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Real life tale of Bruce Lee headed for big screen
MUMBAI: QED International in association with Groundswell Productions has set forth to tell the story of Bruce Lee through a film titled Birth of the Dragon.
The film has been inspired by the true-life duel between Lee and Wong Jack Man who was China‘s most famous kung fu Master. The no-rules fight took place in San Francisco in 1965, when the city‘s Chinatown was controlled by Hong Kong triads.
Scribes Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen Rivele have been asked to pen the tale. The writers are using this true incident as a jumping-off point for a wider-canvas action film in which Wong and Lee team up to battle a band of Chinatown gangsters.
The film will be produced by QED CEO Bill Block and Groundswell‘s Michael London along with Wilkinson and Rivele. “Stephen Rivele and Chris Wilkinson have taken a little-known chapter in the life of Bruce Lee and used it as a jumping-off point for a bold, exciting story about the making of an international legend,” said sources.
Wilkinson and Rivele are best known for writing bio pics. The duo‘s credits include Nixon, the 1995 drama directed by Oliver Stone and 2001‘s Ali, directed by Michael Mann.
International
Utopai Studios unveils 4K three-minute video generation for PAI platform
New Story Agent and editing tools aim to streamline AI-led filmmaking workflows
MUMBAI: Utopai Studios has announced a major upgrade to its PAI storytelling AI platform, introducing what it claims is an industry-first capability to generate three-minute videos in 4K resolution, alongside enhancements to its Story Agent feature.
The update, rolling out from April 15, expands the platform’s capabilities across the filmmaking process, from early concept development to post-production. The company said the new features are designed to help filmmakers maintain continuity across characters, scenes and visual styles, a key challenge in AI-driven storytelling.
At the heart of the release is a next-generation model that enables more structured narrative development, allowing creators to move more seamlessly from idea to execution. With tools such as multi-shot sequencing and multi-turn editing, the platform aims to give both studios and independent creators greater control over complex storytelling workflows.
Commenting on the launch, Utopai Studios co-founder and CTO Jie Yang said, “The next phase of AI in media will not be defined by isolated tools, but by systems that can carry story, continuity and collaboration across the full creative process.” He added that the update is a step towards enabling more practical, end-to-end narrative development at a professional level.
Echoing this, Utopai Studios co-founder and chief scientific officer Zijian He said, “Generative video is opening the door to a new production model, where creative ambition is less constrained by traditional cost and complexity.” He noted that the platform combines multimodal models with iterative editing to give creators more speed, control and consistency.
The company said PAI is already being used in professional film and television productions, particularly in Hollywood, for tasks such as pre-visualisation, scene design and post-production refinements. The latest update adds features including improved voice options, character consistency, unlimited editing and more flexible asset management.
Utopai also emphasised that its models are not trained on copyrighted material, positioning the platform as a cleaner alternative for creators and rights holders navigating the evolving AI landscape.
As AI continues to reshape content creation, Utopai’s latest push signals a shift from standalone tools to integrated systems, aiming to make high-quality filmmaking faster, more flexible and increasingly accessible.
