Ang Lee, the Oscar-winning director of “Life of Pi” and “Brokeback Mountain,” is set to direct a film about Martial Arts legend Bruce Lee. Ang Lee’s son Mason Lee is a…
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’s 3000 Pictures. Dan Futterman, who wrote “Capote” and “Foxcatcher,” is adapting the script. Jean Castelli, Alex Law and Mabel Cheung and Wells Tower wrote earlier versions of the screenplay. “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 Lee said in a statement.
Lawrence Grey, Shannon Lee, Ang Lee, Ben Everard, and Brian Bell are producing. Elizabeth Gabler and Marisa Paiva are overseeing the project for the studio. The project reunites Lee with Gabler, Paiva and Tom Rothman after working together on “Life of Pi.” “’Bruce Lee’ is a longtime passion project for Ang and a deeply emotional story depicting the triumphs and conflicts of one of the foremost real life action heroes of our time. All of us at Sony and 3000 Pictures are proud to help Ang and his filmmaking team create what we believe will be an extraordinary theatrical event,” said Gabler.
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