But, viewers might also notice a surprising name in Cobra Kai's credits: Will Smith. Here's why Will Smith is an executive producer on Cobra Kai. Smith's involvement in Cobra Kai stems from the 2010 Karate Kid reboot starring Jackie Chan and Will's son, Jaden Smith.
In 2005, he received the honorary César Award; that same year, he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical for Fela!; and in 2021, he was nominated as a producer of Cobra Kai for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. Aside from acting and behind-the-scenes work on screen and stage, Smith has.
Will Smith Called Ralph Macchio About The 'Karate Kid' Remake
Who was supposed to play Mr. Miyagi?
Morita gained particular fame during the 1980s for his work as Mr. Miyagi in the Karate Kid films. The original preferred choice was Toshiro Mifune, who had appeared in the Akira Kurosawa films Rashomon (1950), Seven Samurai (1954), and The Hidden Fortress (1958), but the actor did not speak English.
Casting. A number of actors were considered for the part of Daniel, including Sean Penn, Robert Downey Jr., Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, Emilio Estevez, Nicolas Cage, Anthony Edwards, C. Thomas Howell, Tom Cruise, Eric Stoltz and D. B. Sweeney.
PUBLISHED: May 2, 2011 at 8:41 a.m. | UPDATED: January 13, 2019 at 5:46 a.m. It pays to be Will Smith's son. Jaden Smith, 12, was paid $3 million for the 2010 remake of “Karate Kid,” his first starring role ever. According to his contract, the pre-teen made $900,000 initially and was later given an additional $100,000.
I provided my son with the best martial artists in the world, and he could not be persuaded to try it. In just two months, Jaden had learned so much. He is truly a talented boy,” he said, adding he felt Smith was ready to perform his own stunts in “Kung Fu Kid.”
Apart from four jiu-jitsu lessons when I was 10, I had no martial arts experience. Before filming, I was trained in Okinawan Gōjū-ryū karate by Pat E Johnson, who coordinated the fight scenes and played the head referee in the tournament at the end of the film.
In a sequence from the movie highlighting Dre's training progression, Smith — just 11 years old at the time — carefully lowers himself into a huge, suspended middle split while balancing his feet on two railings.
Smith's involvement in Cobra Kai stems from the 2010 Karate Kid reboot starring Jackie Chan and Will's son, Jaden Smith. Sony owned the Karate Kid franchise when the first four movies were made, but Smith's production company Overbrook Entertainment acquired the rights to spearhead the 2010 Karate Kid.
Part 1 of Cobra Kai Season 6 premieres July 18, followed by Part 2 on Nov. 24. The third and final part of Season 6 will arrive in 2025. All three batches will consist of five episodes each.
Jaden Smith was born on July 8, 1998 in Malibu, California, USA as Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, the son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. He is the older brother of Willow Smith (born on October 23, 2000) and is the younger half-brother of Trey Smith.
For the role of 12-year-old Kung Fu student Dre Parker, Jaden Smith spent three months training in various martial arts techniques. One of the techniques seen in the film includes the Crane Style of Kung Fu, which Dre witnesses a woman practicing atop the dragon head at the temple.
Will Smith's net worth is estimated at $350 million, making him one of the richest actors in the world. At 51 years old, Will Smith is an American actor, rapper, and songwriter. Millions love him, and he's unarguably been one of the most lovable actors throughout his career.
Smith has been learning karate since he was three years old. For the film, he trained under one of Jackie Chan's stunt team, Wu Gang, for four months, so that his kung fu would look realistic on film. All martial arts battles on film are choreographed, making it more akin to a dance, rather than actual combat.
Personal life. Macchio was introduced to his future wife, Phyllis Fierro, by his grandmother when he was 15. They got married on April 5, 1987, and have two children. Fierro is a nurse practitioner.
Prior to Macchio getting cast as Daniel LaRusso, some of the other contenders for the role included Charlie Sheen, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Cruise, and Nicolas Cage.
Thomas Howell, Tom Cruise, Eric Stoltz and D. B. Sweeney. Ralph Macchio was ultimately cast on the strength of his performance as Johnny Cade in The Outsiders (1983). Macchio has stated that his performance as Johnny influenced the development of Daniel LaRusso in The Karate Kid.
