Karate Kid: Legends is arriving later this year, bringing the martial arts franchise back to the big screen for the first time in 15 years. Combining the karate of the original movies (and Cobra Kai) ...

and fans were initially disappointed to find out that the well-received series would not be tying into the new 2025 movie, Karate Kid: Legends, via showrunner Josh Heald's, interview with ScreenRant.

Sure, there was allegedly a fourth installment ("The Next Karate Kid," featuring Hillary Swank as Mr. Miyagi's new student), but as far as I'm concerned, that movie never happened. You hear me?