Jackie Chan on how real-life injury from Bruce Lee helped him 'make more money': 'He would do it on purpose'

Jackie Chan vividly recounted a memorable early career moment filming with Bruce Lee. During a long-take fight scene, Lee accidentally struck Chan hard. Lee immediately showed concern, apologizing ...
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Jackie Chan never wanted to be Bruce Lee: Bruceploitation and the rise of an everyman hero

When Bruce Lee died in 1973, something strange happened in Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea. Filmmakers started casting Bruce Lee look-alike actors to star in imitation martial arts films. The ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Jackie Chan on Why He Wanted to Become the “Asian Robert De Niro,” Bowling With Bruce Lee and the Difficulty of Making Good Studio Movies

A day after receiving a Career Leopard award at Locarno, the Hong Kong and global film icon said that studios’ focus on financial returns make it “very difficult to make a good movie.” By Georg Szalai ...
Variety

Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and ‘A Better Tomorrow’: AI-Powered Kung Fu Film Plan Debuts in Shanghai

Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee and Jet Li may soon return to global screens in digitally resurrected form. At the 27th Shanghai International Film Festival, the China Film Foundation and partners launched two ...