Yen said he doesn’t play the “villain” of the movie. We have updated our story to more closely reflect the official synopsis, which refers to Yen’s character, Xiang, as a “deadly alpha warrior” on a collision course with Vin Diesel’s Xander Cage.
Donnie Yen has already dominated Chinese cinema. Now, the actor and martial arts expert is coming to take over Hollywood.
After earning legions of fans in the Ip Man movies and channeling the Force in a scene-stealing role as blind warrior monk Chirrut Îmwe in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Yen is about to take on an even bigger role—going head-to-head with Vin Diesel as Xiang, a “deadly alpha warrior,” in xXx: Return of Xander Cage.
And if there’s anyone prepared enough to take on the musclebound Fast & Furious actor, it’s Yen.
The 53-year-old Ip Man star is trained in a wide range of martial arts disciplines—he can handle kickboxing, Muay Thai, karate, Taekwondo, Tai chi, Jiu-Jitsu, and judo, just to name a few. And, oh yeah: Did we mention he’s shredded, too?
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