Colosseum Films announce Blu-ray for Bruce Lee’s ‘Game of Death: Pagoda Cut’ to celebrate its 45th anniversary

To celebrate the 45^th anniversary of its release, later this year Colosseum Films will be releasing Game of Death: Pagoda Cut Limited Edition Blu-ray (All Region), the debut title from a new independent label inspired by the Little Dragon. Promising a whole host of new special features, below is the full press release –

Colosseum Films is proud to present a new vision for Bruce Lee’s crowning achievement 45 years after its original release with Game of Death: Pagoda Cut. Developed through years of research and analysis based on Bruce Lee’s own notes on the production, Colosseum Films representative George Fan explains, “Game of Death is considered to be the black sheep in Lee’s filmography since it wasn’t completed, however looking at his notes, it’s clear that the Little Dragon wanted to create the ultimate fight fest, and the Pagoda Cut stays true to that vision, creating what could be the closest we ever get to what the original GOD would have looked like.”

To do this, the Colosseum Films team have utilised the latest AI and deep fake technology to digitally apply Bruce Lee’s facial likeness to the pagoda-based segments in The New Game of Death, Enter the Game of Death, and The True Game of Death, and seamlessly branch them into Lee’s own footage. Fan goes on to elaborate that, “In the existing GOD footage Bruce Lee only fights a handful of opponents, but now thanks to the latest AI technology we’ll see him fighting over 15! Of course this means we’ve also re-imagined the pagoda itself, and in our new version we’ve used state of the art CGI to create what can best be described as a pagoda, almost skyscraper type hybrid. Fans of GOD have a lot to be excited about.”

The release will be limited to 1000 pressings and is stacked with special features, alongside some never before seen collectibles, the full details of which can be found below –

• Rigid Slipcase with exclusive artwork by artist Steven Morris
• 1080p HD Blu-ray presentation of the Pagoda Cut from a brand new 4K restoration utilizing seamless branching between the source material
• Hardbound booklet reprinting Bruce Lee’s own notes on GOD’s production, along with exclusive stills printed on 300gsm paper stock for the highest quality and cover art by Steven Morris
• Set of 3 mini replica theatrical posters for The New Game of Death, Enter the Game of Death, and The True Game of Death
• Exclusive masquerade mask created using Bruce Lee’s paper cut-out face seen in GOD ’78
• Collectible keychain of the yellow nunchucks Bruce Lee uses against Dan Inosanto
• Replica of the same black bracelet Bruce Lee wears, made from premium natural rubber
• Exclusive Audio Commentary by the elusive Joe Kenney – author of the unpublished controversial 2007 book Game of Death: Game Over!
• B.Lo the Belt – A feature length documentary on the characters portrayed in the different versions of GOD, looking at the traits of Billy Lo and Hai Tien, and how they both share DNA with Bruce Lee’s original vision
• Puff the Magic Dragon – A featurette exploring Bruce Lee’s experimentation with the “holy stuff” revealed through Bob Baker’s letters
• The Man Who Wasn’t There – A featurette exploring Whang In-sik’s presence during the filming of GOD, and the role he played in doubling for Chieh Yuan
• A Lizard in a Harlem Globetrotters Skin – A conversation with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar around his characters reptilian eyes, and the truth around the mysterious character of ‘Mantis’
• Do Not Focus on the Finger – A look into the various unauthorised ‘fan-cuts’ of GOD, including Game of Death – Alternate, Game of Death 2.5, Game of Death – Integral, and Game of Death – Final Cut
• So You Think You Know GOD? – Virtual Interactive Quiz hosted by Martial Arts Hall of Famer and kung-fu cinema expert Ric Meyers
• Asian Face, White Voice – An interactive essay on ‘vocal’ white washing through Bruce Lee being dubbed by Caucasian actors, and a look into the men behind the names of Chris Kent, Bey Logan, John Little, and Alan Canvan
• Unspecified Bonus Feature: We’ll save this one for when our website goes live, and will simply say we hope you “log” on to check it out

This title will soon be available at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online store that currently has many Import Shaw Brothers/Golden Harvest/martial arts DVD/Blu-ray movies in-stock – with New titles being added regularly!

We’ll keep you informed once a release date is announced! Until then, we leave you with the original HK Trailer for 1978’s Game of Death:

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