Shekar Kapur will co-write and direct a film on the early life of Bruce Lee. Titled The Little Dragon, the film is being backed by a group of Chinese investors, and will show Bruce Lee’s formative years in Hong Kong during the 1950s, according to Hollywood Reporter.
In a statement, Shekhar Kapur said, “The film will be a contemporary take on Bruce Lee who, aside from being considered the most gifted and famous martial artist of all time, is now accepted as a major philosopher in his own right. It is important that audiences today can relate their own lives to the journey of Bruce Lee, who manages to tap into his inner wisdom and harness his true destiny before it’s too late.”
Shekhar Kapur will co-write the film with Shannon Lee, Bruce Lee’s daughter and the person in-charge of Bruce Lee Entertainment, which protects and promotes the legend of Lee.
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“I always thought that a film about how my father’s life was shaped in his early years in Hong Kong would be a worthwhile story to share so we could better understand him as a human being and a warrior,” Shannon said in a statement. The US-China co-production will, according to the producers, follow a young Lee as he deals with “his family’s disappointment, young love, true friendship, betrayal, racism, deep hardship and the inner fire that threatens to unravel his destiny.”
Currently, the filmmakers are looking for a young actor to play the young Bruce Lee. The film will begin shooting soon in Malaysia and China.