KUNG FU FIGHTING
Growing up watching white actors portraying Asian characters in film and television was nothing short of mystifying for director Justin Lin. Eight years old when he first laid eyes on Caucasian star David Carradine in the lead role as half-Chinese martial artist Kwai Chang Caine in 1970s series Kung Fu, he admits: “I was confused – I didn’t know why he was speaking in broken English.”
Hong Kong-American actor, director and real-life martial arts expert Bruce Lee was actually in contention for the role that
