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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).
A year and a half after the events of "Mythological Apocalypse", mankind has moved on, as nothing happen. However, although Typhon, Echidna and several children were taken away by the powerful Pandora's Box in Washington, before the artifact was taken to a Ouranos top-secret base, there still members of this family on the loose. Most countries search them, but in Cuba their seen as heroes ! Cerberus, Nemea, Sphinx, Orthos, Manticore and Asterio, with their friend Gloria, live as political refugees there, hoping to find a way to reunite their family. Ladon and Colchi were intercepted by soldiers before being locked up in a secure complex. While the Evil Winds and Echidnadess remain untraceable... because in reality they found Loki, his children, but also Thor, who decided to help his brother. At the same time, the last remaining child of the family, the literally uncatchable and very mischievous Fox of Teumesse, was released during underground research in Greece, where he had been in hibernation for so long. Thanks to his super-speed, as well as the help of some members of the research team, former enemies wanting to redeem themselves, they find Cerberus group. Together, they decide to go recover an old plant hiden in Egypt, in order to find the mythical Shangri-La. Thus, when the whole family will be free and reunited again, they'll all be able to live in peace in this mythical Himalaya's place... but, once again, enemies will get in their way.
