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Sakra is the latest wuxia movie not only starring but also directed by Donnie Yen, his first directorial project since the 1998 Hong Kong hitman thriller Ballistic Kiss It's a curious hot mess that's both highly ambitious and not ambitious enough, but still loads of fun to watch "Sakra" is a Buddhist term from Sanskrit[...]

Sakra, a big-budget martial arts fantasy directed and starring Donnie Yen for this Chinese New Year, is getting a North American theatrical release from WellGo USA with a digital release shortly after The movie is Hong Kong's first major wuxia movie for years since Mainland China has taken over domination of the genre with literally[...]

Months after its theatrical run, watching the movie again on Blu-Ray, its impact feels greater given its underdog status against Hollywood blockbusters with $200 million budgets. "Raging Fire" cover art courtesy of Wellgo USA. Donnie Yen plays the last honest cop in Hong Kong who goes against a gang of sociopathic ex-cops led by Nicholas Tse, who[...]

Bodies flail and fly through the air, bullets thud and blood spatters aplenty as total mayhem ensues. Donnie Yen and Nicholas Tses in "Raging Fire," still courtesy of Well Go USA. Donnie Yen plays the last honest cop in Hong Kong who goes against a gang of sociopathic ex-cops led by Nicholas Tse, who were all sent[...]

Raging Fire, the new Hong Kong action movie starring Donnie Yen and action director Benny Chan's final film, is coming to the US from Well Go USA It will premiere on August 9th at the New York Asian Film Festival before opening in select theatres across the country on August 13th. Raging Fire Poster Image Credit:[...]

"Mulan" features a celebrated international cast that includes: Yifei Liu as Mulan; Donnie Yen as Commander Tung; Jason Scott Lee as Böri Khan; Yoson An as Cheng Honghui; with Gong Li as Xianniang and Jet Li as the Emperor The film is directed by Niki Caro from a screenplay by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver[...]

Guess the traditional 80s action film isn't dead after all as stars Donnie Yen, Alec Baldwin, and Frank Grillo are in the new action-thriller The Father, according to Deadline Hollywood Described as an "ode to revered action movies of the '80s", the film is set against the Irish-American gangland of South Boston It charts the[...]

"Mulan" features a celebrated international cast that includes: Yifei Liu as Mulan; Donnie Yen as Commander Tung; Jason Scott Lee as Böri Khan; Yoson An as Cheng Honghui; with Gong Li as Xianniang and Jet Li as the Emperor Niki Caro directs the film from a screenplay by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver and Elizabeth[...]

Scratch that, star Donnie Yen says that this film is not a remake, but instead its own film, just borrowing the title Yen stars along with Teresa Mo, Niki Chow, and Wong Jing It is directed by Kenji Tanigaki It also looks like a well made and well shot film starring one of the most[...]

"Mulan" features a celebrated international cast that includes: Yifei Liu as Mulan; Donnie Yen as Commander Tung; Jason Scott Lee as Böri Khan; Yoson An as Cheng Honghui; with Gong Li as Xianniang and Jet Li as the Emperor The film is directed by Niki Caro from a screenplay by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver[...]

One became Commander Tung (Donnie Yen) who serves as her surrogate father and mentor in the course of the movie The other is Honghui (Yoson An) who is [Mulan's] equal in the squad," he began "I think particularly in the time of the #MeToo movement, having a commanding officer that is also the sexual love[...]

"Mulan" features a celebrated international cast that includes: Yifei Liu as Mulan; Donnie Yen as Commander Tung; Jason Scott Lee as Böri Khan; Yoson An as Cheng Honghui; with Gong Li as Xianniang and Jet Li as the Emperor The film is directed by Niki Caro from a screenplay by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver[...]

"Mulan" features a celebrated international cast that includes: Yifei Liu as Mulan; Donnie Yen as Commander Tung; Jason Scott Lee as Böri Khan; Yoson An as Cheng Honghui; with Gong Li as Xianniang and Jet Li as the Emperor The film is directed by Niki Caro from a screenplay by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver[...]

