BIRTH OF THE DRAGON Begins Production. The Story Behind The 1960s Fight Between Shaolin Master Wong Jack Man & Bruce Lee
FILMING TO BEGIN ON GROUNDSWELL PRODUCTIONS’ “ BIRTH OF THE DRAGON ” George Nolfi to Direct a Script by Academy Award nominees Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rivele. Film Centers around Legendary Fight that Launched Bruce Lee to Martial Arts Stardom; Academy Award nominee Michael London producing through his Groundswell banner. Principal photography begins on November 17 in Vancouver, British Columbia, of Groundswell Productions’ BIRTH OF THE DRAGON . George Nolfi (The Adjustment Bureau) will direct the martial arts action tale, which tells the story behind the legendary 1960s fight between Shaolin Master Wong Jack Man and the young Bruce Lee. The international cast is headed by Tony Award nominee Billy Magnussen (Into the Woods, Bridge of Spies and the FX pilot Snowfall) as Steve McKee. The film recreates the mid-1960’s fight between Lee and Wong from the point of view of a young martial arts student whose allegiance became torn between Lee and Wong Jack Man. To this