Tag: Bruce Lee
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Mason Lee Spent 5 Years Training to Play Bruce Lee in Upcoming Biopic
Mason Lee will take on the role of a lifetime in Ang Lee’s highly-anticipated Bruce Lee biopic. The son of the acclaimed director is slated to play the legendary martial artist who helped bridge a cultural gap between the East and West and is still widely recognizable in pop culture to this day for his…
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‘The Crow’ Reboot – Release Window, Cast, and Everything We Know
Before the days of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Dcu, The Crow was one of the first major superhero films that really spoke to audiences. Directed by Alex Proyas, the 1994 film was based on James O’Barr’s 1989 graphic novel of the same name. Brandon Lee, the son of legendary martial arts icon Bruce…
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‘Enter the Dragon’ Turned Troubled Production into Martial Arts Masterpiece
Commonly branded as perhaps the greatest martial arts film of all time, the iconic Bruce Lee struck gold with the timeless Enter the Dragon. The success of the picture that catapulted Lee into an international megastar is nothing short of a miracle. Who would have thought that a production stymied by personal conflicts and cultural…
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‘Warrior’: Hoon Lee on Not Utterly Messing Up Writing a Season 3 Episode
[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Season 3 of Warrior.]In Season 3 of the Max series Warrior, based on the writings of martial arts legend Bruce Lee, Mai Ling (Dianne Doan) is attempting to consolidate power in her favor, but with change comes new enemies and allies are more important than ever. With Ah…
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First ‘House of Lee’ Teaser Gives Bruce Lee an Anime Makeover
Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon, which propelled the actor into international stardom, is turning 50 this year. To celebrate the milestone a new anime series, House of Lee, has been unveiled by the later actor’s entertainment company Bruce Lee Entertainment. A thrilling teaser trailer of the project sees Lee in an anime avatar that captures…
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How Bruce Lee and This 1970s Western TV Show Are Connected
In the 1993 biopic Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, our titular hero and his then-girlfriend Linda catch a screening of Breakfast at Tiffany’s, which infamously features the non-Japanese Mickey Rooney playing a caricatured Japanese man. The theater erupts in laughter at this depiction – one the film’s director and Rooney himself would later regret –…
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‘Warrior’ Season 3 Producers on Legacy of Bruce Lee & Future Seasons
In Season 3 of the Max series Warrior, based on the writings of martial arts legend Bruce Lee, Mai Ling (Dianne Doan) is attempting to consolidate power in her favor, but with change comes new enemies and allies are more important than ever. With Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji) juggling Tong politics with continuing to find…
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Unseen ‘log fight’ footage from Bruce Lee film Game of Death to be released
Scene which has long been the holy grail for fans will feature in a new box set marking the 50th anniversary of the star’s deathLong-lost unseen footage of the celebrated “log fight” scene from the Bruce Lee film Game of Death is to be released in a new box set marking the 50th anniversary of…
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‘Enter the Dragon’ Gets 4K Uhd Release This Summer
Bruce Lee has appeared in several action films, which have helped propel his name to new heights and earned him a reputation as a martial arts master. With various critically acclaimed films under his belt, Enter the Dragon remains one of cinema’s greatest action films to this day. And to celebrate Enter the Dragon‘s 50th…