The annual Cannes Film Festival arrived as scheduled.
On Cannes night, the cadenza of Chinese and foreign celebrities attending in full costume made us dizzy.
In addition to the red carpet, the infield film festival also has an actor who surprises Chinese fans.
He is the action superstar Donnie Yen.
At this Cannes Film Festival, he released information about three new works in one go.
Under the heated discussion of public opinion, Donnie Yen also appeared on the hot search in one fell swoop.
Among these three new films, there are not only the action film "Miscalculation" starring and supervising him, but also the sequel to the classic IP "Fuse".
The most eye-catching thing is the restart of Ip Man's IP.
When the poster of "Ip Man 5" appeared at the film festival, the kung fu film feelings of countless fans also ignited.
The restart of old IP and the launch of new projects make Donnie Yen destined to be "very busy" for a while in the future.
In fact, this is also a recent portrayal of the Chinese kung fu superstar.
In recent years, Donnie Yen has frequently appeared in many popular film and television works, leaving us with deep film and television memories.
In Chen Musheng's posthumous work "Furious Heavy Case", he attracts our attention with sharp and crisp action scenes and takes us back to the golden age of Hong Kong films.
At the end of the film, the church duel he staged with Nicholas Tse brought a huge visual shock with his fist-to-flesh painting style.
In the European and American blockbuster "Fast Chase 4", Donnie Yen, who played the role Kane, also played brilliantly.
In the confrontation with Hollywood superstar Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen's simple and neat action scenes also show the world's audiences the aesthetics of oriental violence.
Now, with Donnie Yen dumping three more new action films in Cannes, the kung fu universe exclusive to Donnie Yen has also expanded.
Let's talk about the details of Donnie Yen's wave of "new film triple explosion".
01. After 4 years, Ip Man's IP was restarted, and Master Ye's "re-launch" caused heated discussions
In the film list that Donnie Yen brought to Cannes, the most gratifying name is undoubtedly "Ip Man 5".
That's right, Master Ye is coming back this time!
Since "Ip Man 4" was released in 2019 and explained the life and ending of the male protagonist Ip Man, the protagonist's offline Ip Man IP has not been sequered so far.
And with the official announcement of the fifth part of the series, the souls of countless people who have been missing for a long time have also been rekindled.
Since the release of "Ip Man 1" in 2008, the IP has been widely praised for its "both civilized and military" style.
Whether it is literary opera or martial arts, the entire Ip Man tetralogy is very interesting.
In terms of martial arts, Donnie Yen, Zhang Jin and other practitioners present us with solid action scenes of various hard bridges and hard horses, and take us to appreciate the charm of Chinese martial arts with dynamic painting style.
In terms of literary drama, the Chinese spiritual core behind the action scenes touches people's hearts again and again through the mouths of the characters.
The extremely interesting plot setting and core also left countless famous scenes for Ip Man's IP.
In the first part, the scene of Ip Man's solo battle against the Japanese is quite spectacular.
And the character's phrase "I want to hit 10" is still a hot word on the Internet.
And whether it is the round table battle in the second part, or the Chinese and Western duel of PK boxing king Tyson in the third part, it is still fresh in people's memories.
There are many memories of Ip Man's IP, and for the new film "Ip Man 5", the outside world also has a huge curiosity.
In the fourth part, the male protagonist Ip Man went to the United States to spread Chinese martial arts, and his ending was explained at the end of the plot.
And in the fifth part of this time, how Ip Man, who has been "offline" in the previous work, returns to the plot, which also arouses expectations from the outside world.
The official has not yet been revealed, and we can only find some answers from the teaser poster.
Different from the posters of previous films, the fifth poster this time, the male protagonist Ip Man did not appear.
But although the picture does not see his person, you can feel his presence everywhere.
In the poster, I saw the wooden stake that Ip Man practiced daily standing in the middle, and on both sides of the stake, there were people who fell on all fours.
And this also implies that in an unknown fierce fight, Ip Man's Wing Chun side won again.
Although Master Ye's "online method" is still unknown, judging from the original restoration of the IP by the poster and the return of the male protagonist Donnie Yen, this sequel will obviously be the original IP flavor.
In this regard, Bluestone only added one sentence:
We can't wait, let's make a move, Master Ye!
02, restore the peak of Hong Kong film action dramas, and the IP of "Fuse" is also here
I have to say that Donnie Yen has satisfied too many emotional fans this time.
In addition to restarting the "Ip Man" IP, he turned over another action movie classic of his 16 years ago and made a sequel.
This work is "Fuse 2".
Those who are familiar with Hong Kong action movies must be familiar with "The Fuse" released in 2007.
This 16-year-old police and bandit film focuses on realistic fighting styles, and the fist-to-flesh fight scenes highlight the word "cool".
