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Episode 345 - COBRA KAI creators discuss the final season plus all about THE PENGUIN

Culture Pop Podcast
Culture Pop Podcast
Episode β€’ Dec 17, 2024 β€’ 1h 11m

Executive Producers Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg join Mase & Sue to talk about NETFLIX’s hit series, π‚πŽππ‘π€ πŠπ€πˆ, their resurrection of the cult movie classic THE KARATE KID. They discuss the inspiration behind the project, how friendships formed in high school and college morphed into a decades long creative partnership, bringing back original cast members, casting actors with martial arts skills, what they looked for in hiring writers and crew, the use of AI for Pat Morita’s return, and relationship with the originator of 𝐓𝐇𝐄 πŠπ€π‘π€π“π„ πŠπˆπƒ, Robert Mark Kamen. Plus, a recap of 𝐓𝐇𝐄 ππ„ππ†π”πˆπ starring Colin Farrell and πƒπžπ§π³πžπ₯ π–πšπ¬π‘π’π§π π­π¨π§β€™π¬ five final films before retirement. 00:00 Jacob Emrani Message 00:37 Best Concerts Ever 04:56 The Penguin: A Masterpiece 13:35 Denzel Washington's Retirement Announcement 23:48 π‚π¨π›π«πš 𝐊𝐚𝐒 π‚π«πžπšπ­π¨π«π¬ 𝐉𝐨𝐒𝐧 𝐭𝐑𝐞 𝐒𝐑𝐨𝐰 28:18 College Connections and Creative Beginnings 30:32 Showrunning Dynamics 33:47 William Zabka's Transformation 37:55 Reuniting the Original Cast 42:02 The Saikai Taikai Tournament 49:02 The Writer's Room and Fan Dedication 01:05:55 β€ŠRobert Mark Kamen and his reaction to the Cobra Kai show

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