At the exact moment where I’m looking forwards and backwards, compiling my top 100 Most Anticipated Films list to see in 2010 and my top 100 films of the decade lists, comes word that In the Mood for Love‘s Wong Kar Wai is indeed close to a production start with his next oeuvre, the Bruce Lee project which either goes by the title The Grand Master or The Great Master. I’m going with Grand. The news that a December to April shoot is expected comes via Twitchfilm, which means that if everything goes My Blueberry Nights like in post and not 2046, we can hope for an autumn festival date.
Set to star (but yet to be 100 %confirmed) Tony Leung, Zhang Ziyi, Chen Chang, Zhao Benshan and Brigitte Lin, this is a kung-fu film about the life of Bruce Lee. It’s set in the 1950’s and will focus on the relationship between Bruce Lee (Chang) and his master (Leung). Shooting would take place in the vast Guangdong Province.