Cobra Kai delivers all of the high-flying, martial arts action that fans have come to expect from the Karate Kid franchise. Because of that, the hit Netflix dramedy’s cast must do a significant amount of training in order to perform those impressive feats.
Among those who’s put in work is Khalil Everage, who’s played the role of Chris since the second season. He’s become quite adept at pulling off fight sequences but, just recently, he experienced a change of pace when he starred in coming-of-age movie Shooting Stars. So how exactly did his preparation for the basketball movie compare to what he does for the TV show?
I had the pleasure of speaking with Khalil Everage and his co-stars Scott Henderson and Avery Wills Jr. during the press junket for Shooting Stars. In the movie, Everage takes on the role of real-life St. Vincent–St. Mary alum Sian Cotton, who played alongside LeBron James and the rest of the school’s “Fab Five.” Considering how much he does in the film from a physical standpoint, I couldn’t help but ask how the experience compared to what he does on his widely popular TV series. Basketball and karate are of course very different sports, though Everage can see commonalities in the way he approaches them:
Those who’ve seen the high school basketball movie surely know that the main cast gave it their all when it came to doing the work on the court. Khalil Everage himself had to be particularly physical in order to emulate the style of play that Sian Cotton possessed. Keeping Everage and his co-stars’ performances (and off-camera dynamic) in mind, I think it’s fair to say that they’re all competitors.
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