hosted a special screening and Q&A at the Dolby Theatre, the cast, including Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, opened up to ET's Will Marfuggi about season 5, dream guest stars and the one person everyone wants to appear on an upcoming season of the franchise spinoff series: Hilary Swank.
In 1994, Swank took over the franchise as Julie Pierce in, which turned out to be the fourth and final film. While the movie didn’t include Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, Swank appeared opposite Pat Morita in his final appearance as Mr.
Miyagi. Given that has brought back Yuji Okumoto as Chozen, Thomas Ian Griffith as Terry Silver, Tamlyn Tomita as Kumiko, John Kreese as Martin Kove, Elisabeth Shue as Ali Mills and other original stars of the first three films, it’s only fitting that as the Netflix series continues into season 5 (and possibly beyond) that Swank gets folded back into the Miyagi universe. “How could she not be on that list?
She’s in the canon,” Zabka, who has reprised his role as Johnny Lawrence over the course of the series, says, while Tanner Buchanan, who plays his son, Robby Keene, adds, “I would love it.” “We always say this: Anyone who is in the Miyagi-verse, meaning anyone who knew Mr.
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