Ray Park discusses IRON FIST involvement

STAR WARS: EPISODE I star confirms attachment to project

By Jennifer H. Tomooka     September 20, 2002
Source: Scifi.com

SCIFI.COM reported yesterday that actor Ray Park (STAR WARS: EPISODE I), confirmed his involvement with the film adaptation of Marvel Comics' IRON FIST series, but that the project was still in the early stages of development.

"We're looking at starting," explains Park. "I'd like to just shoot it."

In IRON FIST, Park is set to play the lead, a Westerner raised in a Chinese temple by monks trained in the martial arts. Park explains that the movie will be all about his character's journey.

"In the comics his parents get killed, and he gets found in the temple. He's a Westerner [who's] been trained on revenge by the monks. So he goes to find these killers. So it's that sort of journey. It's sort of good and bad. Does he take the bad route and kill for revenge? Or does he be humble?"

Currently, there is no director attached to the film.

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