Friday, August 10, 2007

Dragons & Outlaw Bikers

A couple of posts down Rafael Kayanan mentioned the "Enter the Dragon" re-make that Kurt Sutter is going to write and direct for Warner Bros. Since I hadn't heard anything about this, I decided to find out the scoop.

Kurt Sutter is an executive producer, writer and occasional actor on "The Shield." Sutter told Variety that 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.'

"Enter the Dragon" is one of my all-time favorite films. I love Sutter's work on "The Shield" and have no problems with him updating, re-making or re-imagining "Enter the Dragon." If his movie is great, then it will bring more awareness to the original. If his movie tanks, it doesn't change anything with the Bruce Lee classic. Sounds like a win-win situation for us action fans especially if Sutter's FX pilot "Forever Sam Crow" [a drama set in the "world of outlaw motorcycle clubs] is picked up.


8 comments:

Urban Barbarian said...

Hmmm...Good points!

Unknown said...

He could use the same cast from the upcoming movie "War".
Jet li in the Bruce Lee role,
Jason Statham in the John Saxon role. Who could play the Jim Kelly role?

Craig Zablo said...

Thanks Dan!

Chad, how about Gary Dourdan? He plays on CSI and was in Alien: Resurrection.

Rafael Kayanan said...

Wesley Snipes, because his most popular character DID come out right out of a comic book!

Craig Zablo said...

Raf, it would be worth the price of admission just to hear Wesley, say, "...Han, man!"

Rafael Kayanan said...

Btw, check out Jim Kelly in the 2005 Lebron James spot called Chamber of Fears on youtube. He hasn't changed that much!

Unknown said...

Hmmmm....Gary Dourdan. Very good choice Craig. You've missed your calling as a Hoyty Toyty Hollywood casting director.

Craig Zablo said...

Chad, You may be right... I think I had the Toyty part down, but the Hoyty always eluded me!