Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, A trio of original production concept art design storyboards

A trio of original concept art designs / storyboards from the production of the beloved biopic, 'Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story' (Universal Pictures, 1993), starring Jason Scott Lee and Lauren Holly and directed by ace-helmer, Rob Cohen ('The Fast and The Furious', 'Dragonheart').

Hand-painted by famed production artist, Nikita Knatz (Batman Returns and Predator), these three beautifully articulated storyboards showcase a much gorier version of the filmed sequence, where Bruce Lee finally kills the phantom - the demonic tormentor of his emotions and imagination'. Each of the storyboards have been rendered in mixed media (wonderfully detailed matt drawings on vellum or translucent stock mounted on 8 x 11" bond paper) and include production-notes outlining the intended shot-sequences. For example: "As BL grabs Phantom... CU Spikes Pierce BL's Hand, etc" and "The Whip in Close - As BL snaps Phantom's Neck". The first storyboard is identified by '0-3' in the top right corner, the second by the letter 'P' in the same position and the third by 'P-1'. All storyboards include the original punch holes from the art-department compilation-deck.

This sequence depicts Bruce Lee breaking the phantom's neck with his bare hands. As he tries to do so, sharp spikes protrude from the phantom's head and rip right through Bruce's lead hand. This gory iteration was not used in the final cut. Instead, Bruce flips over the phantom, appears on his rear side, and uses the chain of his nunchaku to break the phantom's neck in an homage to the world-famous nunchaku battle from 'Game of Death'.

The storyboards remain in very good 'production-used' condition, with only minor handling-wear, and are perfect for framing...

This item comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.