Like Reeves, the actor is a martial arts expert and has played Chinese martial arts legend Ip Man (who trained skilled fighters like Bruce Lee) in a celebrated quadrilogy. Yen’s presence will probably make John Wick 4’s action sequences even more thrilling. On an Instagram post, Yen shared a picture of himself lying on a couch and the caption “on set John Wick 4” cleverly placed on the sole of his shoe – which is probably the view that most of his character’s enemies will have throughout the movie. The Chinese actor took to social media to remind us that filming continues to move forward, all the while celebrating the end of another hard day at work.

This time, however, he will be joined by a long-time friend, played by Donnie Yen. John Wick: Chapter 4, which is slated for a May release, will see the unforgiving gun-fu artist mass-killing everyone who crosses him once more. It goes without saying that Yen gives a seemingly effortless performance and that the film provides real heart as well as top-notch action.Even though we’re looking forward to The Matrix Resurrections coming up next December, sometimes it feels good to be reminded that we’re set to see Keanu Reeves kick ass once again in early 2022. By the time we reach the events of the last reel, involving a nasty British boxer, I was fully behind the film and loving every action-packed minute. Hung himself appears as a rival master and his various bouts with Yen are awe-inspiring, and there's a mid-way set-piece in a fish market that has to be seen to be believed – one of the greatest large-scale fight scenes ever put on film. The film displays exactly the same kind of sumptuous production values as the original, with Wilson Yip's expert direction combining with Sammo Hung's beautiful fight choreography to startling effect. This time around, Ip Man must test his mettle against a series of Hong Kong martial arts masters before taking his talent to the world stage. I somehow doubted that IP MAN 2 would compare to the general excellence of the first film, but to my surprise and delight it does! It's a cracking little action movie that tells an involving, true-life story that doesn't just repeat the same kind of stuff we saw in the first film.

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