Those who meed their Mushu fix can always watch the animated film whenever they want. Mulan, starring Yifei Liu, Donnie Yen, Jason Scott Lee, Yoson An, Gong Li, and Jet Li opens in theaters on March 27th. First seen on Digital Spy Mulan is hitting theaters in a few weeks, and the cast and director Niki Caro are starting to make the rounds out there[...]

"Mulan" features a celebrated international cast that includes: Yifei Liu as Mulan; Donnie Yen as Commander Tung; Jason Scott Lee as Böri Khan; Yoson An as Cheng Honghui; with Gong Li as Xianniang and Jet Li as the Emperor The film is directed by Niki Caro from a screenplay by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver[...]

WellGo USA has released the official US trailer for Ip Man 4: The Finale starring Donnie Yen The movie series is a highly idealized and fictionalized telling of the story of the man who taught Bruce Lee martial arts Ip Man has become a Chinese folk legend on his own because of this and other[...]

It's a shame the time spent on the show did not transition to more mainstream success. Yuen exhibited a youthful exuberance and charisma that made Glenn a beloved character on the show. Donnie Yen Donnie Yen works in and outside the Hollywood mainstream when opportunities present As his acting career spans decades, his intensity, charm and youthful appearance[...]

There is so much money that needs to be made just for a project to break even that it's hard for them to make enough money domestically. Donnie Yen was recently interviewed by JoBlo and was asked about working on Hong Kong cinema in the eighties and nineties compared to now and how China will surpass[...]

Disney's live action adaptation of the epic tale of Mulan just gained a force master in their cast. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and IP Man star Donnie Yen has been revealed to be joining the film. Yen will be playing Commander Tung, a mentor and teacher of Mulan's, Deadline reports[...]

Oh and they have three artists you may not have heard of. And MCM London Comic Con at the ExCel Centre? They have Donnie Yen, Billie Piper, Catherine Tate, Nichelle Nichols, Lou Ferrigno, Summer Glau, Sean Maher, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Sam J Jones, Vernon Troyer, Echo Kellum, Victor Garber, Caspar Crumb, Manu Bennett, Luke Mitchell, Rebecca Breeds,[...]

Chinese actor and martial artist Donnie Yen is set to play lead character Wei Shen in a film adaptation of the 2012 GTA clone Sleeping Dogs from Original Film, one of the production companies behind the Fast and Furious movies According to a report from Deadline, the Rogue One and Ip Man actor is such a big[...]

There are two of the best hand to hand combat fighters working in film in this movie, and it feels like they aren't used to this degree and they should. Donnie Yen and Tony Jaa are both finally getting some recognition from western audiences, which is fantastic, but in a movie like this they almost don't[...]

By Joe Glass This time last year, the first new Star Wars film in years was released in cinemas, The Force Awakens, and immediately audiences came out wondering if Star Wars maybe possibly just included, under the radar, their first gay character, in the form of hotshot X-Wing pilot, Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac). In fact, I even[...]

Mads Mikkelson, Donnie Yen, Ben Mendelsohn, Riz Ahmed, Diego Luna, and Felicity Jones also comment on advantages of seeing the film being in an IMAX theaters. https://youtu.be/JkqM0gz29DkVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: IMAX® Presents: Rogue One (https://youtu.be/JkqM0gz29Dk) We have a new featurette for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story that is focused on the[...]

The figure is Chirrut Îmwe, one of the rebels played by Donnie Yen and comes with a variety of accessories including his staff, crossbow and plus nine different hands. The figure can be pre-ordered here and is expected to ship May-July of 2017. Sideshow and Hot Toys have put up a[...]

Michelle Yeoh, Donnie Yen and Jason Scott Lee star. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny is available now on Netflix. [youtube]https://youtu.be/vlNNLgOC524[/youtube] The cast and crew of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny sit down to talk about the action sequences in the film and the use of wire-work[...]

The film is directed by Yuen Woo-ping and stars Donnie Yen, Michelle Yeoh, Harry Shum Jr and Jason Scott Lee. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny debuts February 26th on Netflix. [youtube]https://youtu.be/WdhvxJZDqzU[/youtube] Seems there are more stories to tell from the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon universe and Netflix has decided to be the one to tell[...]