Ang Lee Casts His Son, Mason, To Play Martial Arts Icon Bruce Lee In Biopic

Ang Lee has cast his son Mason Lee to play the iconic Chinese-American martial artist and actor Bruce Lee in Sony’s 3000 Pictures’ new biopic.

The Oscar-winning filmmaker has reportedly been working on the film Bruce Lee quietly for a long time. There have been different versions of scripts from four writers before the most recent one by Dan Futterman who’s the Oscar-nominated Capote screenwriter.

“Accepted as neither fully American nor fully Chinese, Bruce Lee was a bridge between East and West who introduced Chinese kung fu to the world, a scientist of combat and an iconic performing artist who revolutionized both the martial arts and action cinema,” said Ang Lee in a statement. “I feel compelled to tell the story of this brilliant, unique human being who yearned for belonging, possessed tremendous power in a 135-pound-frame, and who, through tireless hard work, made impossible dreams into reality.”

His son Mason, 32, has also been training for the role for the last three years. He has starred in Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk and The Hangover Part II, and most recently appeared in Stand By Me and Limbo and Who Killed Cock Robin (Mu Ji Zhe).