Yangcheng Evening News reporter Shao Ziheng
Director Ang Lee recently accepted an interview with the foreign media "Variety Show" and talked about his new film plan - the biopic "The Legend of Bruce Lee ". Ang Lee plans to let his son Li Chun play Bruce Lee. "After all, we, father and son, are no longer young. I hope I can make this movie as soon as possible."
The director said
will not use 3D format to shoot "The Legend of Bruce Lee"
The script of "The Legend of Bruce Lee" was written by Dan Futterman, a veteran Hollywood screenwriter who has been nominated for Oscars (" Capote " and " Foxcatcher ") , Bruce Lee's wife Linda Emery and daughter Shannon Lee brought the project to Ang Lee many years ago. Ang Lee expressed his hope to launch his long-prepared "The Legend of Bruce Lee" as soon as possible. "It took me several years to figure out how to crack (this movie) and how to connect it." He said that he and Bruce Lee is completely different in personality, but there are some aspects where he can resonate with the other person: "He has an identity crisis, has always longed for a sense of belonging, and hopes to find his own place. I deeply resonate with this."
Ang Lee said that he would not Using high-frame and 3D formats to shoot this biopic, "I will return to traditional filmmaking methods and tell a great story." Because in Ang Lee's view, "the entire industry and the audience are not ready for new technologies." As a two-time Oscar winner for Best Director, Ang Lee is very interested in new technologies. Especially after the success of "Life of Pi", he discovered that 3D format and high frame rate films can bring audio-visual enjoyment to the audience. a disruptive experience. In 2016's " Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk " and 2019's " Gemini Man ", Ang Lee tried an image effect of 120 frames per second. Although the picture effect was amazing, the box office failed. Not as expected, the latter caused Paramount Pictures to lose about US$100 million.
Ang Lee previously talked about why he wanted to make "The Legend of Bruce Lee": "Bruce Lee was neither fully American nor fully Chinese. He was accepted by the public as a bridge between China and the West, and he introduced Chinese Kung Fu to the world. world, he was a combat expert and iconic performance artist who made revolutionary contributions to both martial arts and action cinema. I felt I had to tell his story: this extraordinary and unique man, hungry for belonging, 61 kilograms tall. With great energy inside, he has realized the impossible dream through tireless work."
The producer said
will tell the story with "Enter the Dragon" as the main theme.
"The Legend of Bruce Lee" producer Lawrence Gray was interviewed by foreign media. It was revealed that the film will break away from the "birth, rise, fall, comeback, and death" model of previous biographical films. It will take Bruce Lee's experience when filming "Enter the Dragon" as the starting point, and use a non-narrative structure to bring out the different wonderful years of his life to express Bruce Lee's life journey was as ever-changing as a kaleidoscope. He said: "We realized that Bruce Lee's involvement in Enter the Dragon was a time when many strands of his life converged and there was a lot of drama in his life. So we looked at this period as an axis that reflected his life. It can be said that this is a 'kaleidoscope' that sees through his life. "
"Enter the Dragon" is the first Hollywood transnational action film starring Bruce Lee. It is co-produced by Hong Kong Golden Harvest Company and Hollywood Warner Company. It tells the story of Shaolin played by Bruce Lee. The story of a martial arts master who goes to a desert island to hunt down a Shaolin traitor. The film premiered in Hong Kong on July 26, 1973, six days after Bruce Lee's death, with a global box office of US$400 million.
In "Enter the Dragon", Bruce Lee performed Jeet Kune Do and used single-head long sticks, short sticks, nunchucks and other weapons. His skills were amazing. It is reported that Li Chun, who is currently 33 years old (one year older than Bruce Lee when he starred in "Enter the Dragon"), has been practicing martial arts in secret for a long time.
Talking about Li Chun, Lawrence Gray said: "Lee An recommended his son Li Chun to me in the early stages of project preparation.Li Chun is a very accomplished actor. He has many works in the Chinese film industry and has also appeared in some very successful American movies. He also looks very similar to Bruce Lee. "But because of the father-son relationship between Ang Lee and Li Chun, the producers hesitated, "Our idea is: 'Okay, we don't want to succumb to nepotism, so let's put this candidate aside'. "Later, the production company searched for male actors in Asia and North America, and still felt that Li Chun was the most suitable. "We couldn't find anyone more attractive than Li Chun."
Lawrence Gray revealed: "This film has already been The filming had been in the works for many years, and we were able to spend five years training Li Chun, turning him from an excellent actor, the son of a very successful director, into a ruthless 'killer'. " He said that Li Chun spent a lot of time to master Bruce Lee's signature martial arts style on the screen, and at the same time recreate Bruce Lee's powerful presence. "Anyone who can fight like Bruce Lee is a madman and a 'killer'. We have to recreate this by reading about Bruce Lee and training Lee Chun the same way he was trained in martial arts. "
