In the grand scheme of competing Ip Man bio-pics there was actually a brief period of time when it appeared that Wong Kar Wai's The Grand Master might actually be released before Wilson Yip's Ip Man. There were even preliminary lawsuits between the two projects over proposed titles. But, you know, Wong Kar Wai is Wong Kar Wai which means it could quite possibly be years still before we see his Tony Leung starring version of the story and in the time it's taken for his project to get off the ground there have been two Wilson Yip pictures plus a prequel project from the same producers.
But it does appear to be coming. At least, someone thinks it's close enough to make a poster to try and sell it. And there it is to the left.
Any new Wong Kar Wai is a cause for celebration and his forays into the martial arts world have been rare enough and unusual enough that I have no worries at all that this will bear more than the most cursory similarity to Yip's film. Bring it.
But it does appear to be coming. At least, someone thinks it's close enough to make a poster to try and sell it. And there it is to the left.
Any new Wong Kar Wai is a cause for celebration and his forays into the martial arts world have been rare enough and unusual enough that I have no worries at all that this will bear more than the most cursory similarity to Yip's film. Bring it.
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Oh, this is quite exciting.
I was pretty dlssapointed whith his last two movies (and frivolous commercials) but, hell, love Ashes of time. I definitively would love to seemore about his vision of martial arts, specially if Tony Leung is on it again.
Boom.
Coming Soon to a Theater Near You....in 2017.
I've only just recently become a fan of his. I bought Chunking Express maybe a year or two ago, but just got around to watching it over the summer. I immediately went and ordered a few more of his movies and, like I said, I'm a fan now. And a Wong-directed Ip Man movie definitely has my attention.
On a side note, does anyone know if Doyle's onboard for this?
Here's the lastest on the film:
http://wongkarwainews.blogspot.com/2010/09/grand-master-undergoing-reshoots.html
Another update, including confirmation that Song Hye-kyo is playing Yip Man's wife:
http://wongkarwainews.blogspot.com/2010/10/song-hye-kyo-meeting-with-wong-kar-wai.html
MMA fighter Cung Le appearing in The Grand Master:
http://wongkarwainews.blogspot.com/2010/10/mma-fighter-cung-le-appearing-in-grand.html