Ralph Macchio feels that the Karate Kid franchise can carry on forever

Quizzed about the future of Karate Kid, Ralph told People: "There's been discussions.

"I think there came between the series and the movie with Jackie Chan all that colliding at the same time. I just think there needs to be a reset.

"Finding the perfect way to launch, because the fan base - it's never gone away. It hasn't gone away since 1984. But, you want to service and be organic and be true to the integrity of the characters. So that's always a challenge once you are on the long game."

Macchio - who first played the role of LaRusso in the original Karate Kid flick back in 1984 - explained that nothing is imminent in terms of a new project in the franchise.

He said: "Me and the guys who write that show and other actors involved, we're all open to communicating. But something isn't coming tomorrow. I don't have that secret yet, but maybe we do a few other things. And Cobra Kai never dies. Karate Kid lives forever."

Ralph took part in the 24 Hours Plays Annual Gala - a charity event that sees actors challenged to write, rehearse and perform new plays in the space of 24 hours - earlier this month and explained that it was something he was keen to test himself with.

He explained: "I'm feeling great. I'm not gonna necessarily say it's a bucket lister, but I like to challenge myself. Coming off the last seven years of what I've had with the Cobra Kai series and the Karate Legends movie and all that high-end kind of stuff, it was just like, let's get my hands dirty and all that high-end kind of stuff, it was just like, let's get my hands dirty and let's cross over without a net. That's how it felt.

"But a lot of love in the room and live theatre and not everything's perfect, but it was perfect for that moment."