'Ip Man' Donnie Yen: Following Star Wars, trying his hand at Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

After Ip Man 3, Donnie Yen has started to promote some other interesting film projects, such as LucasFilm's Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One, a "spin-off" of the hit Star Wars series; and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Legend of Qingming.

However, it seems that Donnie Yen is ready to "escape" from the martial arts film genre after he reprised his role as Ip Man in the third film (currently showing in many theaters in Vietnam and many other countries in the continent).

Donnie Yen in Singapore

Ip Man 3 has "beaten" Hollywood blockbuster Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the box office in Hong Kong.

At a press conference in Singapore last weekend, Donnie Yen was surprised by the public reception in the Lion City for Ip Man 3, despite knowing the series has a large fan base.

Donnie Yen said that the story in Ip Man 3 is very simple, but has a profound message and he talks about values ​​that many people can sympathize with. That is the reason why the film received an enthusiastic response from the audience.

The positive response to the Ip Man series also motivated him to continue seeking breakthroughs in film production.

Donnie Yen & former world boxing champion Mike Tyson in the movie "Ip Man 3"

This hit series has catapulted him into superstardom, so what's next for him in his career?

Donnie Yen has suffered numerous injuries over decades of martial arts training and acting. Now in his late fifties, Donnie Yen will have a harder time maintaining his peak performance.

Donnie Yen shared that an action movie star should apply his life experiences to his roles and not just rely on physical strength. Although he will not continue to act in martial arts movies in the near future, that does not mean that Donnie Yen will not participate in action movie projects.

It is known that he has started to promote some other interesting film projects, such as LucasFilm's Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One, a "spin-off" of the hit Star Wars series. The story in this film takes place before the events of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), so the film uses a brand new group of characters, never appeared in the original series.

The film is scheduled to be released worldwide on December 16, 2016. In the film, Donnie Yen plays a blind man.

Below is the trailer for Ip Man 3:

According to TT&VH