Trailer: Ip Man 2
Coming January 28th, 2011 is Wilson Yip’s sequel to the critically acclaimed Ip Man (here) and Yahoo! Movies has the new trailer. Donnie Yen once again stars as Ip, Bruce Lee’s mentor.
After escaping the Japanese occupation of his hometown of Foshan, China, Ip Man (Donnie Yen) and his family have arrived in Hong Kong, which is living under the iron fist of British colonial rule. Ip wants to support his family by opening up a martial arts academy to teach his unique Wing Chun style. But a corrupt cabal of Hong Kong martial arts masters, led by Hung Chun-nam (the legendary Sammo Hung), refuses to allow Ip to teach until he proves himself — and prove himself he does, in an intense series of fights against the masters showcasing a dazzling variety of martial arts styles, culminating in a highly anticipated brawl between Ip and Hung atop a rickety table.
But even after gaining the respect of the masters, Ip’s troubles are far from over. Hong Kong under British rule is a world of corruption, and when a Western-style boxer named Taylor “Twister” Milos comes to town to entertain the British upper-class, and insults both Chinese martial arts and the native citizens in an horrifically violent way, Ip must step up and fight for the honor of both his kung fu and the Chinese people. Forced by honor to enter a brutal “King of the Ring” boxing match against Twister, it’s East versus West in an amazing, knock-down drag-out fight to the finish.
Well Go USA will release the film Stateside and on Blu-ray/DVD.
