Justin Lin is developing Warrior, based on material created by martial arts legend, Bruce Lee, to Cinemax.
Justin Lin is headed to Cinemax with Warrior. The project is based on material created by none other than legendary martial arts star, Bruce Lee. Lin's Perfect Storm Entertainment is working with Bruce Lee Enterprises to bring the project to the screen. Justin Lin will direct the pilot, which was written by Bansheeco-creator Jonathan Tropper. Cinemax has just ordered the pilot.
Deadlinehas what sounds like an official synopsis:
Set against the backdrop of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the aftermath of the Civil War, Warrior tells the story of a young martial arts prodigy, newly arrived from China, who finds himself caught up in the bloody Chinatown Tong wars.
The show was developed based on handwritten notes from Bruce Lee that were brought to light by his daughter, Shannon Lee.
Bruce Lee fans may remember that Lee felt he deserved more credit for the creation of the popular Kung Fu television series (which starred David Carradine). Lee had written material for a project with the working title of The Warrior, which featured a Chinese martial artist making his way through the American old west. Sound familiar? It has never been made clear just how many of Lee's ideas made it into Kung Fu, but the similarities can't be ignored.
Lee would have likely been the intended lead in The Warrior, and may have been considered for the role of Cain in Kung Fu before the decidedly not Asian David Carradine was cast in the role. In a 1972 interview with Off Duty/Pacific, Lee joked, "They didn't know is people were ready for Hopalong Wong."
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