IP MAN 4 Mark Strange Action Actor Interview
Action actor Mark Strange reveals how he got the call to appear in IP MAN 4. How did he come to fight Bruce Lee (Danny Chan) in a back alley in San Francisco? Also he uncovers how he lived next to some of the film sets and locations in Preston ( doubling for San Francisco), yet was drafted in to Hong Kong to fight Danny Chan in the stand out Bruce Lee vs Chuck Wall/ Bob Wall fight. What was it like fighting for Yuen Woo Ping and his fight choreography? Was there any wire work? Was he channelling Chuck Norris or Bob Wall? He recognises the pivotal work Casting Agents like Mike Leeder do. What is his training regime? Does he still train his kata? What’s next? And more Behind The Scenes insight.
Mark Strange is a British actor and action performer in the award-winning Redcon-1, Ip Man 4: The Finale, Avengement, Adam Joan, 12 and Bodyguard: A New Beginning.
Interviewed by Mick Tully. Special thanks to Soo Cole and Weng Yue of Fighting Spirit Film Festival for facilitating the premiere and press event.
Yes, it was a very challenging audio environment.
In IP MAN 4 Donnie Yen reprises his role as the legendary Wing Chun master in the grand finale of the revolutionary martial arts series. Following the death of his wife, Ip Man travels to San Francisco to ease tensions between the local kung fu masters and his star student, Bruce Lee, while searching for a better future for his son. From the action visionary behind Kill Bill and The Matrix, witness the heroic sendoff to the saga that inspired a new wave of martial arts movie fans.
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DIRECTED BY Wilson Yip
STARRING Donnie Yen, Wu Yue, Van Ness, Scott Adkins, Chris Collins, Mark Strange, Danny Chan
The film features Donnie Yen, Kwok-Kwan Chan and this time the one and only Scott Adkins, Mark Strange, Danny Chan and Chris Collins. Very cool trailer, that gives a glimpse into the full release. If you haven’t yet go and feast your eyes.
Ip Man 4 continues the biographical martial arts film with Donnie Yen reprising his role as the Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man.as he has done in three previous films. The movie is directed by Wilson Yip, produced by Raymond Wong and Written by Edmond Wong, who all return from the previous instalments to helm this movie. Producer Raymond Wong said he paid Yen “a hefty amount of money” to return for the fourth film. Principal photography began in April 2018, and ended that July. Filming locations included China, and Preston, Lancashire, England.
With Donnie in this movie is the British action actor Scott Adkins and Danny Chan as Bruce Lee, who has been a Bruce Lee fan since childhood. Danny Chan has been lucky enough to play his idol in Shaolin Soccer, Legend of Bruce Lee TV series and Ip Man 3, this is due to his reemblance to Bruce Lee, also he is trained in Bruce’s method of fighting Jeet Kune Do. It also features action actors Chris Collins and the awesome, powerful Mark Strange.
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Check out our Exclusive Interview with Donnie Yen in World of Martial Arts Magazine