Ip Man ( film series ) - wikipedia Ip Man ( film series ) Ip Man Series logo Directed by Wilson Yip Produced by Raymond Wong Screenplay by Edmond Wong Starring Donnie Yen Music by Kenji Kawai Cinematography O Sing - Pui ( 1 ) Poon Hang - sang ( 2 ) Kenny Tse ( 3 ) Edited by Cheung Ka - fai Distributed by Mandarin Films Pegasus Motion Pictures ( 3 ) Release date 2008 -- 2015 Running time 322 minutes Country Hong Kong Language Cantonese Budget $60.6 million Box office $228 million Ip Man is a series of Hong Kong biographical martial arts films starting with Ip Man in 2008 and followed by two sequels -- Ip Man 2 ( 2010 ) and Ip Man 3 ( 2015 ). All three films are directed by Wilson Yip, written by Edmond Wong, produced by Raymond Wong and star Donnie Yen. Mandarin Films released the first two films in Hong Kong, which earned more than $37 million with a budget of around $24.6 million. The films are based on the life events of the Wing Chun master of the same name. Donnie Yen has mentioned each film has a unique theme, that the first Ip Man film was about `` Survival '', Ip Man 2 focuses on `` Making a Living and Adaptation '', while Ip Man 3 focuses on `` Life '' itself. Contents 1 Films 1.1 Ip Man ( 2008 ) 1.2 Ip Man 2 ( 2010 ) 1.3 Ip Man 3 ( 2015 ) 1.4 Ip Man 4 ( TBA ) 2 Recurring cast and characters 3 Critical reception 4 Home media 5 See also 6 References Films Ip Man ( 2008 ) Main article : Ip Man ( film ) Ip Man was directed by Wilson Yip and written by Edmond Wong. It was Raymond Wong 's idea to develop a biographical film about Wing Chun master Ip Man. Principal photography began in Shanghai in March 2008 and ended in August. The film was released in Hong Kong on 18 December 2008 by Mandarin Films, and earned around US $21.8 million against the US $11.7 million budget. Donnie Yen portrayed the role of Ip Man in the film, set in the 1930s, focuses on events in Ip 's life in the city of Foshan during the Sino - Japanese War. Ip Man 2 ( 2010 ) Main article : Ip Man 2 The sequel is set in the 1950s, when Ip Man moved to Hong Kong and attempts to promote Wing Chun in the region. It was intended to focus on the relationship between Ip Man and his most famed disciple Bruce Lee. The film was directed by Yip and written by Edmond Wong, while Raymond Wong produced the film and was released in Hong Kong on 29 April 2010 by Mandarin Films. The film grossed more than $50 million against the budget of $12.9 million. Ip Man 3 ( 2015 ) Main article : Ip Man 3 Principal photography began in Shanghai on 25 March 2015, which Yip is again directing the film based on the script by Wong. Donnie Yen is again portraying the role of Ip Man, along with him Mike Tyson is also playing a role of a street fighter. Bruce Lee 's character was initially supposed to be featured in CGI, because the producers could not find an actor who could portray Lee convincingly, but Danny Chan was eventually cast in the role. Principal photography for Ip Man 3 began on 25 March 2015, and the film was released in Hong Kong on 24 December 2015. Ip Man 4 ( tba ) Main article : Ip Man 4 On 30 September 2016, Yen announced via Facebook that he and Wilson Yip would continue the franchise with Ip Man 4. Filming began in 2018. The film will take place in the 1960s, and will see Ip Man travelling to the United States to work with Bruce Lee after the latter decides to open a Wing Chun school in Seattle. Recurring cast and characters Character Film II III IV Ip Man Donnie Yen Cheung Wing - sing Lynn Hung Ip Chun Li Chak TBA Chow Ching - chuen Simon Yam TBA Chow Kwong - yiu Calvin Cheng TBA Kam Shan - chau Louis Fan TBA Fatso Kent Cheng TBA Bruce Lee Jiang Dai - Yan Danny Chan TBA Critical reception Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic Ip Man 84 % ( 25 reviews ) 59 % ( 9 reviews ) Ip Man 2 92 % ( 26 reviews ) 67 % ( 13 reviews ) Ip Man 3 78 % ( 50 reviews ) 57 % ( 14 reviews ) Home media Ip Man Trilogy, a Blu - ray compilation that features the first three films in the series, was released by Well Go USA in November 2016. The Blu - ray also includes special features such as deleted scenes, `` behind - the - scenes '' featurette and interviews with Donnie Yen and Mike Tyson. See also The Grandmaster Ip Man : The Final Fight The Legend Is Born : Ip Man References Jump up ^ `` Donnie Yen and Mike Tyson exchange blows ''. The New Straits Times. 18 December 2015. 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Jump up ^ Tsui, Clarence ( 17 December 2015 ). `` ' Ip Man 3 ' : Film Review ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 December 2015. Jump up ^ Chew Hui Min ( 30 September 2016 ). `` Donnie Yen will make Ip Man 4, despite hinting previously he was retiring from gongfu films ''. The Straits Times. Retrieved 2 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` IP MAN 4 -- Director Wilson Yip and Donnie Yen are back ''. ScreenAnarchy. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018. Jump up ^ `` Movie Watch -- AFM Edition : Double Shot of Donnie Yen and Ip Man ''. FilmJerk.com. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ip Man ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 28 April 2015. Jump up ^ `` Ip Man ''. Metacritic. Retrieved 18 January 2016. Jump up ^ `` Ip Man 2 : Legend of the Grandmaster ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 28 April 2015. Jump up ^ `` Ip Man 2 ''. Metacritic. Retrieved 18 January 2016. Jump up ^ `` Ip Man 3 ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 14 October 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ip Man 3 ''. Metacritic. Retrieved 18 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` Review : New on DVD for 8 November ( Includes first - hand account ) ''. Digital Journal. Retrieved 15 November 2016. hide Ip Man Wing Chun martial artists Ip Chun ( son ) Ip Ching ( son ) Chan Wah - shun ( master ) Leung Jan ( master 's master ) Chu Shong - tin ( disciple ) Victor Kan ( disciple ) Leung Sheung ( disciple ) Lo Man Kam ( disciple ) Moy Yat ( disciple ) Wong Shun Leung ( disciple ) Bruce Lee ( disciple ) Media franchise Ip Man film series Ip Man ( 2008 ) Ip Man 2 ( 2010 ) Ip Man 3 ( 2015 ) Ip Man 4 ( TBA ) Other films The Legend Is Born : Ip Man ( 2010 ) Ip Man : The Final Fight ( 2013 ) The Grandmaster ( 2013 ) TV series Ip Man ( 2013 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ip_Man_(film_series)&oldid=844875767 '' Categories : Cantonese - language films Action films by series Depictions of Ip Man on film Hidden categories : EngvarB from May 2018 Use dmy dates from May 2018 Talk Contents About Wikipedia کوردی ไทย 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 7 June 2018, at 19 : 34. About Wikipedia

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