There was a person above me who said that they couldn't do a remake since Hollywood and the influence of things such as the Matrix have spoiled martial arts in films, and as true as that is, I think that it's starting to trail off. The Matrix was made 10 years ago, so that's pretty decently dated. By now, the bullet-time, overly acrobatic choreography has been so thoroughly reproduced that I think there's a chance the gritty stuff holds some appeal.
Look at the Bourne films. The fights in those movies have what I'd consider to be what's closest to what I'd want out of a Game of Death remake done with a completely new cast. This means tight camera angles, maybe not so shaky, with grounded, simple, and brutal techniques from authentic styles not made to be cinematic in any regard. I've always wanted a martial arts movie that would have fight scenes with no cinematic flare in the techniques whatsoever, that would still look entertaining. The Bourne movies and much of Bruce's original stuff is the only thing right off the bat that comes to mind. Why is that boxing movies are always done gritty and painfully, but martial arts movies are often fantasty fests of fruity, unrealistic crap?
Donnie Yen is a possibility in the casting, but I think that there would also be value in looking for someone without an established career. They wouldn't, I repeat would not ever once in the movie wear Bruce's yellow and black uniform. Nor would they use his battle cry, nor use nunchaku, or do anything associated with the icon himself. In order for it to be decent, it would have to be done with as much originality as possible, only using the thinnest framework of the original concept. I wouldn't even call it Game of Death. It would have to be done in a way that people would have no idea it was based on a previous idea.
"Bulls**t MR.Han Man!!"--Jim Kelly in Enter the Dragon
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