Could Bill Paxton know Kung Fu?
He might, because Deadline is reporting that the actor/director is in talks with Legendary Entertainment of bringing the classic 1970s martial arts series to the big screen with Black Swan co-writer John J. McLaughlin attached to pen the script.
The late David Carradine earned his reputation as one of the bad boys of kung fu as the half-Chinese, half-American Caine, a Shaolin priest who travels throughout the old American West seeking his brother Danny and his place in the world. Though silent and stoic, Caine is not like most Western heroes: using his hands and feet instead of a gun, yet he would rather solve problems peacefully and will only use kung fu to defend not only himself, but to also fight injustice on behalf of the innocent, the helpless, and the powerless.
The series lasted three years on ABC from 1972 to 1975, and spawned the 1986 made-for-TV sequel Kung Fu: The Movie with Carradine and Brandon Lee, whose father Bruce legendary stated that he created the original with him as the lead. A spin-off series, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, aired in syndication from 1993 to 1997, where Carradine portrayed his predecessor's grandson who reunites with his son Peter (Chris Potter), now a cop, and the two team up to fight crime and corruption.
No official word on who will be cast as the soft-spoken Caine, but Legendary Entertainment hopes to start filming in China next summer.
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