Kung Fu was a massive hit on television back in the 1970s. It starred KILL BILL star David Carradine as a monk named Kwai Chang Caine, who ‘walked the earth’ literally kicking butt using some pretty decent kung fu moves. Now it looks like MOULIN ROUGE and THE GREAT GATSBY director Baz Luhrmann is looking to bring it to the big screen.
The filmmaker is in talks to direct the film, which previously had actor-turned-director Bill Paxton attached.
The original show ran on ABC in the US from 1972 to 1975. It was created by Ed Spielman, directed and produced by Jerry Thorpe.
Luhrmann doesn’t seem the obvious choice for a KUNG FU movie, but it’s certainly an interesting one.
Source: THR
