Shannon Lee (left) and Brandon Lee (right).Photo: Emma McIntyre/Getty; Barry King/WireImage
Shannon Lee is remembering her late brotherBrandon’s “too short but beautiful and important” life.
Marking that it has been three decades sinceBrandon Lee’s death on the set ofThe Crow, his sister shared a touching message with fans on Friday.
“I cannot believe it has been 30 years,” Shannon said in a video message posted to legendary father Bruce Lee’s official Twitter page. “But here’s what I have to say: His beauty, his soul, his intelligence, his creativity is still alive with us, here with us. We are going to be finding ways to celebrate him and bring him further into the consciousness this year and every year going forward.”
“Brandon, we love you,” Shannon continued. “We miss you so much. And we celebrate your life today. That is what today is.”
“It is a celebration of your life, which was beautiful. Too short, but beautiful and important. And we miss you. So please think of Brandon today. Join in celebrating his life.”
Opening the video message was an archival interview, Brandon spoke about his experience hitchhiking to the Tassajara Buddhist monastery, before it transitioned into Shannon’s message.
During his life, Lee starred in several films, including 1989’sLaser Mission, 1991’sShowdown in Little Tokyowith Dolph Lundgren and 1992’sRapid Fire.
July 20th will mark 50 years since the legendary Lee family patriarch, Bruce, died at the age of 32.
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Brandon Lee on set of “The Crow”.Pressman/Most/Kobal/Shutterstock
In the years following Brandon’s death, Shannon has been an advocate for gun safety measures in the film industry — notably endorsing aLos Angeles Timeseditorialthat called for banning guns on movie sets in Januaryafter theRustshooting.
Shannon’s Instagram post sharing the editorial came days afterit was announcedRustactor and producerAlec Baldwinwould be charged with involuntary manslaughter for the October 2021 shooting death of film cinematographerHalyna Hutchins. “Thinking of Brandon. May this never happen again,” Shannon wrote, alongside a screenshot from the editorial.
In the immediate aftermath of theRustshooting, Shannon also spoke withThe Hollywood Reporterabout how the death of Hutchins was “stirring up a lot of emotions and frustrations” for her. “There are rules that are supposed to be followed,” she said. “I am certainly not pointing fingers at anyone because that would be the wrong thing to do.”
“But there is no reason for something like this to happen. My heart goes out to Alec Baldwin. I feel for the work he is going to have to do to process this and try to find some measure of peace around it,” Lee added. “And even more so for the family of Halyna Hutchins. It’s having your whole world flip upside down. There should be compassion for all the pain everyone is going through.”
At the time, Lee agreed that real guns needed to be banned from Hollywood sets and said she hoped for “meaningful change,” sharing that “in this day and age, with all the special effects that are possible and all of the technology, there is no reason to have a prop gun or a gun on a set that can fire a projectile of any sort.”
source: people.com
