http://youtu.be/tiTjxT3GBWM
A friend of mine turned to Twitter recently to share his praise about Dragon. With nothing to do, I decided to watch the film per his suggestion. Unbeknownst to me, the film starred Donnie Yen, most known for his roles in Ip Man and Ip Man 2, two films fictionalizing the life of Wing Chun grandmaster (and Bruce Lee‘s mentor), Yip Man. Since Ip Man was released in 2008, Yen has found himself becoming Hong Kong’s “it” man, and with good reason.
The upcoming Iceman 3D, a remake of 2008’s The Iceman Cometh takes cues from Captain America’s origin as the film is about two warriors from Ming Dynasty-era China finding themselves awaked in modern day Hong Kong after being frozen centuries ago. It’ll be interesting to see how the film juxtaposes martial arts with modern police tactics as hinted in this trailer. I predict a lot of weapon disarming and the use of guns as blunt weapons. There’s also a rumored seven minute fight sequence, which should prove to be awesome.
Unfortunately, the film is slated to be released in Spring 2014. Iceman 3D has had a few script and budget problems, but a trailer release is a good sign that production is on the right track. If you get the chance, I highly recommend streaming Ip Man, Ip Man 2, and/or Dragon on Netflix sometime this week so you can familiarize yourself with Yen’s particular form of badassitude.
