The Hollywood Reporter reports: companies QED International и Groundswell Productions intend to make a new film about the origins of the legendary Bruce Lee. To write a script for "Birth of the Dragon" (Birth of the Dragon) were involved Christopher Wilkinson и Stephen Revel.
В "QED" и "Groundswell" stated that the source of inspiration was a real fight between Lee и Vaughn Jack Manem, the most famous master in China kung Fu. The ultimate fight took place in San Francisco in 1965, when the city's Chinatown was under the control of the Hong Kong triads.
The writers use this event as a basis for creating a larger plot, according to which Вон и Lee team up to fight a gang of Chinatown gangsters.
The presidents of both companies, Bill Block и Michael London, together with Wilkinson и Rivel will act as producers of the project. Appointed to the role of executive producer Kelly Mullen of "Groundswell".
Michael London: Stephen Revel and Christopher Wilkinson took a little-known chapter from the life of Bruce Lee and used it as the starting point to create a compelling story about the making of an international legend.
Wilkinson и Rivel are best known for their work on biopics. The writing duo's track record includes drama. "Nixon" (1996), directed by Oliver Stone and nominated for an award Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and Film "Ali" (2001) director Michael Mann. They also wrote the script for the film "Mercury", dedicated to the frontman of the group “Queen” Freddie Mercury. Production "Mercury" the company is engaged "GK Films", and should star in the leading role Sasha Baron Cohen.
Source: hollywoodreporter.com
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Tags: Birth of the Dragon, Bill Block, Bruce Lee, Michael London, Stephen Revel
George Nolfi is reportedly set to direct and filming will begin next spring.
Well, it would be interesting to see how S. B. Cohen plays Lee. :) He played a Kazakh, a mega-blue European and an African dictator, why not play a Chinese. ;)
I almost lost my heart...
Well, thank God :)
Cohen will star in Mercury.
I don’t understand...S.B. Cohen will play LEE?! that same British comedian?
Of course, you can film about him endlessly. But it seems to me that soon Bruce himself will rise from the grave and say: “Enough already, guys.”