On this day back in 1973 Bruce Lee, the greatest martial arts icon of them all, died at the shockingly young age of 32. Tragically, after a string of Hong Kong movies - Lo Wei's The Big Boss in 1971, my personal favourite, Fist of Fury the following year, and his self-written and directed Way of the Dragon (also 1972) - at the time of his death he was on the edge of finally enjoying global super-stardom with the Warner Brothers' produced Enter the Dragon, the last movie he would complete in his … [Read more...]
Pre-Order Bruce Lee in ‘Enter the Dragon’ by Hot Toys!
If you're a Bruce Lee fan and action figure collector you'll certainly be aware that 2010 marks the 70th anniversary of the birth of the martial arts superstar who was born on 27 November, 1940. To celebrate the occasion this stunning action figure will be released in the autumn from Hot Toys featuring the actor as he appeared in his final film role as Lee in Enter the Dragon. The 12-inch action figure body has an awesome 30 points of articulation and is also equipped with masses of accessories, … [Read more...]
Bruce Lee in action as Kato with new Green Hornet figure
In recent years some of the very best action figure likenesses have been of martial arts icon Bruce Lee, with particular praise inevitably going to Japanese toy makers Enterbay who have seriously raised the stakes, turning their action figures into real works of art. Following in the footsteps of their Enter the Dragon, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon and Game of Death figures, they've now issued another startlingly good Bruce Lee 1/6 scale action figure, this time in the role of Kato … [Read more...]