When Bruce Lee wasn’t busy honing martial arts skills and bringing a change in Hollywood, he was busy fighting crime on screen. His feature in the Green Hornet franchise received a lot of love from fans. Before the star ventured into kung fu movies, he accidentally landed on the superhero franchise. Since then, the legend immortalized the role of Kato.
Recently, a rare photograph of three superheroes has been making the rounds on the internet. The picture featured Van Williams, Adam West, and Bruce Lee. And fans haven’t kept calm. Let’s take a look at some appreciation poured into the comments section.
Fans get candid on seeing Bruce Lee with two superheroes
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All three actors in the photo played some of the most popular characters in the 60s. While Van Williams played the role of The Green Hornet, Bruce Lee played the role of his sidekick, Kato along with Adam West who played Batman. The legends had such an iconic screen presence that fans still remember them for their characters.
One fan even made sure to comment on their screen names, “The Green Hornet, Kato and Batman!”?Most of them appreciated Bruce Lee’s looks and confidence with comments like,?“The littlest guy in the photo was the baddest dude on the planet.” A fan also made sure to mention that he loved The Green Hornet franchise only because of Lee’s presence in these words, “I use to watch the green hornet only to see Kato fight.”
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Most of the fans commented on the men’s good looks. With comments like,?“Excellent photo” and?“Young handsome fellas,”?the overall audience response seemed positive. However, a fan began speculating about a certain rivalry that Bruce Lee experienced. Just like the Green Hornet had Kato, Batman had Robin. In the 60s, actor Burt Ward played the role of Robin and would actually get in fights with Lee.
The fan wrote,?“I noticed Boy Wonder isn’t in this photo. Bruce hated his guts.”?This referred to the duo’s intense rivalry while shooting for their respective series. Nevertheless, the photo was iconic enough for fans to reminisce about a different version of both, The Green Hornet franchise and the martial arts legend. Let us know in the comments below about your favorite Bruce Lee movie.
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