BRUCE LEE - LEE BIOPIC HEADED FOR SMALL SCREEN

A 40-part series based on the life of kung-fu icon BRUCE LEE is set to hit the small screen. THE LEGEND OF BRUCE LEE, which has a budget of $6.4 million (GBP3.28 million), started production in the southern province of Guangdong at the weekend (07-08APR07). The actor, who made 46 kung-fu movies, died at the age of 32 while starring and directing GAME OF DEATH in Hong Kong in 1973. CHAN KWOK-KWAN, who plays Lee in the TV series, said he had mixed feelings about playing the role of an icon. He says, "I'm nervous and also excited, but I will do my best."