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EXCLUSIVE: One of the more highly sought after open directing jobs may have just been filled as Sources tell Deadline that Leigh Whannell is in negotiations to direct The Green Hornet And Kato for Universal. Execs have been meeting with directors over the past couple of weeks but insiders close to the meetings felt as soon as Whannell threw his name in the mix he had the edge as the studio has wanted to get back in business with him after he delivered Invisible Man pic to critical acclaim and box-office success. The studio got a script in from David Koepp early this year they are high on and once a deal closes the film should be fast-tracked to the pre-production stages.

LA Times).The long-awaited recognition was preceded by introductions from a number of Hollywood actors, including Lost actor Daniel Dae Kim, who raised the impressive sum to pay for Hong’s star via a GoFundMe page in four days in 2020, and Everything Everywhere All At Once co-star Jamie Lee Curtis.On the crowdfunding page, the Hawaii Five-0 actor wrote that Hong “epitomizes the term ‘working actor,’ and that’s not even taking into account all he’s done to help further representation for actors of color.”Kim pointed out that AAPI (Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders) performers make up less than 1% of the names on the Walk Of Fame, with Hong’s name joining Anna May Wong, Mako, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Lucy Liu.“Though that number is entirely too low,” Kim said, “it does underscore the fact that we need to celebrate every single one of us who has been fortunate enough to be recognised, and that includes the other three AAPI [performers] who are being inducted this year.

Ian McKellen isn’t in Ukraine.The man himself has cleared up some confusion after a photo circulated on social media making everyone think he’d flown in to join Angelina Jolie in Lviv, Ukraine, but it turns out that’s not the case.Sir Ian dismissed the speculation and confirmed he’s not been over to the country amid the Russian invasion.He tweeted: ‘Despite reports and supposed photographs circulating online, I have not visited Lviv or elsewhere in Ukraine.’The rumours started after Maksym Bespalov shared a snap of himself with the Lord of the Rings legend, and tagged the location as Ukraine – but there was more to it than meets the eye.After the picture went everywhere on social media, Maksym explained the photo was actually taken in London in November 2021, and was shared on Facebook at the time.He has since replied to Sir Ian on Twitter and said: ‘It was my joke on FB, sorry. I also wrote about Bruce Lee, but medias published only a news about you.

JUST IN: 'Pain in the a**' Steve McQueen enraged his co-stars"When he pulled over, they'd say, 'Herr McQueen, good morning, we're delighted that once again you've won the special prize' and cart him off to jail. "Once I asked him what he did in a crash. "He told me you should aim for the smallest trees.

Vivienne Chow Jimmy Wang Yu, once a superstar of multiple Asian martial arts genres, died on Tuesday. He was 79.News of his death in a Taipei hospital was posted on social media by Wang’s daughter Linda, herself a former Canto-pop star of the 1990s.

Bill Skarsgard is ready to fly.

Naman Ramachandran Transatlantic production powerhouse Sister has taken a minority stake in independent outfit Dorothy Street Pictures. Dorothy Street Pictures, which is behind Sundance and Cannes title, Bruce Lee documentary “Be Water” and has a Pamela Anderson documentary in the works for Netflix, will remain fully independent.

EXCLUSIVE: The Apple and Skydance film Ghosted is putting together quite the ensemble, as Deadline is hearing Once Upon a Time in Hollywood breakout Mike Moh, Amy Sedaris, Tim Blake Nelson and Tate Donovan have joined the cast. Chris Evans, Ana de Armas and Adrien Brody are set to star, with Dexter Fletcher directing.

Vivienne Chow Hong Kong protest films “Revolution of Our Times” and “May You Stay Forever Young” will have their British premiere in March at a new film festival organized by artists and culture sector workers who have relocated to the U.K. Ng Ka-leung, a producer and director of Hong Kong dystopian anthology “Ten Years,” and documentary filmmaker and writer Wong Ching, co-curators of Hong Kong Film Festival U.K. 2022, said the festival is more than just about screening films that can no longer be shown in their hometown due to political changes.It is organized by Hong Kong Umbrella Community, a U.K.-based body co-founded by Nathan Law, a former Hong Kong lawmaker who is now living in exile in Britain.

