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The world couldn't get enough of 'The Karate Kid' back in the 1980s, and now we can't get enough of "Cobra Kai" in the 2020s! The hit Netflix series celebrates its 5th season with a red carpet premiere in Los Angeles, and Young Hollywood is there on the scene to catch up with all your favorite stars from Cobra Kai, Miyagi-Do, Eagle Fang, and more, including Mary Mouser (Samantha LaRusso), Gianni DeCenzo (Demetri), Dallas Dupree Young (Kenny), Griffin Santopietro (Anthony LaRusso), and even the OGs themselves, Ralph Macchio (Daniel LaRusso), William Zabka (Johnny Lawrence), and Martin Kove (John Kreese)! Find out how long it took them to get ready for the evening, who the best IRL fighters in the cast are, and what guest stars they'd love to see on the show!

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Young Hollywood

How long would you say it took you to get ready today?

Guest

How long a long time actually kept taking snack breaks, but we love that you have to to survive the heat. You know, I had my Wendy's fries on standby. Second guest: 22 little amount of time. I'm not saying that as a brag, I'm saying I should have spent more time. But yeah, I'm ready. It took me about, I'm going to say in 30 minutes to 40 minutes to get ready and then I got a haircut right before this, so I'm feeling great, I gotta get the fresh cut, fresh cut of course.

Young Hollywood

Okay. And so a lot of people on the comment from the trailer park, it's not out yet have been talking about the girl feud. So what would you say about it in season five about what?

Guest

I feel like the coolest part is that for me is that this has become such, this larger than life kind of rivalry, which I love and I love that to me at least it doesn't feel like a girl fight, you know what I mean? In the, in the traditional sense, the way media portrays that, I think the cool part is that, you know, it's nuanced, there's, there's layers, there's purpose to every decision that the two of them make and at the same time they're a little bit thickheaded to not just sit down and figure. So we'll see.

Young Hollywood

How would you say you're in Patton's relationship is off camera?

Guest

It's awesome, I adore her, She's the sweetest human alive. She's so talented and we have a blast, you know, getting to hate on each other. So it's always a little weird and we when we get to have opportunities outside of work and we get to just hang out like we do karaoke together, you know, play a little bit of truth or dare, like yeah,

Young Hollywood

Who do you think is the best fighter across the cast?

Guest

Who's the best fighter me? 1000%. I mean honestly, I don't know when I first saw Terry Silver, you know, his whole fight scene thomas man, he's really good at karate, like he's tall, but he's also amazing. Like he's got long limbs, he could kick you like 20 ft away, I swear. It's amazing, it's so cool. Second guest: Well thomas Ian Griffith is a martial artist and yuji Okamoto like worked his butt off this year and looks great. Billy has a damn damn good spinning heel kick. So I'm just trying to keep up the kids, the kids by far, but I lean into the old Gs.

Young Hollywood

Interacting with the cast. On and off camera would win in a fight. In real life.

Guest

Real life, I'm probably like Tanner, it's boring. But yeah, he'll probably win if it's like a mind game thing or like a setting traps for people, I'm gonna do it, I'm gonna like home alone everybody and then, I win, I'm gonna I'm gonna have to go with that man over there. Jacob Bertrand, he is so talented and it's really incredible having the opportunity to learn from him and Tanner Buchanan and so many other actors on it's really close, I think that you know, female fighter with victoria's sensational, Peyton was really good and I like her character whenever they ask me, you know, they asked me who would you like to be different panels, they say, who would you like to be if you weren't john crease? And I say, you know, I'd rather be a like tori, I like female warriors, you know, and male fighter, it's a toss up between I think Tanner and Jacob talk, they're both really good and these kids don't get, we get time to do it, Billy ralph and I get time to do stuff to do stunts into fighting, but they don't get any time, they get one or two days and they're brilliant.

Young Hollywood

Now you have five seasons on your belt, so how does it, how does it feel, seeing like the evolution of everybody fighting, everybody fighting, everybody come so far and they're fighting? Second guest: The cast came in, they didn't know any karate, like I didn't when I did the karate kid and I learned and so it's just it's getting bigger and badder more intense, a lot lot stronger fights and we have a bunch of martial artists and great actors on our show now.

Young Hollywood

So how does it feel, seeing all of the fans just here compared to your millions of people are going to watch the show? Second guest: Having all the fans here is an unbelievable experience. But it's really good to have these interactions with everybody that we don't usually have. We only have on zoom or the internet, but it's great to have everybody here at one spot, especially with Covid happening. So it's crazy experience surreal for me.

Young Hollywood

What would you say to the fans about the season five?

Guest

All I can say is, you know, you're not gonna want to miss it. I can't spoil too much because you know, you don't want to miss off the people that literally teach you karate, but Tiktok fans keep watching.

Young Hollywood

What would you say is different about season five? Second guest: Um, certainly for Daniela russo, he's the only one who knows how villainous and diabolical terry silver is. So he kind of looks like the crazy person to everyone else. So, and he loses the grip on everything in his life at some point and has to hit rock bottom and find his way back. So in that respect, it's the deepest dive for Daniel, adult Daniela russo to re find his balance and that, that was a fun part of the season.

Young Hollywood

How would you describe season five in three words?

Guest

Bigger batter, badass, crazy and I think what I'm looking for. Like it meets your expectations. I don't know what, that, where it is, but that's what I'm thinking of? Second guest: Golden, Golden, golden.

