Asian Movie News - Written by AdminHQ on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 23:50 - 3 Comments
China’s Bruce Lee Series Finally Airs
The long-awaited Bruce Lee TV series starring Chan Kwok-kwan is finally set to begin airing in
The series is said to be extremely detailed in tracing Lee’s life, from his teenage years in Hong Kong to his move to the
Actor Chan Kwok Kwan was chosen for the role of Lee as he possesses an uncanny physical likeness to the star and did an impressive job of spoofing Lee’s manerisms in ‘Shaolin Soccer’. Kwok-kwan believes that this new take on the Little Dragon’s life is easily the most detailed to date, even going so far as to reveal that he had a fear of cockroaches.
“We’ve only seen the glorious side of Bruce Lee – he comes out all guns blazing, his films are entertaining. But very few people know what injuries he suffered and what grievances he suffered,” said Kwok Kwan.
Lee’s message of Chinese strength in movies like ‘Fist Of Fury’ and ‘Way Of The Dragon’ also matches that of the Chinese government.
“Lee had strength, agility, pride, intelligence, not to mention charisma to burn, which coupled with the pro-Chinese rhetoric in his films have made him a potent symbol for the powerful new China that is now rising,” said Michael Berry, a professor in contemporary Chinese cultural studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara.
“He wrote the word ‘kung fu’ into English dictionaries. He made people aware of
“I really liked them. He fights with great style. Boys like violence. There is nationalism in his movies — he’s always fighting foreigners. I was very happy watching the movies,” he said.
In an apparent effort to boost racial pride, the series was originally scheduled to be aired before the Beijing Olympics in August. However, it was pushed back in keeping with the period of mourning for the deadly earthquake in
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Erson Denk
Ryu
Without a doubt a series i would like to see, i have to personally see how much detail has gone into this..
I’ll have to get it on dvd myself once it is ava, here in Vancouver bc..
Chas
Please let us know when this is out to buy on DVD please. Thanks for all the regular news and updates.
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When will this be available to buy on DVD? I want to buy it and I live in The Netherlands.