"Kung Fu" to Kick Butt on the Big Screen
Remember the old "Kung Fu" TV series that starred David Carradine? (It's one of Tarantino's favorite series, I can bet you that much.) Well, this news should come as no big surprise: Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures have signed a deal to bring "Kung Fu" to the silver screen. Shocker, right?
From Variety: "Warners-based Legendary Pictures is bringing "Kung Fu" to the bigscreen after acquiring film rights to the 1970s TV skein from series creator Ed Spielman. Legendary has optioned a screenplay from Spielman and Howard Friedlander, also a writer on the original series.
Legendary wouldn't disclose a specific logline for the bigscreen version of "Kung Fu," but prexyprexy of distribution and marketing Scott Mednick said the film would explore the events on which the TV show was based and the origins of the main characters. David Carradine immortalized the lead role of Kwai Chang Caine, a Shaolin monk who flees China for the American Wild West, where he helps the powerless."
From Variety: "Warners-based Legendary Pictures is bringing "Kung Fu" to the bigscreen after acquiring film rights to the 1970s TV skein from series creator Ed Spielman. Legendary has optioned a screenplay from Spielman and Howard Friedlander, also a writer on the original series.
Legendary wouldn't disclose a specific logline for the bigscreen version of "Kung Fu," but prexyprexy of distribution and marketing Scott Mednick said the film would explore the events on which the TV show was based and the origins of the main characters. David Carradine immortalized the lead role of Kwai Chang Caine, a Shaolin monk who flees China for the American Wild West, where he helps the powerless."
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on May 24 2006 12:46 AM I hope Carradine is involved some way--even if it's just a cameo--in this film. (Reply to this) |
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on May 24 2006 02:57 AM Hopefully tom cruise will play the lead! Hmm.. Another white guy playing a shaolin monk. Wandering around spreading his thetons. (Reply to this) |
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on May 24 2006 07:11 AM This can be good . . . if they manage to cast the lead. Maybe Carradine can play the blind mentor. (Reply to this) |
on May 24 2006 09:26 AM Unless it's directed by Tarrantino or Ang Lee, my bet is that'll be just another lame attempt at bringing a TV show to the big screen. (Reply to this) |
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on May 24 2006 10:49 AM "Hopefully Tom Cruise will play the lead"... Who has wronged you and why must you take it out here?...and stop giving ppl ideas...besides he already got to play samurai...humph! (Reply to this) |
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on May 24 2006 09:46 PM Like mooney said "The Mexican with Brad pitt, Last samurai with tom cruise. Whats next? I got an idea for a movie, the last nigger on earth starring tom hanks." How does that quote have to do with anything? I dont know... (Reply to this) |
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on May 25 2006 07:27 AM Like Tarrantino or Ang Lee are so good that no one else deserves to helm to film....and the Tom Cruise was great in the fantastic Last Samurai ( and Minority report) (Reply to this) |
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on May 25 2006 11:35 AM i'd suggest takeshii kaneshiro from 'house of flying daggers' for the lead. He's Japanese/Chinese, tall, and speaks pretty good English. lets hope hollywod gets bold and casts and actual Asian to play an Asian! (Reply to this) |
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on May 26 2006 02:48 PM In reply to this comment (#836533) damn right! (Reply to this) |
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