Movies: David Carradine's Kung Fu Is Getting Remade into a Movie, And It's Already Cast a Perfect Lead

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"While it’s still uncertain when Universal’s cinematic reboot of David Carradine’s Kung Fu series is slated for release, it’s just cast a perfect lead in John Wick: Chapter 4 star Donnie Yen. What makes this scenario reported by Deadline even more perfect is the fact that production company 87North is still behind the project, with Kung Fu creator Ed Spielman on board as an executive producer. Furthermore, the action star from such films as Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and the Ip Man saga is also potentially teaming up with another John Wick vet, who may be operating behind the camera. Among those previously attached when the Kung Fu reboot was first announced in 2020 is director David Leitch". MSN

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Yen is 60. I predict they will rely heavily in flashbacks to make the show work. Yen has also never been a lead on a TV show. In the OG series Robert Carradine played the younger David Carradine in several episodes.

Due to the demands of the show and that fact it is nowhere near ready to film? Yen maybe 63 by the time it hits streaming services. He would have been the perfect pick 20 years ago