Ip Man 4 marks the final time Yen will be playing the role of the Wing Chun grandmaster.
After playing the role of Wing Chun grand master Ip Man in four movies spanning more than 11 years, Donnie Yen is ready for something new. In fact, he is even ready to give up making kung fu films altogether.
“All good things come to an end, and I feel we’ve given Ip Man the most complete ending possible with Ip Man 4. As an actor, I also want to look for other roles and challenges. But I will still be making action movies. It’s not as if I’m retiring... I still need to pay the bills!” he said with a laugh.
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Ip Man 4 marks the final time Yen will be playing the role of the Wing Chun grandmaster.
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Yen says the hardest part of making the Ip Man movies was trying to do something new and fresh every single time.
Working out how the character moved and talked was also a big challenge for Yen.
Now that the Ip Man movies are done, Yen is now ready to move on to new things. Photo: The Star/Muhamad Shahril Rosli
The cast and crew of 'Ip Man 4: The Finale' in Kuala Lumpur recently, (from left) producer Raymond Wong, star Donnie Yen, co-star Danny Chan and screenwriter Edmond Wong. Photo: The Star/Muhamad Shahril Rosli
Ip Man's fight with tai chi master Wan took 10 days to complete.
Yen's fight with Scott Adkins is one of the movie's highlights, and took over two weeks to film.
Danny Chan also gets to show off his moves as Bruce Lee in the movie.
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