Last week it was revealed that a CGI recreation of Bruce Lee will appear alongside Donnie Yen and Mike Tyson in the martial arts sequel Ip Man 3, but now comes word that Lee’s estate is suing Pegasus Motion Pictures to prevent the use of his name and likeness.
“To state it in no uncertain terms, [Bruce Lee Enterprises] intends to seek all remedies available to it to stop Pegasus from including the computer-generated version of Bruce Lee in Ip Man 3,” states Bruce Lee Enterprises COO and general counsel Kris Storti. “[Bruce Lee’s brother and Ip Man 3 creative consultant] Robert Lee does not own or control any intellectual property rights associated with Bruce Lee, including, without limitation, any rights to Bruce Lee’s name, likeness and image. Robert Lee does not represent BLE, nor is he authorised to represent any intellectual property rights in connection with Bruce Lee in any way.”
Pegasus chairman Raymond Wong has revealed that the matter is now in the hands of lawyers, with a decision expected to be announced soon.
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Originally published April 3, 2015. Updated April 15, 2018.
