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Enter the biopics: Another Bruce Lee film in the works

Formative years in Hong Kong focus of Kowloon City

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 | 12:00 PM ET

CBC Arts

Chinese filmmakers continue to sign up for projects honouring U.S.-born martial arts star Bruce Lee with news Wednesday of a film based on his early life.

Fruit Chan, the Guangdong-born director of Made in Hong Kong, Durian Durian and Dumplings, has announced he will direct Kowloon City.

Late martial arts movie star Bruce Lee, shown in 1973.
(Columbia Pictures/Associated Press)

Set in 1950s Hong Kong, where Lee grew up with his family after they returned from the U.S., the film will follow the fortunes of Lee and another kung fu student, Chan told Chinese website Sina.com.

No actor has yet been cast to play Lee, said Chan, who works out of Hong Kong and is known for movies portraying Hong Kong's working class.

The film will be produced by John Woo's producer Terence Chang.

It is the latest in a series of announcements this year about projects centring on Lee or reprising his work.

Last week, Warner announced a remake of the Lee classic Enter the Dragon.

Another Hong Kong director, Stanley Kwan, has said he is negotiating with Lee's family to create a biopic exploring how Lee was influenced by the absence of his father.

China has announced its CCTV station will create a 40-part series on the action star's short life.

Lee died in 1973 of a cerebral edema at age 32. He played Kato in the Green Hornet TV series and helped develop a taste for martial arts action movies in North America with Enter the Dragon.

With files from the Associated Press

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