Member AlbertV Posted July 12, 2017 Member Share Posted July 12, 2017 From Variety International competition series “The Bruce Lee Project” will be brought to South Asia and the Middle East with backers including Keanu Reeves and Shannon Lee, daughter of the late martial arts ace. “The Bruce Lee Project” is a competition series that stretches across 12 episodes and a live 90 minute finale, with the objective of finding people who are not just martial artists, but warriors in life. The show features philosophical mentors as well as physical training, at the Bruce Lee Center. The show format was conceived by So You Think You Know Kung Fu, a joint venture made up of: Company Films (which is co-owned by Keanu Reeves and Stephen Hamel); Shannon Lee’s Bruce Lee Entertainment; Benaroya Pictures; and Metan Global Entertainment Group. A deal with 8K Miles Media Group is the first sale for the format. 8K Miles Media will produce and distribute five seasons of the show in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Dubai, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Pre-production is set to start soon with the first season expected for release in 2018. The show will air in multiple Indian languages across the globe. Prashant Shah, president and COO [content and distribution] for 8K Miles Media will produce. Bruce Lee Entertainment, is owned and operated by Shannon Lee and is a division of the Bruce Lee Family Company. It is already co-producing the biopic “Little Dragon,” written by Shannon Lee, that is to be directed by Shekhar Kapur and set to go into production in September 2017. It is also developing “Warrior” at Cinemax, to be directed and produced by Justin Lin, with the pilot written by Jonathan Tropper. “The legacy of Bruce Lee continues to grow even 40 years after his death, with many of today’s celebrities crediting his teachings and practices as their source of inspiration and learning,” said industry veteran Larry Namer, president/CEO of Metan, who handles sales and development for “The Bruce Lee Project.” “Bruce Lee has a legacy of inspiration. It is exciting to see this legacy of inspiration have the opportunity to reach a new generation in ‘The Bruce Lee Project’,” said Reeves in a prepared statement. “We are producing content for the global audience with the objective to be the first South Asian media conglomerate entity to offer the best in media and entertainment,” said Shah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted July 12, 2017 Member Share Posted July 12, 2017 3 minutes ago, AlbertV said: The show features philosophical mentors as well as physical training, at the Bruce Lee Center. The Bruce Lee centre?, is this in China or the U.S?. Just more cashing in on the Bruce Lee name, sold under the guise of introducing him to a new generation. Will the winner be given the chance to star in a Bruce Lee entertainment project?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Phantom Dreamer Posted July 13, 2017 Member Share Posted July 13, 2017 If it's spelled "Bruce Lee Center", smart money says it's in or will be in the U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted July 13, 2017 Member Share Posted July 13, 2017 13 hours ago, Phantom Dreamer said: If it's spelled "Bruce Lee Center", smart money says it's in or will be in the U.S. I wonder if BL centre students have to don the Game Of Death tracksuit?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Phantom Dreamer Posted July 13, 2017 Member Share Posted July 13, 2017 7 hours ago, DragonClaws said: I wonder if BL centre students have to don the Game Of Death tracksuit?. Well, no doubt they'll have to drink Bruce Tea, wear Roots of Fight clothing, drive Mazdas and monitor YouTube to notify anyone at Bruce Lee Enterprises LLC any time any footage of the real Bruce Lee turns up so it may be removed for "copyright purposes". Remember, dudes doing Bruce Lee imitations and portraying Bruce Lee in cheap documentaries and biopics is good, the actual Bruce Lee is bad, is a myth and didn't exist. It's nothing but an idea being molded by people with not the best intentions in mind. Poisoned by capitalism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted July 10, 2018 Member Share Posted July 10, 2018 This project's gone very quite of late, unless I've just missed any news regarding it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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