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Donnie Yen Chi-tan is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and action director. He is the recipient of various accolades, including three Golden Horse Awards and five Hong Kong Film Awards. He is best known for portraying Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man in the Ip Man film series, namely Ip Man (2008), Ip Man 2 (2010), Ip Man 3 (2015), and Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019). He also served as co-producer for the spin-off Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018). Born in Guangdong, Yen developed an interest in martial arts at a young age, and began experimenting with various styles, including tai chi and other traditional Chinese martial arts. At age 18, he auditioned for action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping in Hong Kong. He landed his first starring role in the 1984 Hong Kong martial arts action film Drunken Tai Chi. He made his breakthrough role as the antagonist General Nap-lan in Once Upon a Time in China II (1992), opposite Jet Li's character. He appeared in several other Hong Kong kung fu films, including Iron Monkey (1993) and Wing Chun (1994). In 1997, he starred in his directorial debut film Legend of the Wolf. Yen made his American debut in Highlander: Endgame (2000), followed by a cameo in Blade II (2002). He went on to appear in the American films Shanghai Knights (2003), Rogue One (2016), XXX: Return of Xander Cage (2017), Mulan (2020), and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023). He has continued to be active in Hong Kong cinema, appearing in the well-received films Hero (2002), SPL: Sha Po Lang (2005), 14 Blades (2010), Wu Xia (2011), Kung Fu Jungle (2014), Chasing the Dragon (2017), Enter the Fat Dragon (2020), Raging Fire (2021), and The Prosecutor (2024), among others. In television, Yen portrayed fictional character Chen Zhen in the television series Fist of Fury (1995); he reprised the role in the 2010 film Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen. For portraying Ip Man in the Ip Man film series (2008-2019), Yen is credited by many for contributing to the popularisation of Wing Chun in China. Alongside Kung fu, particularly Wing Chun, Yen is also known for incorporating mixed martial arts (MMA) elements into his action choreography. Aside from his acting, in 1997, he established his own production company, Bullet Films, which choreographed the action for Western blockbusters like Blade II (2002) and Stormbreaker (2006).
For hundreds of years, Atlantis remained hidden from the rest of the world since it sank to the bottom of the sea until its new king arrived: Arthur Curry, the cross between an Atlantean and a Human who became the king of the Seven Seas and he has secretly helped his two worlds from all threats like when he stopped Captain Hyde's pirates where only his son David managed to survive and witness the protector of the sea. Now Arthur who is known as Aquaman wants to re-unite the two worlds to which he belongs. Stephen Shin has helped Arthur with everything necessary for Atlantis to be seen as a nation again in the eyes of the Earth by creating an audience with the UN, David Hyde now known as Black Manta wants to show the true dangers of the ocean as the Atlanteans since thanks to Aquaman he lost everything, Black Manta sends his new group of pirates known as N.E.M.O. with which he takes Stephen Shin as a prisoner to help him show the world all the risks of Atlantis or if he does not end his life and that of his family, so Stephen under threat is taken to the UN meeting where Stephen in As he was going to speak ill of the Atlanteans, he asks Arthur to protect his family and continues with the original presentation because he would not spoil the effort of years of investigation and he knew that Arthur would keep his word so David kills Stephen shot away and falls in front of the UN members.
