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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).
Donnie Yen
Ancient One
for Ancient One in Doctor Strange: Sorcerer's Awakening
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Stephen Strange was a successful but arrogant surgeon. After he had a very realistic nightmare of a car accident, his hands weren't as steady as before. When he realized that his hands were damaged, he searched for a way to fix his hands, until he heard of a mystical healer called The Ancient One somewhere in the Himalaya Mountains. The Ancient One told Strange that he had to become his student to be healed, Strange was gonna leave, until Baron Mordo, the Ancient One's failed student, attacked them with dark magic. The guardian of the place, Wong, and Strange helped the Ancient One. After this Strange became his student. In the present day, Strange has become a master of the mystic arts. One night, Strange has the same nightmare, he wakes up and asks The Ancient One for an explanation, he tells Strange about Nightmare, a being that controls dreams and lives in his own realm, Strange believes he has become more powerful lately and convinces The Ancient One to talk to him. When they do, Nightmare attacks them and sends them into the Dark Dimension, there they meet a woman named Clea who helps them get back home. Nightmare has become stronger thanks to so many people having nightmares in the last years, and he has started to transform dreams into reality. Doctor Strange, Wong and The Ancient One fight Nightmare one more time and they win thanks to an artifact called the Eye of Agamotto, but The Ancient One dies after the battle. Leaving Strange as the new Sorcerer Supreme.
