Karate Kid 2 Villain Says Cobra Kai Season 3 Gives Daniel And Chozen ‘Closure’

Cobra Kai‘s third season quickly approaches. We’re waiting with bated breath to find out how Miguel and the other kids are doing after the epic karate riot that acted as a climax for the show’s second season, but the grown-ups have their own struggles. The third season sees Daniel LaRusso heading back to Okinawa, where he once again encounters Chozen, whom he battled to protect his romantic interest, Kumiko in Karate Kid Part II. Ahead of the season, actor Yuji Okamoto looks at the past and future of his iconic ’80s villain in a new interview with EW.

“I never forgot about Chozen, because he was a big part of my life,” Okumoto said. The actor had a back story written for his character, and had even written about what has happened to Chozen since his life-and-death battle against Daniel.

“When the Cobra Kai people came to me, I actually had all this stuff still recorded, and I had a nice discussion and gave them my input about what happened to him possibly after the final showdown with him and Daniel,” Okumoto explained.

For Okumoto, one of the highlights of filming was going to Okinawa, the southernmost of Japan’s main islands. Karate Kid Part II was set in Okinawa, but it was actually filmed in Hawaii.

“The whole style of Miyagi-Do is based off of [real-world Karate style] Goju-Ryu, which was founded in Okinawa,” Okumoto sad. “So being able to shoot where Goju-Ryu style karate began was really special. I can’t even explain how blown away I was to have actually made it to Okinawa to shoot Cobra Kai, and to be there with Ralph.”

Okumoto praised Macchio’s professionalism, and talks about rehearsing fight scenes with him ahead of filming, which allowed them to “catch up and talk story in between kicking each others’ asses” ahead of what Okumoto called four significant fight scenes in the episode they’re in together. Okumoto links Cobra Kai to real life, too, connecting one of the show’s earliest fight scenes, in which protagonist Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) pulls a hamstring due to being out of practice.

“Sure enough, on my last fight on the set of Cobra Kai, I threw a kick and pulled my hammy so bad. My first thought was, ‘Seriously?'” Okumoto said. He ultimately finished the scene thanks to some creative camera work, and dove into rehab once he got to his home in Seattle, Washington.

Okumoto hopes the pair’s final fight will give fans of his character closure.

“When people see the end scene between Chozen and Daniel, I think they will be satisfied with that closer. And who knows beyond that. I’m kind of the last Miyagi-Do connection for Daniel’s character. There’s always that possibility for them to continue,” Okumoto said, hinting that while they meet in battle, they might end on better terms.

Cobra Kai Season 3 hits Netflix on January 8, 2021. Until then, you can look ahead at what we know about the upcoming season, check out the trailer, and look back at the previous seasons.

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New Super Nintendo World At Universal Studios Footage Revealed

If you ever wanted to know what it was like going through a warp pipe or traveling through an underground Super Mario video game level, you’ve come to the right place. Nintendo has revealed an all-new look at the upcoming Super Nintendo World theme park expansion at Universal Studios Japan, including a tour of a big portion of the area.

In the video, Shigeru Miyamoto, who created the Super Mario franchise, walks around the land, pointing out the many things visitors will get to do. It all begins with a warp pipe, which you walk through to enter Peach’s Castle, as seen in Mario 64. As Miyamoto explained, the castle music from Mario 64 will also greet you, and the land is filled with a variety of different songs from throughout the Super Mario franchise.

From there, you’re essentially immersed in Mario’s world, which is incredibly animated with spinning coins, wandering monsters, and even snoring piranha plants. There will also be plenty of interactivity, thanks to a wrist band guests can wear, which syncs to their smartphone. With that band, you can collect coins by hitting certain blocks, unlock hidden images and games, and even activate a Pow block to defeat a Koopa Troopa.

