Kungfu star Bruce Lee's new movie to be shot

(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-07-21 17:12

A hand puppet is placed next to a life-sized wax figure of the late Bruce Lee during an exhibition which celebrated the works of the martial arts legend at a shopping mall in Hong Kong July 8, 2009. [Agencies]

Robert Lee (L) and Phoebe Lee at a press conference on Monday, July 20, 2009. [Photo: sohu.com]

Thirty-six years to the day after martial-arts film legend Bruce Lee died, a Beijing-based movie company announced Monday, that it would work with Lee's family to producea movie portraying "the truest Bruce Lee" for his fans worldwide.

Robert Lee, Lee's younger brother, will be the movie producer and his older sister, Phoebe Lee, will also help in making the movie, a news Web site Zhejiang online reported Monday.

It is the first time that Lee's family has authorized a movie about the legendary star.

Last year, a Bruce Lee's 40-part television series was aired on the Chinese mainland. The latest movie about the star was made 16 years ago in United States.

"The movie will have three episodes describing the star's youth , his martial-arts film time, his great success and unexpected death," Robert Lee said at the movie's kick-off ceremony held Monday here.

"There are many books or movies about my brother, but I think they are not even close to truth. I want to make the movie of a true Bruce Lee and then I have no more regrets in my life," 70-year-old Phoebe Lee said.

The first part of the series will be shot next year, which will premier November 27, Lee's birthday.

The production company says it has prepared four years for the movie. It did not reveal any candidates of the movie director and actor.

Born in America in 1940, Bruce Lee had his first performance on screen during childhood. He then became an outstanding martial artist and star of Kung fu movies, bringing Hong Kong films worldwide attention in the 1970s.

Lee made 46 Kungfu movies. He died at age 32 in 1973, while starring and directing the movie "Game of Death" in Hong Kong.