Sammo Hung vs. Donnie Yen in "Ip Man 2" First Set Images
>> Nov 1, 2009
Sina.com had published two first look images from the set of the upcoming sequel to last year martial arts blockbuster "Ip Man". Filming of "Ip Man 2" is currently under way in Shanghai, and the two photos features a scene where Ip Man (Donnie Yen) making an unexpected visit to another house of martial-art and having a showdown with the grand master (Sammo Hung). Two martial arts master already had an on screen fight in "S. P. L." before and both films are directed by Wilson Yip.
The sequel will be made with the original crew, including director Wilson Yip, writer Edmond Wong and action director Sammo Hung. Budget of "Ip Man 2" is about US$15 millions, more than double of that of the original. Donnie Yen returns as Ip Man, alone with Xiong Dailin as his wife, Fan Siu-Wong as master Jin Shan Zhao (Ip's rival in the first film and friend in the second), Simon Yam as Ip's best friend Zhou Qingquan, Lam Ka-Tung as ex-policeman Li Zhao, Lynn Hung as Zhang Yongcheng.
New cast member includes Sammo Hung playing the grandmaster of Hung, and three actors from the mainland China, TV and movie star Huang Xiaoming, martial-art star Shi Xiaolong and young actor Jiang Daiyan (playing the young Bruce Lee). Other new cast members are, according to IMDB, Kent Cheng, To Yu-Hang and Amber Chia. The studios are still looking for a man to play the adult Bruce Lee.
From MonkeyPeaches site came some clarifications from actor Donnie Yen. The actor said that the third film in "Ip Man" franchise would be unlikely to happen, though he believes "Ip Man 2" would be more successful than the first one and would become an instant classic. Then, the kungfu star who turned 46 this year, said he would not retire at age 50. A few months back, he told The New York Times that he had begun planning to retire at 50. However, according to Yen, he said those words right after he finished "Bodyguards and Assassins" and "14 Blades", and felt very exhausted back then. Now he has regained his energy and feels excited about more projects. After "Ip Man 2", he will begin working on "Chen Zhen the Nocturnal Hero" (literal title) with director Andrew Lau and the sequel to the yet to be released "14 Blades". In "Nocturnal Hero", Yen will play the character previously portrayed by Bruce Lee in "Fist of Fury" and Jet Li in "Fist of Legend".
The sequel will be made with the original crew, including director Wilson Yip, writer Edmond Wong and action director Sammo Hung. Budget of "Ip Man 2" is about US$15 millions, more than double of that of the original. Donnie Yen returns as Ip Man, alone with Xiong Dailin as his wife, Fan Siu-Wong as master Jin Shan Zhao (Ip's rival in the first film and friend in the second), Simon Yam as Ip's best friend Zhou Qingquan, Lam Ka-Tung as ex-policeman Li Zhao, Lynn Hung as Zhang Yongcheng.
New cast member includes Sammo Hung playing the grandmaster of Hung, and three actors from the mainland China, TV and movie star Huang Xiaoming, martial-art star Shi Xiaolong and young actor Jiang Daiyan (playing the young Bruce Lee). Other new cast members are, according to IMDB, Kent Cheng, To Yu-Hang and Amber Chia. The studios are still looking for a man to play the adult Bruce Lee.
From MonkeyPeaches site came some clarifications from actor Donnie Yen. The actor said that the third film in "Ip Man" franchise would be unlikely to happen, though he believes "Ip Man 2" would be more successful than the first one and would become an instant classic. Then, the kungfu star who turned 46 this year, said he would not retire at age 50. A few months back, he told The New York Times that he had begun planning to retire at 50. However, according to Yen, he said those words right after he finished "Bodyguards and Assassins" and "14 Blades", and felt very exhausted back then. Now he has regained his energy and feels excited about more projects. After "Ip Man 2", he will begin working on "Chen Zhen the Nocturnal Hero" (literal title) with director Andrew Lau and the sequel to the yet to be released "14 Blades". In "Nocturnal Hero", Yen will play the character previously portrayed by Bruce Lee in "Fist of Fury" and Jet Li in "Fist of Legend".
