Hilary Swank sets the record straight on ‘Cobra Kai’ cameo

Hilary Swank has recently made her decision about Cobra Kai cameo.

The Oscar-winning actress, who previously starred in 1994 The Next Karate Kid, has rejected cameo role in the Netflix series.

Josh Heald, who co-created the Cobra Kai series with Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, told Entertainment Weekly that they approached the actress about reprising her role of Julie Pierce in the sixth and final season.

“We did reach out in the very early days before the season to see if there was a path [for her to appear],” said Josh.

He remarked, “We had an inkling of an idea about how she could come into this story and not have to commit to 10 episodes or something.”

Josh recalled that they didn’t get a chance to have a meeting with the actress.

“She didn’t want us to go through the trouble of flying out to her and putting our heart on the sleeve, because it just wasn’t something she was ready to do at that moment,” stated the co-creator.

Josh added, “On her end, it was very respectful, but we never got that opportunity to sit down and pour our heart out the way that we typically do when we bring back characters from the legacy.”

However, the creator confessed, “For us, it was a little disappointing because we like getting everybody, but at the same time, we didn’t sacrifice any huge story that we had fully developed.”

“It’s more fruit on the vine for if we can revisit this universe going forward,” noted Josh.