He has the same disposition and similar looks, and could probably do the martial arts better. It's an interesting universe to think about, like River Phoenix taking Dicaprio's place.
Brandon Lee was vocal in interviews that he wanted to move from his dad's shadow and not only be doing run and gun action flicks. Hence why he took the Crow. I feel like on 1 side he'd be like Michael Jai White, doing dramas here and there and direct to streaming action films. Another he'd be an oscar prestige actor who so happens to know martial arts. Or he would've fallen into low tier geezer teaser dreck
As much as I love Keanu, Brandon was a far better actor from the little we got to see. Pretty sure he would've been way bigger.
He has the same disposition and similar looks, and could probably do the martial arts better. It's an interesting universe to think about, like River Phoenix taking Dicaprio's place.
It's funny/interesting this is spoken about when Lee's body double for the scenes shot after his death who then replaced him for the cashgrab sequels got to fight Keanu Reeves in John Wick 3
>he wanted to move from his dad's shadow and not only be doing run and gun action flicks. Hence why he took the Crow.
But the Crow IS a run and gun action flick
I thought Cinemaphile and /misc/ said hapas were ugly incels
were they wrong?
if they were wrong about that, what ELSE could they be wrong about?
really makes me think
I've heard it said many times that The Crow wouldn't have been as big of a hit if not for all the press coverage of his death, but I think this is a retroactive perspective and I'll explain why. People tend to forget how absolutely essential; the talk show circuit and press junkets were to any film's success back then. The Crow was forced to be released in theaters without its lead star being able to do any promotional work for the movie. That probably actually hurt its box office and it could have easily been an even BIGGER hit with him around to promote it.
Now with that said, what most likely would have happened after the film's success is that Lee would have become one of the go-to action leads for hollywood in the late 90s, most likely being typecast in "edgier" roles. I'd assume that he would have also made an effort to branch out into other genres for both personal and critical reasons, but his meal ticket would have been his reputation as an on-screen ass-kicker, which he would have easily rode out for the latter half of the decade.
Now as far as his long term stardom? That's a question of whether or not he would have successfully transitioned into the post-Matrix era of CGI and wire-fu, which is admittedly hard to imagine him doing, so it's hard to say if he would have continued to have A-picture hits into the 21st Century. But at the very least he would have been a major star for a few years there in the late 90s.
He could've stolen The Matrix from Keanu
As much as I love Keanu, Brandon was a far better actor from the little we got to see. Pretty sure he would've been way bigger.
He has the same disposition and similar looks, and could probably do the martial arts better. It's an interesting universe to think about, like River Phoenix taking Dicaprio's place.
>better acting
>better fighting
>better looking in general
yeah, would've been great, could've dwarfed even his father's legacy
>better looks
opinions.
Look at his chin, you could cut granite on it.
We must create the ultimate chin by finding a lock of hair from him, Bruce Campbell, and Roy Dupuis. The resulting kid would have a chin for the ages.
that's nice. but it's still opinions.
>could've dwarfed even his father's legacy
bold claim, but honestly I could see it
>Brandon was a far better actor from the little we got to see
Absolutely, such a shame
Brandon Lee was vocal in interviews that he wanted to move from his dad's shadow and not only be doing run and gun action flicks. Hence why he took the Crow. I feel like on 1 side he'd be like Michael Jai White, doing dramas here and there and direct to streaming action films. Another he'd be an oscar prestige actor who so happens to know martial arts. Or he would've fallen into low tier geezer teaser dreck
It's funny/interesting this is spoken about when Lee's body double for the scenes shot after his death who then replaced him for the cashgrab sequels got to fight Keanu Reeves in John Wick 3
>he wanted to move from his dad's shadow and not only be doing run and gun action flicks. Hence why he took the Crow.
But the Crow IS a run and gun action flick
Noooooo, not the Chungus.
yep, even his cheesier flix were fun to watch
ernest borgnine as a diamond is really quite something. great poster.
Not as big as Dolph's dick
If he didn't die he would still be alive
Agree
Speculation
Big if true.
Source?
What is dead may never die.
Are you Kamala Harris?
At least we got The Crow out of him, so we will always have that. That movie really is better than it should have been.
He looks like Ron Goldman
I didn't know Cinemaphile had a braille function.
Looks like Mike O’Hearn
yo i thought billy herrington died??
>goes into wrestling
>draws megadimes
I thought Cinemaphile and /misc/ said hapas were ugly incels
were they wrong?
if they were wrong about that, what ELSE could they be wrong about?
really makes me think
Brandon wasn't exactly half, his grandma was. Bruce Lee was 1/4 German.
It never would have happened. Jackie Chan would have killed Brandon with the dim mak death touch. (Yes , Jackie Chan killed Bruce Lee)
>3 3's
>3 man rooftop fight
Based I don't wan no trouble get.
He would've been huge. The everlasting popularity of Bruce Lee would be an automatic career boost.
pfft. just another Hollywood neposhit
Still say he'd make for an excellent Superman
More importantly, how different would things be for hapa males? As a species they've never recovered and this led directly to Elliot Rodgers.
REALISTIC ANSWER:
I've heard it said many times that The Crow wouldn't have been as big of a hit if not for all the press coverage of his death, but I think this is a retroactive perspective and I'll explain why. People tend to forget how absolutely essential; the talk show circuit and press junkets were to any film's success back then. The Crow was forced to be released in theaters without its lead star being able to do any promotional work for the movie. That probably actually hurt its box office and it could have easily been an even BIGGER hit with him around to promote it.
Now with that said, what most likely would have happened after the film's success is that Lee would have become one of the go-to action leads for hollywood in the late 90s, most likely being typecast in "edgier" roles. I'd assume that he would have also made an effort to branch out into other genres for both personal and critical reasons, but his meal ticket would have been his reputation as an on-screen ass-kicker, which he would have easily rode out for the latter half of the decade.
Now as far as his long term stardom? That's a question of whether or not he would have successfully transitioned into the post-Matrix era of CGI and wire-fu, which is admittedly hard to imagine him doing, so it's hard to say if he would have continued to have A-picture hits into the 21st Century. But at the very least he would have been a major star for a few years there in the late 90s.
It can't rain all the time