Wong Kar-Wai's Ip Man Movie THE GRANDMASTER

Wong Kar-Wai is considered one of the greatest auteurs in international cinema. His new movie will be one that tells the true-to-life story of the Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man. The story spans the tumultuous Republican era that followed the fall of China’s last dynasty, a time of chaos, division and war that was also the golden age of Chinese martial arts. The Grandmaster stars Zhang Ziyi, Tony Leung, Hye-kyo Song, Chen Chang, Yuen Woo-ping, Shun Lau and Siu-Lung Leung. The film is scheduled for release in the US August 23, 2013. [check out full article after the jump]