BIRTH OF THE DRAGON
opens August 25, 2017

SYNOPSIS: Set against the backdrop of 1960s San Francisco, BIRTH OF THE DRAGON is a modern take on the classic movies that Bruce Lee was known for. It takes its inspiration from the epic and still controversial showdown between an up-and-coming Bruce Lee and kung fu master Wong Jack Man – a battle that gave birth to a legend.

Directed by: George Nolfi

Written by: Stephen J. Rivele And Christopher Wilkinson

Produced by: Michael London, Janice Williams, James Hong Pang, Leo Shi Young

Executive Producers: Jason Blum, Michael Luisi, Kelly Mullen, David Nicksay

Cast: Phillip Ng, Xia Yu, Billy Magnussen, Jin Xing, Jingjing Qu, Simon Yin

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Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL7OfxJo2oA

BIRTH OF THE DRAGON has a running time of 91 minutes; it is rated PG-13. Digital photos are at:

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BIOS ON TALENT

Based in Hong Kong, PHILIP NG (as Bruce Lee) is a martial arts master who works in film and television as an actor, action director, and fight choreographer. BIRTH OF THE DRAGON marks his North American debut. Trained in Ving Tsun Kung Fu (Wing Chun), he is a 6th generation disciple of Choy Li Fut Kung Fu. Among his previous film credits are Wild City, Zombie Fight Club, Sifu vs. Vampire, The Man from Macau, Once Upon a Time in Shanghai, Young and Dangerous: Reloaded and Naked Soldier.

Ng immigrated to the United States from his native Hong Kong at the age of 7, then beginning his martial arts training under the supervision of his father, Sifu (teacher) Sam Ng (a 5th generation practitioner of the Choy Lay Fut system). Later, to further his martial arts education, Ng traveled back to Hong Kong and became a student of Sifu Wong Shun Leung, training in Ving Tsun Kung Fu tirelessly until Sifu Wong’s untimely passing in 1997.

Returning to the U.S, he earned his Master’s degree at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, during which time his training and sparring with other martial stylists gained him skills in the art of Jujitsu, Eskrima, and Western boxing. He continues to spread his mentors' teaching through the Ng Family Chinese Martial Arts Association with his father. In addition to his work in film and television, Ng has written articles for various national and international martial arts periodicals and serves as an official for national and international martial arts competitions to further promote the martial arts.

Ng currently resides in Hong Kong.

GEORGE NOLFI (Director) directed, wrote, and produced The Adjustment Bureau, which starred Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie, Terence Stamp, John Slattery and Michael Kelly. His screenplay credits include Spectral, The Bourne Ultimatum, Ocean’s Twelve, and The Sentinel. He created, executive produced, and served as the principal director of the NBC television show, Allegiance. Nolfi has also written and directed a number of short form internet videos, primarily on public interest issues. In this realm, he most recently wrote and directed a non-partisan animated video on political gerrymandering in the United States for the issues-driven new media company ATTN, which, despite its esoteric subject matter, has received more than five million views in its first month of release.