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Sony Making New Karate Kid Movie
And several movies are switching release dates. See more at Empire.

Sony Making New Karate Kid Movie

While Cobra Kai continues to expand and enrich the Karate Kid franchise in fun ways on the small screen, Sony is looking to return to the concept — albeit with a new twist — in cinemas. The studio has now announced a 7 June 2024 release date for the film.

Though no official details on the movie have gotten out into the world, a report from Murphy's Multiverse in August pointed to a switch in the dynamic, keeping the use of Kung-fu from the 2010 version, but seeing a young man from Beijing moving with his mother to Brooklyn and ending up schooling a classmate's father in the martial art and finding his own path once more.

Notably, the new movie is not coming from the Cobra Kai team – co-creator Jon Hurwitz answered a question on twitter and confirmed that they're not involved. Which is honestly a little disappointing given how entertaining the show has been.

In related release date news, Sony has handed out a date to the next instalment of the Searching franchise, called Missing, and set fo 24 February next year.

And there are changes afoot for Sony's next Marvel-based movies, including Kraven The Hunter, shifting from January next year to 6 October. Madame Web, meanwhile, is moving from that October date to 16 February 2024. It's not the first time the movie has changed dates, which doesn't necessarily bode well for it…