Grandmaster Yip Man
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| Grandmaster Yip Man | |
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| Directed by | Wilson Yip |
| Produced by | Raymond Wong Bak-Ming |
| Starring | Donnie Yen Simon Yam Lam Ka-Tung |
| Distributed by |  Mandarin Films Distribution Co. Ltd. |
| Release date(s) | December 19, 2008 |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
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Grandmaster Yip Man (traditional Chinese: 一代宗師葉問) is an upcoming 2008 Hong Kong semi-biographical film account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun openly. Directed by Wilson Yip with martial arts choreography by Sammo Hung, the film stars Donnie Yen as Yip Man and co-stars Simon Yam, Lam Ka-Tung and Xing Yu.
Yip Man's two sons and several Wing Chun practitioners will also appear in the film.[1]
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[edit] Production
The film marks the fourth collaboration between director Wilson Yip and Donnie Yen after 2007's Flash Point. The film also reunites Yip and Yen with Simon Yam after 2005's SPL: Sha Po Lang.
Production began in March 2008, and is expected to wrap up in June. 90% of the film will focus on events surrounding Yip Man that took place in Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s. Since the buildings in today's Foshan are architecturally different from the ones in the past, the filmmakers decided to shoot the film in Shanghai instead.[2]
To prepare for the role, Donnie Yen went on a diet, which consisted of mainly vegetables, in hopes of portraying an erudite and cultured Yip Man, as well as bringing out the special traits of Wing Chun.[3]
[edit] Fight Choreography
The martial arts scenes will be choreographed by Sammo Hung, who will not appear in the film. When asked how he would work with star Donnie Yen to direct the action scenes, Hung replied matter-of-factly, "With my mouth."[4]
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