Warning: spoilers ahead for Cobra Kai Season 6, part 2!Hilary Swank made her franchise debut in 1994 The Next Karate Kid as Julie Pierce, and despite spending the film as the title character, she has yet to join her co-stars Karate Kid alumni in Cobra Kai. Instead, an incredibly minor star from the original trilogy managed to return to the franchise before Swank. As such, Julie is still the biggest Karate Kid character who has yet to appear in the Netflix spinoff show, and another cameo perhaps makes that even less likely to happen when Cobra Kai Season 6 ends on February 13, 2025.
Of all Karate Kid films, Swank’s single installment is the most maligned. It bombed at the box office and currently has an embarrassing rating of just 7% on Rotten Tomatoes. However, the questionable quality of the others Karate Kid the films didn’t stop other legacy actors from returning to reprise their roles. More, Swank had a great career afterwards The Next Karate Kidso her star power would be a great addition to the show. As such, there were still those who hoped to see her as part of Cobra Kai cast of season 6, part 2.
The Karate Kid Part III’s Dennis De Guzman somehow got his return to the franchise before Hilary Swank
De Guzman appeared briefly in the third Karate Kid film
If Julie will appear in Cobra Kaitime is quickly running out for her to do so. At the end of Cobra Kai Season 6, Part 2, she still hasn’t appeared, and there are only five more episodes to air in 2025 before the show ends for good. Despite such a strict deadline, the Cobra Kai the writers don’t seem too concerned about bringing Swank back for the franchise. Instead, the show opted for the return of William Christopher Ford’s Dennis De Guzman.
Given the difference in meaning between the two characters, it becomes even more confusing why Ford was asked to return before Swank. De Guzman – known simply as “Dennis“in 1989 The Karate Kid Part III – had very little to do when he debuted in the franchise, and the same applies to his role in Cobra Kai. Although he will have an exciting confrontation with Ralph Macchio’s Daniel LaRusso for the first time in decades, Ford’s lines are non-existent and his screen time is very sparse – making his return on Swank all the more confusing.
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Of course there’s still time for Julie to show up Cobra Kailast season. Unfortunately, the recent return of another huge Karate Kid makes Swank showing his face much less likely. Due to the death of Pat Morita in 2005 no one would expect Mr. Miyagi to appear on the Netflix show. Surprisingly, Daniel’s late sensei made a brief cameo in “Eunjangdo”. As shockingly brilliant as Daniel vs. Mr. Miyagi in Cobra Kai was, it also ticked another box in terms of debuts per season.
While De Guzman may have only been a bit player during his first stint, that doesn’t change the fact that he falls into the same category as figures like Thomas Ian Griffith’s Terry Silver and Sean Kanan’s Mike Barnes.
The show has long spaced out the reintroduction of its Karate Kid legacy characters. While De Guzman may have only been a bit player during his first stint, that doesn’t change the fact that he falls into the same category as figures like Thomas Ian Griffith’s Terry Silver and Sean Kanan’s Mike Barnes. So along with Miyagi’s return out of nowhere Cobra Kai – a role shared by Brian Takahashi and a deepfake of Morita, the show’s final season could be a bit full of twists and turns, which could distract from the Sekai Taikai plot and Kwon’s death.
Hilary Swank could still return as Julie Pierce after Cobra Kai ends in 2025
Karate Kid: Legends is a big chance for Julie’s return
Cobra KaiThe end of does not mean the conclusion of the Karate Kid franchise. With Karate Kid: LegendsWith a release date set for May 30, 2025, fans won’t have to wait long to see more from the same universe. Interestingly, Macchio is currently the only confirmed actor transferred from Cobra Kai and in Legends. The cast and crew have also been very vocal about the fact that Legends will be the beginning of a new era for the greatest Karate Kid saga. So while the canon won’t be reset, it will serve as an excellent starting point for new fans.
With Jackie Chan also returning to play Mr. Han for the first time since the 2010 remake of The Karate Kidthe next film clearly has something special in store. As the last protagonist of the franchise yet to reprise her role It would make perfect sense for Swank’s character to return as well Legends. Furthermore, this would also explain his continued absence from the Netflix show. If Julie Pierce had jumped from The Next Karate Kid to Cobra Kaiwould have made it even more difficult to keep the spinoff separate from the upcoming legacy sequel.