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The Karate Kid franchise has been going on for over four decades, with films, shows, video games, and more. The franchise is still alive, with a new film on the way and a Broadway adaptation.

The upcoming Karate Kids: Legends will bring back Ralph Macchio as Daniel Larusso, and Jackie Chan as Mr. Han. On top of the film, there are more ways to expand the franchise, including the stage musical. Speaking to Cbr's Grae Drake ahead of Karate Kids: Legends' premiere later this month, Macchio opened up about the progress on the Broadway show and gave an encouraging update.

The Broadway musical adaptation of The Karate Kid was announced in January 2020. However, the musical has yet to premiere. Robert Mark Kamen, the original film's screenwriter, worked on the script for the stage musical, with Amon Miyamoto as director. The cast included Jovanni Sy as Mr. Miyagi, John Cardoza as Daniel Larusso,...

Exclusive: After nearly a decade at Buchwald, veteran talent agent Ben Gorman has moved to Prototype Talent Agency.

Gorman began his career as an assistant at the now-defunct Abrams Artists Agency, followed by stints at Independent Artist Group (then known as APA) and The Gersh Agency, before spending several years at Pakula/King & Associates as an agent, prior to the move to Buchwald.

Clients joining Gorman at Prototype include Brandon Jay McLaren, Tim Griffin (Voltron), Larry Joe Campbell, model and actress Charlotte McKinney (Fantasy Island), Dan Leahy (Reboot) and CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase performer Jetta Juriansz. Others are expected to follow shortly. Gorman also represents well-known British motorsports journalist and presenter Will Buxton, who after 17 years with Formula 1, is now set to become the play-by-play commentator for Fox Sports’ coverage of the IndyCar Series this season.

“Ben has been in the industry...

Paramount Global has announced the 12 cast members as well as the producing team for the 2023 CBS Showcase. A premiere screening event will be held in Hollywood on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Additional virtual screenings will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 18 and Thursday, Jan. 19 at 1 Pm, Pt, 4 Pm, Pt and 7 Pm, Pt.

This year’s cast members include: Adisa Williams, Alise Morales, D.J. Mausner, Evan Mills, Geoffrey James, Jake Szczepaniak, Jetta Juriansz, Joseph Lymous, Lorena Russi, Miya Kodama, Vinny Thomas and Zae Jordan.

The hourlong showcase, designed to spotlight up-and-coming talent, features the actors in comedic digital shorts, sketches and music videos. The show is viewed by senior-level executives, showrunners and casting directors from Paramount brands, as well as other networks and streamers, in addition to talent...

Hulu has released an official trailer for “The Girl From Plainville” — a limited series inspired by the true story of Michelle Carter’s “texting suicide” case.

Based on Jesse Barron’s Esquire article of the same name, “The Girl From Plainville” dives into Carter’s (Elle Fanning) relationship with Conrad Roy III (Colton Ryan) and his following death, which led to her conviction of involuntary manslaughter.

“All he thought about was dying… I really just wanted to help him,” says Fanning’s Carter in the gripping trailer, which is full of unsettling text messages and moments both following and leading up to Roy’s death.

In addition to Fanning and Ryan, the series also stars Chloë Sevigny as Lynn Roy, Cara Buono as Gail Carter, Kai Lennox as David Carter and Norbert Leo Butz as Conrad Roy II.

Hailing from UCP of the Universal Studio Group, “The Girl From Plainville...