Kill Bill.The actress, who starred in the 2003 film and its 2004 sequel as the central character, explained in a new interview that the outfit proved difficult given she had just given birth to son Levon at the time.“I really didn’t want to wear the yellow tracksuit,” she said on The Graham Norton Show. “I had just had my son and anyone that has just had a baby is not going to want to wear a skin-tight onesie, they would have a lot of anxiety.“So, there was a lot of training, a lot of work, and a lot of brilliant costume work [to] recreate the look of Bruce Lee while covering my belly.”The Kill Bill series followed Thurman’s character as she hunts down a team of assassins on a revenge mission, and also starred Lucy Liu, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah and David Carradine.Last year, director Quentin Tarantino suggested he may make a third film in the series, and teased that it could include the daughter of The Bride, this time played by Thurman’s real-life daughter Maya Hawke.“I think it’s just revisiting the characters twenty years later and just imagining the Bride and her daughter, BB, having 20 years of peace, and then that peace is shattered,” Tarantino said on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast.

Uma Thurman paid a virtual visit to “The Graham Norton Show”, where she promoted her new series “Suspicion”.

Most kids wouldn’t want to endure high school twice, although there are some who would no doubt prefer to remain there forever. Brandon Lee (no, not the late actor son of Bruce Lee) chose a third path by re-enrolling when he was 32 years old and getting away with it, at least for a while. How it all happened is whimsically recounted in My Old School, a clever, amusing and rather slight account of a Scottish misfit’s most irregular education. Or, as Woody Allen used to describe himself, it’s “thin but fun.”

Robert “Bob” Wall was a martial artist and actor who appeared with Bruce Lee (1940–1973) in movies including “Way of the Dragon” and “Enter the Dragon.”Wall studied martial arts alongside Chuck Norris, becoming a ninth degree black belt in Norris’ Tang Soo Do. He became friends with Lee and first appeared in his 1972 film “Way of the Dragon.” The following year, Wall appeared in “Enter the Dragon,” which included a memorable fight scene with Lee.

Robert Wall, a martial arts master who performed alongside Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee, has died at the age of 82.

Martial arts master Robert Wall, who trained and starred alongside Chuck Norris and Burce Lee, has passed away at the age of 82. No official cause of death has yet been revealed for the American actor.The star's passing was confirmed by his family in a statement to TMZ, which read: "Bob was the greatest husband and father. Family was Everything to him.

Martial Arts icon Bob Wall, who worked with the late Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris among others, has died at the age of 82.'Bob was the greatest husband and father,' his family told TMZin a statement Monday. 'Family was Everything to him.

debuted at Sundance this week, unravels Lee’s bizarre story with actor Alan Cumming sitting in for the man himself by lip-syncing to Lee’s narration (Lee agreed to tell his story, but didn’t want to appear on camera). Director Jono McLeod, who knew Lee as a fellow student, tells the tale via interviews with his now-50-something classmates, animated sequences and snippets of old video. Cumming, who was originally attached to star in a now-defunct feature adaptation of the story, remembers the saga as a news bombshell in Scotland.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorLongtime film distribution executive Melvin “Duffy” Stanley Maron died Jan. 13 in Atlanta.

Dolph Lundgren was reminded of his friend and former costar Brandon Lee's shocking death on the set of The Crow following the deadly accidental shooting on the set of Rust last month.The 64-year-old action film legend called the latest tragedy 'crazy' while speaking withFox Newson Wednesday.He opined that 'there should never be any live ammo around a movie set' and marveled that 'it's been 35 years' since a similar tragedy befell the son of Bruce Lee.

untimely death and how the recent shooting on the set of the film “Rust” shocked him.The “Rocky IV” star, 64, spoke to Fox News about Lee’s 1993 accidental death at the hand of a fellow actor while filming “The Crow.”“Any other time I remember [an on-set shooting] happened was with Brandon Lee,” Lundgren said.Lee — who was the son of legendary martial arts actor Bruce Lee — and Lundgren starred together in the 1991 buddy cop flick “Showdown in Little Tokyo.”The up-and-coming action star was shot by co-star Michael Massee while they filmed a scene for “The Crow.” Lee, 28, died hours later.In October, actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins with a prop gun on the set of “Rust.” Baldwin’s unintended gunfire also injured

Eliza Hutton, the fiancee of late actor Brandon Lee, spoke out about the tragic accidental shooting on the set of "Rust" that so closely mirrored the death of the late actor in 1993.  Lee, the son of acclaimed martial artist and actor Bruce Lee, died on the set of the 1994 film "The Crow" toward the end of filming when actor Michael Massee fired a gun that was improperly loaded with dummy rounds directly at the actor’s chest.