Dark Horizons reported that the prequel to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" could star Jet Li, instead of Chow Yun-Fat.
Here is
China Post report:
Jet Li, who turned down the leading role the first time around and opted for gang-action flick Romeo Must Die, is still Lee's ideal pick to play Lee Mubai in the prequel, hoping to recapture the sensational box office appeal of the first one, the highest grossing foreign-language movie in U.S. history.