Young Hollywood

You could have any guests are on the show. Who would you want it to be, you have to fight them. Second guest: I'd have to fight them as well. Oh my God, that's difficult. I mean it's, there's so many fans of the show that's a killer question because I'm alienating someone, you know, um, um, you know, all are welcome. I'm gonna, I'm gonna plead the fifth and I'll fight anybody who wants to come out and support us.

Young Hollywood

If you could add one guest star to Cobra Kai, who to be any guest star ever.

Guest

I would say jim Carey just because I'm a big jim Carrey fan, but that's just me. I don't know. I think he'd be good at karate, especially since he has like rubber limbs. I think he'd be able to kill all of us. I know. Andrew Garfield as a fan of the show. So if he, I think he should join as like a younger kid and we just don't address the fact that he's Andrew Garfield, we're like, oh yeah, he's just a 12 year old friend from middle school. Yeah, yeah, that's what I think that'd be a good one. Yeah, that'd be my favorite.

Young Hollywood

Okay, these are your top five. So I'm gonna read off five things and you'll say what it is. Okay, so your top song right now.

Guest

My top song is, we're going to be friends by the white stripes, anything white stripes. I love it.

Young Hollywood

Top show.

Guest

Top show how I met your mother hands down. I've been watched all nine seasons 1000 times over. And I'm very sad. It's not on netflix. So netflix.

Young Hollywood

Top snack.

Guest

Tops diet coke. Does that count?

Young Hollywood

Okay. Top celeb obsession.

Guest

Obsession. Jim Carey. I love him.

Young Hollywood

And top product. What's one thing you can't live without?

Guest

Top product? Diet coke again, I'm obsessed with diet coke. I know it's unhealthy. Don't tell me. I just love it.

Young Hollywood

So top song right now. Second guest: Top song right now. Every chance that I give my little baby. Yeah, yeah, definitely.

Young Hollywood

Top show. Second guest: Top. So Cobra kai always have yet to say that yet. No one said it. Are you serious? Come on now.

Young Hollywood

Top Product, One thing you can't live without. Second guest: Top product is my hair product is carrot. Care about character.

Young Hollywood

And top snack. Second guest: Top snack. Top snack would have to be a neutral game, strawberry and banana bar.

Young Hollywood

That's your go to song right now. Second guest: My go to songs. Oh, I don't know. I think I'd be putting on some, some def Leppard, some Van halen, some whitesnake.

Young Hollywood

So top song right now. Second guest: Top song. Um, I'm really into rooster by Alice in chains. Listen to a lot of that. Yeah, that's my top show.

Young Hollywood

Top show. Second guest: I just finished the evil dead on netflix, which I really enjoyed and I want to get into game of Thrones. Next.

Young Hollywood

Top snack. Second guest: Snack, probably oatmeal cookies.

Young Hollywood

What are you doing man? I love this guy. Second guest: Yeah, he's perfect because everybody can just jump in interviews. Oh my, I mean, we're all so close. We got it in.

Young Hollywood

Top Product. One thing you cannot live without. Second guest: Products. I got to see. I know it's bad, but my phone I can't do anything without it. Yeah, I'm a total screen ager. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Perfect. Thank you so much and congratulations.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Mary Mouser

    Samantha LaRusso in Cobra Kai, discusses her character's feud

  • Gianni DeCenzo

    Demetri in Cobra Kai, discusses his red carpet prep

  • Dallas Dupree Young

    Kenny in Cobra Kai, shares his dream guest star

  • Griffin Santopietro

    Anthony LaRusso in Cobra Kai, shares his favorite things

  • Ralph Macchio

    Daniel LaRusso in Cobra Kai, discusses his character's Season 5 arc

  • William Zabka

    Johnny Lawrence in Cobra Kai, mentioned for his fighting skills

  • Martin Kove

    John Kreese in Cobra Kai, talks about the cast's fighting evolution

  • Peyton List

    Actress playing Tory in Cobra Kai, mentioned by Mary Mouser and Martin Kove

  • Thomas Ian Griffith

    Actor playing Terry Silver, praised for his martial arts skills

  • Yuji Okumoto

    Actor playing Chozen Toguchi, praised for his fighting

  • Tanner Buchanan

    Actor in Cobra Kai, mentioned as a strong fighter

  • Jacob Bertrand

    Actor in Cobra Kai, mentioned as a talented fighter

FAQ

What is the Cobra Kai Season 5 premiere about?+
The Cobra Kai Season 5 premiere is a red carpet event in Los Angeles where the cast discusses their experiences, the new season, and interacts with Young Hollywood.
Who are some of the cast members interviewed at the premiere?+
Cast members interviewed include Mary Mouser, Gianni DeCenzo, Dallas Dupree Young, Griffin Santopietro, Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, and Martin Kove.
What happens with Daniel LaRusso in Cobra Kai Season 5?+
In Season 5, Daniel LaRusso is the only one who truly understands how villainous Terry Silver is, and he will hit rock bottom before finding his way back and regaining balance in his life.
What do the cast members say about the 'girl feud' in Cobra Kai?+
Mary Mouser describes the rivalry between her character Sam and Peyton List's Tory as nuanced with layers and purpose, not a traditional 'girl fight'.
Which guest stars would the cast like to see on Cobra Kai?+
Dallas Dupree Young wants Jim Carrey, and Griffin Santopietro suggests Andrew Garfield as a younger kid who is just a friend from middle school.
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