When it concerned discovering the star for his Bruce Lee biopic, Ang Lee chose to keep it in the household.
The Oscar- winning director cast his 32- year-old kid Mason Lee to play the late martial arts professional, marking the 3rd time Mason will appear in a function movie directed by his dad. The film– eponymously entitled Bruce Lee— is presently in advancement, with Dan Futterman connected to the job as a film writer.
Ang kept in mind that the drama will focus around the identity and profession of Bruce– understood for movies such as Fist of Fury and Enter the Dragon— who is extremely considered the popular culture icon that assisted promote martial arts in late 1960 s and early 1970 s.
“Accepted as neither fully American nor Fully Chinese, Bruce Lee was a bridge between East and West who introduced Chinese Gung Fu to the world, a scientist of combat and an iconic performing artist who revolutionized both the martial arts and action cinema,” Ang stated in aNov 30 news release. “I feel compelled to tell the story of this brilliant, unique human being who yearned for belonging, possessed tremendous power in a 135-pound-frame, and who, through tireless hard work, made impossible dreams into reality.”
