The veteran filmmaker and actor is in Singapore to promote his latest wuxia blockbuster, Sakra
When it comes to Hong Kong stars, Donnie Yen is undoubtedly one of the most recognisable ones out there. After all, Yen has been in the industry for almost four decades, starring in various films including Ip Man, John Wick: Chapter 4, and Mulan, with his latest being Sakra.
Set to be in theatres from January 16, the upcoming film is an adaptation of famous Chinese novelist Louis Cha’s wuxia classic, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. Directed by and starring Yen himself, the adaptation focuses on Qiao Feng, one of the three protagonists of the novel.
His publicity tour started in Singapore, on January 12, where he held a press conference sharing more about the creation of the blockbuster.
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“To me, it’s always impossible to tell Cha’s stories in a movie format. Unlike a tv series, which can put a focus on different characters in different episodes, the duration of a movie is too short for that… it would not allow me to do any justice to the story” he shares.
The star also added that there were multiple angles which he had to consider before deciding to focus on Qiao Feng.
“I didn’t want to just do another remake as there are so many out there—it has been done so many times. So, I focused on the character of Qiao Feng and his attractive characteristics,” continues Yen.
