Ip Man 3
Short description
Ip Man 3 continues the story of the Wing Chun master in 1950s Hong Kong, where he lives quietly with his wife and son. That calm is broken when a property developer and his gang try to seize the land where the local school stands. Ip Man steps in to defend it, and a rival Wing Chun practitioner who has recently arrived in the city becomes part of the conflict.
Wilson Yip directed the film, his third entry in the series after Ip Man in 2008 and Ip Man 2 in 2010. Donnie Yen returns as Ip Man, with Zhang Jin as Cheung Tin-Chi, Lynn Hung as his wife, Patrick Tam and Karena Ng in supporting roles, and Mike Tyson as the developer. Edmond Wong, Jill Leung Lai-Yin and Tai-lee Chan wrote the screenplay, and Raymond Wong produced.
Made for a budget of 36 million dollars, the film took 157 million dollars worldwide, a strong return for a martial arts drama. It holds a rating of 7 out of 10 on IMDb from around 64,000 votes and the same score on TMDB from roughly 2,000 votes. A critics' rating of 6.3 out of 10 from 51 reviews places it somewhat below the audience scores. The credited cast runs to 89 people.
What's left behind the scenes
- Initially, the film's producers considered using computer technology to give one of the characters the appearance of Bruce Lee, but they had to abandon this idea when the heirs of Bruce Lee threatened legal action, stating that they had not given official permission to use Lee's likeness.
- As part of preparing for filming fight scenes with Mike Tyson, Donnie Yen specifically studied video recordings of Tyson's previous fights.
- Initially, the film's producers considered using computer technology to give one of the characters the appearance of Bruce Lee; however, they had to abandon this idea when Bruce Lee's heirs threatened them with a lawsuit.
- The film portrays Bruce Lee as one of Ip Man's students, when in reality he simply trained at Ip Man's school. He was actually taught there by Ip Man's student named Wong Shun Leung. Wong participated in underground fights, where he was reportedly undefeated. He left the world of underground fighting after accidentally blinding an opponent in one match. Throughout his life, Wong apparently had several students, some of whom trained with him for a few months, others for longer.
- The film depicts Bruce Lee as one of Ip Man's students, although in reality, he simply attended Ip Man's school. He was actually taught there by an Ip Man student named Wong Shun Leung. At the time, Wong participated in underground fights, where he was reportedly undefeated. He left the world of underground fighting after unintentionally blinding an opponent in one bout.
- Donnie Yen's wife publicly expressed concerns that her husband might be injured in a fight with Mike Tyson. However, it turned out that Tyson was the one who got injured, damaging his index finger, not Yen.
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