Notable Cast:
Donnie Yen, Yukee Chen, Liu Yase, Kara Hui, Wu Yue, Eddie Cheung, Grace Wong,
Do Yuming, Ray Lui, Tsui Siu-Ming, Cai Xiangyu, Michelle Hu, Zhao Huawei, Yu
Kang, Xu Xiangdong, Yuen Cheung-Yan, Cheung Siu Fai, Cya Liu, Kara Wai, Kenji
Tanigaki, Hua Yan
Donnie Yen has solidified himself as one of the biggest
action stars in the work in the last 15 years. For those who follow Hong Kong
and Chinese cinema, we’ve known that for much, much longer than that - but the
international success of the Ip Man films along with stints in Hollywood
blockbusters like John Wick: Chapter 4 have made sure that his name was
synonymous with action godhood for the entire world.
How does he decide to cash his blank check of this fame for
his first directorial effort in almost 20 years? He decided to do an adaption
of the wuxia novel Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. It’s not the most obvious
choice, mainly since his brand of action has been reasonably modern, gritty,
and grounded even when doing classic kung fu flicks like the Ip Man
series. Yet, as a star and director, Yen tackles big-scale wire-fu, chi powers,
and classic heroic tropes for Sakra.