It has been 45 years since Enter The Dragon was in cinemas. 1973 was also the year that we lost its star, Bruce Lee at the very young age of 32. An Enter The Dragon remake has been in the offing for a little while, but news reaches us today that Deadpool 2 helmer David Leitch is in talks for the redo over at Warner Bros. Pictures.
Enter The Dragon remake on the way from Warner Bros.
Enter The Dragon remake taps David Leitch
Leitch is reportedly in very early talks for the Enter The Dragon remake and looking at his slate, we may be waiting a while. We reported just a couple of weeks back that the filmmaker is set to direct the Fast & Furious spin-off Hobbs & Shaw next as that film already has a release date set for the summer of next year. Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham will lead that one.
Leitch, who also helmed the Charlize Theron-led movie Atomic Blonde, which I kinda enjoyed, also has a film called The Division on the cards, a movie which has Jessica Chastain and Jake Gyllenhaal attached. That one is based on the Tom Clancy video game of the same name and could go after Hobbs & Shaw, but that’s not clear at this stage.
The Enter The Dragon remake is still seeking a writer, which is what will be sought by the studio next, so reports Deadline.
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If you’re unfamiliar with the original 1973 Enter The Dragon, here’s the official synopsis from WB:
Recruited by an intelligence agency, outstanding martial arts student Bruce Lee participates in a brutal karate tournament hosted by the evil Han (Kien Shih).
Along with champions Roper (John Saxon) and Williams (Jim Kelly), Lee uncovers Han’s white slavery and drug trafficking ring located on a secret island fortress. In the exciting climax, hundreds of freed prisoners fight in an epic battle with Lee and Han locked in a deadly duel.
Enter The Dragon was bad-ass. The movie was reportedly shot without any sound. The soundtrack, including all of the dialogue and the punch-kick-hit and the rest of the sound effects and music, were added in post-production.
It was the last film completed by Bruce Lee and was released less than a week after he died.
I love that Leitch is involved. After all, he’s a former stuntman with the action genre running through his veins. I’d love to see what he can bring to an update.
