduce ourselves.” Heald sees the character as “a big piece of the Miyagi-verse that’s still out there” following this year’s Karate Kid: Legends, which brought back Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, Jackie Chan’s Mr. Han and William Zabka’s Johnny Lawrence.
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