Heaven Bless the
Dragon
4 December
2006
There are three
towering kung fu stars, namely Bruce Lee,
Jackie Chan and Jet Li - two dragon
heroes (Lee Little Dragon 李小龙 and Chan Dragon 成龙) plus a heroic go between
(Li Link Hero 李连杰). However, unlike
the Three Tenors on the opera stage
(Lucianno Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and
the Other Guy), these three never get
chance to perform together.
But this is about
to change.
To start with, in
a new Hollywoods movie, Jackie Chan and
Jet Li are to play disciple and master
respectively. Maybe that prompts Jackie
Chan to realise that age is no barrier to
master-hood on the kung fu screens - if
Jet Li can be his master, then what stops
him to be Bruce Lee’s master?
And that is said
precisely what he is going to do. Or what
other people try to make him to do.
On Saturday,
December 2, China’s Central Television
Station announced that it had secured the
permission from Bruce Lee’s daughter,
Shannon Lee (李香凝), the day before
to produce a TV series with 40 episodes
on the life of the invincible dragon
hero. It also revealed that Jackie
Chan is considered the best
candidate to play Bruce Lee’s kung fu
teacher.
Bruce Lee's
daughter: Shannon Lee
Shannon Lee is
said not satisfied with all those earlier
versions, and wished this one could make
a difference. But she knows it won't be
an easy call, as she is fully aware that
some of China's TV guys have a passion or
habit to fictionalize the history.
But she is
determined not to allow this new
opportunity to be spoiled and says she
and her mother will personally review the
script page-by-page, particularly when it
comes to Bruce Lee’s emotional issues.
Hopefully she will succeed and the China
dragon will not be reduced to a snake (or
a panda, a rooster, a phoenix). Heaven
bless the dragon!
He looks like
Bruce Lee, talks like Bruce Lee,
according to Shannon Lee. But he’s
not Bruce Lee.
Chen Guokun will
play Bruce Lee in the TV series.
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