According to reports, Oscar-winning director Ang Lee is now set to direct a film chronicling the life of Chinese-American martial arts legend Bruce Lee. The director also cast his son, Mason Lee, to play Bruce Lee in the 3000 Pictures project, a division of Sony Pictures.
Set to span Bruce Lee’s career from his origins in Hong Kong and Hollywood, the biopic will be written by Dan Futterman of Hood celebrity. Despite his death in 1973 at the age of 32, Lee retained a lasting legacy as an actor, director and martial arts icon.
“Accepted as neither entirely American nor entirely Chinese, Bruce Lee was a bridge between East and West who introduced Chinese Kung Fu to the world, an iconic combat scientist and artist who revolutionized both the martial arts and action cinema,” Ang Lee said in a statement. “I feel compelled to tell the story of this brilliant, unique human being who yearned to belong, wielded enormous power in a 135-pound frame, and who, through tireless hard work, transformed impossible dreams. in reality.”
Stay tuned for more on the Bruce Lee biopic directed by Ang Lee and starring his son Mason Lee.
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