“That was just music to my ears.”Īnd “Warrior” has everything a Bruce Lee fan could want - it’s chock-full of highly choreographed and gory fight scenes, scintillating drama and backstabbing politics. “Justin said to me, ‘We should make this show but only make it if we can do justice to your father’s legacy,’“ Lee told The Times. It wasn’t until producer Justin Lin asked her about creating a show, based on a pitch her father had made 45 years ago, that the seeds were planted for the martial arts drama “ Warrior.” She wanted to be involved in order to protect his legacy, but Lee found herself being shut out time and time again. Over the years, numerous people have approached Shannon Lee with creative projects based on her father, but she said they were mostly looking to capitalize on his image. His status was further cemented when he died unexpectedly at 32. The martial artist and actor was not only one of the most visible Asian Americans in Hollywood during the 1960s and ’70s, he was a pop culture icon. Shannon Lee has long safeguarded her father’s legacy - she’s the only surviving child of Bruce Lee.
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