Coffy is the Color
Interview from HipHop DX:
DX: I can’t help but think about all the similarities between Blaxploitation cinema and Kung-Fu movies…
RZA: [laughs] Definitely. And we’ll get into more of that information as the release date gets nearer, but I will say this. I have a centerpiece of Blaxploitation in the film; obviously that was a big 70’s genre. I also have Gordon Liu, the Master Killer himself, who was a centerpiece of the Kung-Fu genre. The funniest part for me though, was that I got a character from Bruce Lee’s Return of the Dragon. In that movie, Bruce Lee is trying to protect the restaurant, and there’s an old white man trying to take over his business. And I cast him in The Man with the Iron Fists, just for that reason. Jon is in the movie!
We had other choices, but when I found out we could get him, it was like, “Oh no. I want this motherfucker!” He’s one of the first villains that I had ever seen watching Bruce Lee movies. He came in wanting to buy the restaurant, and he was just really discriminating. And in my film he plays a character that’s similar…it’s someone with power.
Hahahaha! This is lining up to become an instant classic. Even if you’re not a fan, RZA clearly knows his kung fu films and seems to be bringing in all the heavy hitters. For those who don’t remember Jon Benn, this might jog your memory.