Next, Miyamoto showed off a maze made to look like an underground level in one of the games, which included a section with much larger blocks to make you feel as if you shrank and are in need of a mushroom to get back to normal size. Given this is a theme park, there are also gift shop and food options. The restaurant, Kinopio’s Cafe, is run by Chef Toad and features a variety of unique and mushroom-centric dishes.

Then there are the rides. Miyamoto didn’t actually ride any of the attractions, but he did walk through the line queue area for the Mario Kart-themed ride, showing off the various iconic trophies from the Mario Kart games, as well as the one designed specifically for the course the ride takes. The story is simple, Bowser has created a track simply to best Mario. As the plumber’s friends, it’s up to the visitors to race on the track and make sure Bowser doesn’t win.

At a glance, Super Nintendo World is incredibly impressive, and that’s before anyone has set foot on the rides. The Mario Kart attraction is one of two that will be available when the land opens, the other is a family-friendly adventure in which guests will ride on Yoshi’s back. You can take a look at everything Miyamoto explored in the land above.

Super Nintendo World will open at Universal Studios Japan on February 4, 2021. The park is also coming to both Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Orlando in the future.

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New To Amazon Prime Video In January 2021: Face/Off, Dexter, Star Trek Beyond, And More

There’s no way around it–2020 has been an unusual year many of us will likely be thankful to put behind us. Luckily, the handful of days left for this year still have exciting new releases to look forward to (like Wonder Woman 1984 and Pixar’s Soul, both on Christmas Day). The less than two weeks 2020 has ahead will be a great runway for looking forward to what’s on offer from the likes of Hulu, Netflix, Shudder, and of course Amazon Prime Video. Check out Amazon’s release list for the month below.

Easily the most packed day for releases will be New Year’s Day, which will see a staggering 76 newcomers to Amazon’s platform. There’s pretty much something for everyone that day, but it’d be hard to top Face/Off as something to help set the appropriate tone for 2021. If you are correctly sensing a lack of any sarcasm whatsoever in the previous sentence, you should also check out our recent overview of 23 things you need to know before watching (or rewatching) the utterly ridiculous and awesome 1997 action epic starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage.

But if that doesn’t do it for you, also arriving that day is Star Trek Beyond, the 2016 sequel in the reboot series which also is the 13th film in the Star Trek film franchise overall. By all standards, the film didn’t dazzle critics or audiences, but its conventional plot and interest in having both Spock and Kirk searching for something different–they’re bored of going where no one has gone before–makes the film a bit of a curiosity. Even if you’ve seen it before, a rewatch is merited–it’s one of the quieter and more unusual entries in the Star Trek canon.

A lot of Amazon’s offerings next month will be heavy on everything in between the suggestions above, with no real rhyme or reason to them–a big grab bag. Again, on January 1, the 1990 dark humor-horror film Arachnophobia starring John Goodman and Jeff Daniels–which is about newly discovered prehistoric spiders wreaking havoc–is good cheesy fun. Of a similar vibe are the first eight seasons of Dexter, the Showtime drama about a forensic analyst who serially murders all his problems away. As a revival of that series is due out sometime fall 2021, now wouldn’t be a bad time to get hooked and give it a binge.

Below, you’ll find everything coming to Amazon Prime Video for the month of January.