Donnie Yen, who is also the action designer of the film, abandons the traditional action film tricks in the film, and instead creates a fight scene comparable to MMA fighting with great innovation.
Throughout the film, he integrates Chinese martial arts, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, American boxing and other kung fu elements.
In the process of character matching, the fighting techniques he injected such as foot locks, naked hanging, and over-the-chest falls are even more eye-opening.
Under the most direct visual impact, "The Fuse" is also regarded by many people as the ceiling of Hong Kong action films.
And this time in the "Fuse 2" concept poster, there is still a familiar smell.
The poster focuses on the fierce fight between the two characters, and the amplified and frozen frame of the characters' taekwondo moves also makes people feel the pure violent aesthetics with a static painting style.
If Ip Man IP is to promote Chinese culture through kung fu shell, then Fuse IP is to present the excitement of life and death fighting with a straight painting style.
The two IP art styles have their own merits, but they are also treasures in Hong Kong action movies.
03, joined hands with the screenwriter of "Ip Man", Donnie Yen launched a new IP in the Hong Kong circle
In addition to the two touching IP sequels, Donnie Yen has new ideas this time.
At the Cannes Film Festival, the movie "Misjudgment" starring him was also officially announced, and the film is also a new film with a new plot.
Judging from the plot synopsis, this "Misjudgment" has a strong Hong Kong-style police and bandit flavor.
The film focuses on the process of rehabilitating a wrongful conviction.
Young Ma Zhijie was falsely accused by a criminal syndicate, imprisoned, and forced to confess his guilt under the misdirection of bad lawyers, and in the face of the grievances of good people being wronged, prosecutor Guo Zihao ran up and down for justice in his heart.
In the poster, a character in a lawyer's robe hurriedly runs into the building, clenching his fists and seemingly desperately to do.
And this character is likely to be the "justice prosecutor" in the synopsis.
Combined with the film's action movie label, many netizens also speculated that Donnie Yen played a legal strongman who can debate and do both this time.
And what this film makes Bluestone pay attention to is the screenwriter column.
The screenwriter of "Misjudgment" is the well-known Hong Kong screenwriter Wong Zihuan, and he is also the screenwriter of the "Ip Man" series.
From "Ip Man 1" all the way to "Ip Man 4", Huang Zihuan participated in the script writing of all four films, and the cooperation with Donnie Yen was quite tacit.
Now, after many years, the re-cooperation of the two who joined forces to create a blockbuster model also makes people look forward to the spark they have created.
04, the big guys in the film industry help three new films, and "Zhen Universe" is expected to go farther and farther
In the preparation process of Donnie Yen's new film, there is a name that has to be mentioned.
That is Hong Kong filmmaker Huang Baiming.
The Hong Kong veteran and the Oriental Film Industry behind it are deeply involved in Donnie Yen's three new films this time.
From "Ip Man 5" to "Fuse 2" to the new IP "Misjudgment", there are Huang Baiming's team participating in the production.
As a well-known Hong Kong filmmaker who has influenced generations, Huang Baiming, who is good at grasping the pulse of the market, has single-handedly created classic IP in film history such as "Happy Ghost" and "Family Happy Events".
In the years of cooperation with Donnie Yen, he has also created many explosive models.
When preparing for the filming of "Ip Man" in 2009, he invited martial arts practitioner Donnie Yen to play Ip Man.
With Donnie Yen's accurate restoration of a generation of grandmasters, and Huang Baiming's production control of the quality of the film, Ip Man's IP also came out with a very textured painting style.
Years later, under the two joining forces to make the Ip Man series bigger and stronger, the top IP of Chinese film and television has now increased.
In addition to Ip Man IP, the two have also collaborated on many popular works such as "Fuse" and "Dragon and Tiger Gate", and the market response is also quite good.
Produced by Zhen Huang, it seems to have been equated with the four characters of the cinema line.
Now, this old group of partners has once again ushered in the opportunity to join forces.
As soon as they cooperate this time, it will be three new films.
Not only restarted the former "Ip Man" and "Fuse" IP, Huang Baiming also participated in Donnie Yen's other new action film "Misjudgment" as a producer.
The combination of the two film bigwigs driving the team also allows us to continue to raise our expectations for movies while feeling the cohesion of the Hong Kong circle.
Now, with Donnie Yen officially throwing out three new films at the Cannes Film Festival, his "Zhen Universe" will also expand day by day.
After the official announcement of the good news of the new film and the heated discussion among netizens, the actor himself asked netizens through social platforms:
Do you want to see which one I shoot first?
This question has received enthusiastic feedback from many netizens, some people hope that it is "Ip Man 5", some people say "Fuse 2", and some people are curious about "Misjudgment", and the three movies are highly anticipated.
So, to Donnie Yen's question, my answer is:
Children only make choices, I want them all!
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