The Grandmaster is an epic action feature inspired by the life and times of the legendary kung fu master, Ip Man, Bruce Lee’s master. A new trailer has just been released for the fantastic looking martial arts film!
Here’s the synopsis:
“With martial arts getting more popular in the Thirties, more people seek to learn them via the professionals at Foshan in Southern China. Some of the experienced masters like to challenge their counterparts and undergoing battles. To have their whole concentration, it is their practice to lock up the venues and no one is allowed to leave during battles. No food and no rest before reaching any results.
Ip Man is a young rich man extremely talented in martial arts, but he chooses to keep a low profile. Yet this doesn’t keep him out of these troubles ahead. One day he is trapped in this battleground so he has to use every means in order to get out of there. The masters are amazed by his abilities. Master Kung and his daughter Kung Yi are amongst, and the latter is attracted to this newcomer.
A high warlord is assassinated by his own guard Yi Xian Tian. All masters in Foshan vow to take Tian down no matter what….”
The film was directed by Wang Kar Wai. The fight choreography was done by Yuen Woo-ping, and it stars Tony Leung, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Zhao Benshan, and Song Hye Gyo.
The Grandmaster is set to be released in the U.S. on August 23rd, 2013.
Enjoy the new trailer!
Trailer#2
Trailer #1 (In case you missed it)
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