The Expendables 3: 10 Action Behemoths The Franchise Is Still Missing
5. Donnie Yen
Hong Kong actor Donnie Yen has been recognised as one of the most accomplished martial artists to ever appear on the big screen. Fans of martial arts movies all over the world have taken notice of Yen over the years in his solo Hong Kong films and in supporting roles in Highlander: Endgame, Blade II, and Shanghai Knights. But Yen has made the biggest waves of his career starring in Ip Man and Ip Man 2 as Yip Man, the martial arts grandmaster who taught Bruce Lee. The Ip Man movies proved to millions that Yen is as good of an actor as he is a martial artist. Yen previously worked with Wesley Snipes in Blade II and Jet Li in Once Upon a Time in China II and Hero. People have been waiting to see Yen and Li match up again for over a decade, and an Expendables sequel is a perfect reason for the entire world to see it happen.
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