New Bruce Lee Movie Coming From Ang Lee – Who Will Play Him?
From the director of “Life of Pi” and “Brokeback Mountain”
A new biopic about the legendary star Bruce Lee is coming , which will be directed by Oscar winner Ang Lee , known for the films ” Life of Pi ” and “Brokeback Mountain “.
The deal for the movie “Bruce Lee” has been finalized, as reported by Deadline, and it will be produced by Sony’s 3000 Pictures. But who will embody the legendary martial arts star who marked an entire generation of films? This is Mason Lee, son of the director of the film Ang Lee, as you will see in the photo below. Mason Lee’s modest resume includes appearances in the films ” Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” and ” The Hangover Part II ,” as well as the Taiwanese film ” Stand By Me ” and the Chinese dramas ” Limbo ” and ” Who Killed Cock Robin .” .
The choice of Ang Lee in the director’s chair is not accidental as he has left his own stamp on the genre of martial arts films, thanks to ” Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ” of 2000, which even won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
A few words about Bruce Lee
Originally from Hong Kong, he later became an American citizen. He was the founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial art . He is internationally recognized as the leading martial arts teacher of the 20th century. The fact that he starred in six motion pictures established him in the world’s consciousness as a timeless role model, being one of the most successful actors in the history of cinema.
Although the charming and likable Lee became one of the first Chinese-American actors to break into prime time television, playing Kato on The Green Hornet, much of his early career was marked by the frustrations of being a pioneer, because it was not enough to play secondary roles.
His career setbacks include casting white actor David Carradine as the Chinese monk in “Kung Fu over Lee” in 1972 because television executives at the time felt audiences weren’t ready for a series starring an Asian actor. . Lee achieved worldwide success in a series of highly successful films shot in Hong Kong.
He was on the verge of a remarkable success in the US market with the film ” Enter the Dragon “, but died suddenly at the age of 32 shortly before its release in 1973.
