Kung fu star Donnie Yen breaks Mike Tyson's finger
- By Zhang Rui
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E-mail China.org.cn, May 20, 2015
Chinese kung fu star Donnie Yen broke former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson's finger while filming the upcoming martial arts blockbuster "Ip Man 3."
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Chinese kung fu star Donnie Yen and Mike Tyson strike a pose on the set of "Ip Man 3" in Shanghai. [Photo/China.org.cn] |
The two were performing a fight scene on set in Shanghai when Yen's elbow hit one of Tyson's fingers, injuring it. Tyson insisted on finishing filming the scene before having his injury checked by a doctor.
Tyson was then taken to a local hospital where it was determined that his finger had been broken.
"Tyson is very professional. I knew I hit him, but I didn't know it was that serious. So we moved on and continued shooting the film at that time. I feel so sorry now," Yen said, adding, "He is a very professional, very nice actor with a great work ethic. We have really enjoyed this collaboration."
Tyson jokingly complained to reporters who came to the hospital to see him. "At first you guys were only worried about Yen's safety, as if he would get hurt. Now I'm hurt, no one comforts me," he said.
The former boxing champion became a fan of Yen when he saw the film "Ip Man" six years ago, so when Yen asked him to join the third installment of the franchise, Tyson agreed immediately.
Tyson joins Yen in the film along with a computer-generated Bruce Lee in the latest installment of the kungfu biopic series about the life of Bruce Lee's teacher and Wing Chun Boxing master, Ip Man.
The story in the third installment focuses on the master-student relationship between Ip Man and Bruce Lee.
"Ip Man 3" is being directed by Wilson Yip and is scheduled to be released during the 2016 Spring Festival.
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