The semi-biographical movie based on Bruce Lee’s kung fu teacher, Ip Man (played by Donnie Yen), rocked the Eastern movie-making world with its box-office success, critical acclaim, and awards. Now, action director Sammo (or Samo) Hung, whom many fans of classic kung fu movies know as Jackie Chan’s tubby co-star in Drunken Master, will be assuming a more active role in front of the camera as one of the characters in the sequel.

With the same teamwork of director Wilson Yip and screenplay writer Edmond Wong, Ip Man 2 from Mandarin Films, is very promising. The movie is now being hyped to be better than the first one, even with the film still in pre production. Hung, who gave cinematic life to the classic 200-year-old Wing Chun style of kung fu is said to be playing a character who belittles the style represented by Ip Man. It’s an extension of the chain of fight challenges experienced by Ip Man during his tine in Foshan in the first movie.

The sequel continues with the story of how Ip Man manages after the war after escaping oppression, to be with his wife, played by beautiful Xiong Dai Lin (aka Lynn Hung). The sequel was originally meant to depict how Ip Man’s most famous student, Bruce Lee was trained, but it’s been decided that this story be reserved for the third installment.

With Ip Man 2, it’s going to be another clash of ideologies and fighting styles amidst public scrutiny and quaint settings with scenes moving around the local culture and Chinese cuisine—yes, classic-style kung fu movies would be missing something if there are no cinematic noodles and dumplings involved! And though we all know who the winner will be in the end, it’s how the story reaches that point that’s entertaining. How will the antagonist learn his lesson against the flying fists of Ip Man? The hard way, of course!