New to Amazon in January 2021

January 1

  • 1900
  • A Night At The Roxbury
  • Arachnophobia
  • Bloody Sunday
  • Broken Arrow
  • Brothers
  • Chaplin
  • Cloverfield
  • Coneheads
  • Confessions Of A Shopaholic
  • Donnie Brasco
  • Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb
  • Escape From Alcatraz
  • Eve’s Bayou
  • Face/Off
  • Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell
  • Girl Most Likely
  • Good Luck Chuck
  • Gun Duel In Durango
  • Gunfight At The O.K. Corral
  • In & Out
  • Jazz
  • Kiss The Girls
  • Last Of The Mohicans
  • Legion
  • Like A Boss
  • Love The Coopers
  • Major League (2015)
  • Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World (2003)
  • Peggy Sue Got Married
  • Places In The Heart
  • Premonition
  • Pride
  • Push
  • Regarding Henry
  • Ride Out For Revenge
  • Salt
  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered
  • Signs
  • Soul Food
  • St. Elmo’s Fire
  • Starman
  • Star Trek Beyond
  • The Brass Legend
  • The Brothers Mcmullen
  • The Cooler
  • The Devil’s Own
  • The Firm
  • The Interview
  • The Legend Of Bagger Vance
  • The Longest Yard
  • The Peacemaker
  • The Quick And The Dead
  • The Sons Of Katie Elder
  • The Town
  • The Truman Show
  • Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys
  • Vampire In Brooklyn
  • Virtuosity
  • Walking Tall
  • War
  • When A Man Loves A Woman
  • Where Hope Grows
  • Wonder Boys
  • Ancient Civilizations of North America: Season 1
  • Baby Looney Tunes: Season 1
  • Beecham House: Season 1
  • Bringing up Bates: Season 1
  • Changing Body Composition through Diet and Exercise: Season 1
  • Commandments: Season 1
  • Dexter: Seasons 1-8
  • I Survived . . . Beyond and Back: Season 1
  • Rocco Schiavone: Ice Cold Murders: Season 1
  • Simply Ming: Season 14
  • Texas Metal: Season 1
  • The Universe : Season 1

January 6

  • Mighty Oak

January 7

  • Gretel & Hansel

January 8

  • Herself
  • The Silencing

January 11

  • The Rhythm Section

January 15

  • One Night In Miami
  • Tandav: Season 1

January 18

  • Alone
  • Pandora: Season 2

January 19

  • Grantchester

January 22

  • Flack
  • Jessy and Nessy

January 29

  • Chick Fight
  • Mortal

Cyberpunk 2077 PSA: Don’t Miss These Side Quests

Just like The Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077 is packed full of side quests, and there are certain ones you’ll want to finish before you hit that point of no return.

In the above video, we go through the most important side quests in Cyberpunk 2077: the ones that directly impact your ending, as well as offer romance options. We tell you how to start them, as well as the outcomes (as spoiler-free as possible) in order to romance certain characters. Many of the quests have multiple arcs, and it’s important to follow them all, as they’re some of the strongest moments in the game.

Cyberpunk 2077 is available now for PS4, PS5 (via backwards compatibility), Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S (via backwards compatibility), PC, and Stadia. For more Cyberpunk 2077 tips, make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/GameSpot.

Call of Duty: Warzone’s Stim Glitch Is Back

One of Call of Duty: Warzone’s most infamous glitches has returned, according to a number of players. There have been reports that some players have used the glitch to hide in the storm, healing themselves over and over again, until they are the last person standing.

The glitch takes advantage of Warzone’s stim, a piece of tactical equipment that quickly brings you to full health. Players have found a way to break the game and use the stim infinitely, allowing them to survive the gas. Other players are usually left alone in the final circle, doing whatever they can to survive until the storm kills them.

“I posted about the stim glitch returning last night and this is the clip from the game,” said Redditor Konspiracy in a thread with another example of someone using the glitch. “Looking at the game stats, the cheater got their win with 0 kills, 11011 damage and 10971 damage taken…I’m not sure how they got so much damage without any kills.”

This glitch gained notoriety in Warzone in October, but Raven Software issued a fix that removed it. It looks like it returned with the most recent update that merged the battle royale with Black Ops Cold War.

This is just one of several issues that have come to the battle royale over the past few days. The newly added attack helicopters were making people invisible, pushing the developers to remove them from the game altogether. Players are also unhappy with how the update was implemented; primarily with how poorly Black Ops Cold War weapons work in Warzone.

Outside all the technical issues, the new Rebirth Island map that was added with the update brings a refreshing change of pace to the battle royale. Players hope that the new map is added to Verdansk in a future update.

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