Twenty-eight years after he died, Bruce Lee is still alive and kicking -- at least, in the movies.
South Korea's ShinCine Films, headed by filmmaker Chul Shin, said on Thursday it will make a $50 million movie that recreates the martial arts star on film using digital, computer-generated images (CGI) and new voice technology.
Lee, who died in 1973, will be a kick-boxing hero in the same style his fans loved in Hong Kong martial arts movies of the 1970s like "Way of the Dragon."
In a telephone interview, Shin said the movie's script was still being written, so he did not want to be specific about the story.
"There are many ideas. I cannot, now, choose from all of them," Shin said. "He is always used as the hero, and he has strong charisma. I want to re-create that image, again."
Shin said he expects "Dragon Warrior" to be ready for theaters around the world in about three years.
South Korea's ShinCine Films, headed by filmmaker Chul Shin, said on Thursday it will make a $50 million movie that recreates the martial arts star on film using digital, computer-generated images (CGI) and new voice technology.
Lee, who died in 1973, will be a kick-boxing hero in the same style his fans loved in Hong Kong martial arts movies of the 1970s like "Way of the Dragon."
In a telephone interview, Shin said the movie's script was still being written, so he did not want to be specific about the story.
"There are many ideas. I cannot, now, choose from all of them," Shin said. "He is always used as the hero, and he has strong charisma. I want to re-create that image, again."
Shin said he expects "Dragon Warrior" to be ready for theaters around the world in about three years.
