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Every once in a while you come across a piece of movie news that leaves you feeling a little conflicted. On one hand, the mind reels at the thought of somebody trying to replace Bruce Lee in a remake of the legendary martial arts flick, Enter the Dragon. But on the other hand, I’m not about to turn down the chance to stare at Korean pop star Rain for two hours – I mean, have you *seen *the abs on this guy? So lustful thoughts aside, it’s about time I got to the news, isn’t it? Latino Review is reporting that their sources have confirmed that the singer/actor is the front-runner to star in the update of the 1973 classic.
The original film was the first kung fu flick to be produced by a major studio, and starred Lee as a Shaolin martial artist sent undercover to a hidden island in a fight to the death. The film is infamous for being Lee’s last before his untimely death at the age of 33, but was also a passion project for Lee who wanted to celebrate Chinese culture and make a kick-ass action flick. I think we can all agree that he succeeded.
It was about two years ago that Warner Independent first announced they were mounting a “noir” remake of the film with The Shield’s executive producer, Kurt Sutter, making his directorial debut. According to earlier reports, “Sutter said he’s writing “Awaken the Dragon” as a contemporized drama about a lone FBI agent who pursues a rogue Shaolin monk into the bloody world of underground martial arts fight clubs.” But there hasn’t been much to report from the project, until now.
After the jump: does Rain have the skills to step into Lee’s famous golden jumpsuit?..
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