Kevin Cheng Starring in "Ip Man" Drama!

galvatron1976 · 08-01-2012, 05:53 AM

Kevin Cheng Starring in "Ip Man" Drama!

Kevin Cheng (郑嘉颖) will star in mainland Chinese TV drama, Ip Man <叶问>, as the famous Wing Chun martial artist! Director Fan Xiaotian’s (范小天) announcement that Kevin Cheng was chosen as the male lead came as a surprise, especially since it was expressed earlier that Vincent Zhao (赵文卓) has been invited to star. Perhaps landing his biggest role to-date, Kevin’s depiction will likely spur comparisons to Donnie Yen’s (甄子丹) Ip Man movie franchise and Tony Leung’s (梁朝伟) upcoming film, The Grandmasters <一代宗师>.

Mainland actress, Cecilia Han (韩雪) will portray Ip Man’s wife, Cheung Wing Sing. Kevin and Cecilia will portray a deep love relationship, which will withstand the turbulence era in which they lived in.

Director Fan Xiaotian announced the intention to produce an Ip Man television drama in April. The search for the male actor to play Ip Man was not an easy task. The production staff originally intended to cast a male actor with martial arts background. Vincent Zhao was naturally one of Director Fan’s first choice. Although Vincent read and praised the script in May, he apparently turned down the role.

“Ip Man” Catered Towards Young Audiences?

In June, the Weibo online community was asked to supply casting choices for the Ip Man television drama. Fans had suggested that Han Geng (韩庚), Wu Chun (吴尊), Wallace Chung (钟汉良) and Wallace Huo (霍建华) be considered for roles in the drama.

Although Kevin Cheng’s name was initially not associated with the Ip Man drama, apparently the production staff may have cast him due to his immense popularity among young audiences after his performance in Bu Bu Jing Xin <步步惊心>.

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Maz · 08-04-2012, 12:21 PM

Kevin Cheng as Ip Man

Maz · 09-22-2012, 12:58 AM

rdenn · 09-25-2012, 11:53 AM

slow mo cannot hide the fact this lead cannot fight, apart from him the action looks ok.

08-01-2012, 05:53 AM	#1
galvatron1976 Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Malaysia Posts: 90	Kevin Cheng Starring in "Ip Man" Drama! Kevin Cheng Starring in "Ip Man" Drama! Kevin Cheng (郑嘉颖) will star in mainland Chinese TV drama, Ip Man <叶问>, as the famous Wing Chun martial artist! Director Fan Xiaotian’s (范小天) announcement that Kevin Cheng was chosen as the male lead came as a surprise, especially since it was expressed earlier that Vincent Zhao (赵文卓) has been invited to star. Perhaps landing his biggest role to-date, Kevin’s depiction will likely spur comparisons to Donnie Yen’s (甄子丹) Ip Man movie franchise and Tony Leung’s (梁朝伟) upcoming film, The Grandmasters <一代宗师>. Mainland actress, Cecilia Han (韩雪) will portray Ip Man’s wife, Cheung Wing Sing. Kevin and Cecilia will portray a deep love relationship, which will withstand the turbulence era in which they lived in. Director Fan Xiaotian announced the intention to produce an Ip Man television drama in April. The search for the male actor to play Ip Man was not an easy task. The production staff originally intended to cast a male actor with martial arts background. Vincent Zhao was naturally one of Director Fan’s first choice. Although Vincent read and praised the script in May, he apparently turned down the role. “Ip Man” Catered Towards Young Audiences? In June, the Weibo online community was asked to supply casting choices for the Ip Man television drama. Fans had suggested that Han Geng (韩庚), Wu Chun (吴尊), Wallace Chung (钟汉良) and Wallace Huo (霍建华) be considered for roles in the drama. Although Kevin Cheng’s name was initially not associated with the Ip Man drama, apparently the production staff may have cast him due to his immense popularity among young audiences after his performance in Bu Bu Jing Xin <步步惊心>. Link http://www.jaynestars.com/news/kevin...comment-102600 Last edited by galvatron1976; 08-02-2012 at 02:25 AM.

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08-04-2012, 12:21 PM	#2
Maz Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 177	Kevin Cheng as Ip Man

09-22-2012, 12:58 AM	#3
Maz Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 177

09-25-2012, 11:53 AM	#4
rdenn Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 484	slow mo cannot hide the fact this lead cannot fight, apart from him the action looks ok.