UK cinema release date for Ip Man 3 announced in January 2016, and Donnie Yen’s potential Kung-Fu retirement…

The film we’ve all been waiting for, Ip Man 3, finally has a release date for UK cinema screens, and that date is the 15th January 2016! (With previews on 24th December!)

The film itself features Donnie Yen returning to the titular role of Grandmaster Ip Man, with legendary heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson joining the cast, and a special appearance from Ip Man’s most renown student Bruce Lee (played by Danny Chan). The film has been in development hell since Donnie Yen expressed a lack of interest at shooting a third Ip Man instalment, after the cult classic that Ip Man 2 became, however it has finally been dragged to cinema screens and will be shown across China and Hong Kong from Christmas Eve.

Donnie Yen has announced at a press conference that Ip Man 3 may well be his last Kung-Fu film, with the action taking a toll on his body now he is 51 years old. The training for Ip Man 3 comprised of Donnie Yen spending a lot of time with Grandmaster Ip Chun, the eldest son of Ip Man, who personally approved all the scenes as ‘how his father would have behaved’.

Synopsis:

Donnie Yen (upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2) ignites the screen in a return to the role that made him an icon – as Ip Man, the real-life Wing Chun grandmaster who mentored Bruce Lee. In this explosive third installment of the blockbuster martial arts series, when a band of brutal gangsters led by a crooked property developer (Mike Tyson) make a play to take over the city, Master Ip is forced to take a stand. Fists will fly as some of the most incredible fight scenes ever filmed play out on the big screen in this soon-to-be genre classic.

Director

Wilson Yip (Ip Man, SPL: Kill Zone, Flash Point)

Key talent:

Donnie Yen (upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2)

Mike Tyson (former world heavyweight boxing champion)

Lynn Hung (Ip Man, Ip Man 2, Material Queen)

Kwok-Kwan Chan (Kung Fu Hustle, Shaolin Soccer, The Legend of Bruce Lee)

IP MAN 3 ARRIVES IN UK CINEMAS ON 15th JANUARY 2016.

Sneak previews for Ip Man 3 will run at the following locations on the 24th and 25th December:

Odeon Panton St

Odeon Manchester

Cineworld Birmingham Broad Street

Cineworld Sheffield

Cineworld Glasgow Renfrew

Cineworld Milton Keyes

Cineworld Enfield

Cineworld Cardiff

See Cineworld and Odeon websites for dates and times.