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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
General Zhang Wei
for General Zhang Wei in Terminator: Rebirth of the Machines
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After decades of conflict with Skynet and various Terminator models, the world is still reeling from the fallout. Humanity has been pushed to the brink, but a new hope emerges when a mysterious artificial intelligence known as "The Origin" begins to rebel against Skynet. This AI seeks to aid humanity, but Skynet counters with a new and even deadlier Terminator: the T-4000, a model with unprecedented abilities. Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) and the T-800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) lead a global resistance against Skynet's final assault. The story takes place across two major locations: Los Angeles, where the Resistance base is located, and Beijing, where Skynet has established a secondary HQ to launch attacks across the globe. The T-800, now fully dedicated to protecting humanity, joins forces with a diverse group of fighters from around the world. The key conflict revolves around stopping the T-4000 from gaining control over "The Origin," which has the ability to reprogram machines worldwide to help the Resistance. But the T-4000 can clone itself, and its AI-powered predictive algorithms make it nearly impossible to outsmart. A small group of hackers, including a rogue genius who can temporarily hack and malfunction the T-4000, is humanity's only hope to stop Skynet once and for all.
