Ang Lee will direct a biopic about Bruce Lee. For this, the Taiwanese filmmaker, to whom we owe the films Tiger and dragon, The Secret of Brokeback Mountain Where The life of Pihe turned to his son, Mason Lee, to play the on-screen martial arts legend.
Three-time Oscar winner Ang Lee will collaborate with screenwriter Dan Futterman (truman cape), for writing this project, the script for which has already been revised four times.
A “brilliant and unique human being”
Ang Lee was working on this soberly dubbed biopic Bruce Lee, “in secret” for many years, according to Deadline. “Accepted as neither fully American nor fully Chinese, Bruce Lee was a bridge between East and West who introduced Chinese kung fu to the world,” Ang Lee told US media.
And to add: “He was an expert in combat and an iconic artist who revolutionized both martial arts and action cinema. I feel compelled to tell the story of this brilliant and unique human being.”
The filmmaker’s son, Mason Lee, 32, has also been training for the past three years in Asia to prepare for the role, the American outlet reports. He notably played in very bad trip 2, Limbo Y dead pigs. She also made an appearance in the drama directed by his father, A day in the life of Billy Lynnreleased in 2016.
Source: BFM TV
