He's totally right. Not only martial arts movies but Hong Kong cinema in general. The Mainland filmmarket has contributed alot to this amongst other things but I mainly blame nothing but the HK audiences. They simply don't care anymore and their lack of support has led to actors, directors, producers, companies etc relocating to the Mainland.

Contrary to earlier reports, Donnie's movie won't be a remake of the Sammo Hung movie with the same title. Sammo's movie was about a country bumpkin trying out his success in Hong Kong. Donnie's movie will be about a cop escorting a criminal to Japan while gaining extreme weight from too much eating after being dumped.

@jimmyszeto Max Zhang has been active quite a bit since IP MAN 3 doing THE BRINK, DEALER, and recently MASTER Z; IP MAN LEGACY

@dook I disagree, even without the emergence of the Mainland market. TVB would eventually shut down albeit at a slower rate. The booming Mainland market only helped in accelerating their death (TVB). Which I feel is a positive as TVB would never change, even when there were/are stiff competitions (HKTV/ViuTV/Korean/Taiwanese entertainment, etc.), they prefer stick to their old ways and habits and not evolve with time and social changes. They only have themselves to blame for their own demise.

Ever since the Mainland film market boomed in the last decade, Hong Kong hasn't been the same. As long as Hong Kong companies keep working with Mainland parties, the Hong Kong film industry won't progress nor recover.

@mike Yeah, Chow Yun-Fat and Aaron Kwok as two of the biggest HK stars that somewhat equals several other big stars in your logic, that has "commented" (in a joking manner) on his temper lol

@dugdugdug They also collaborated on a fight scene in "Twins Effect 2"

@tiffany Jet Li is a good addition. Seeing him and Donnie together is good enough.

@mangotango Totally agree. Some people take their time or can handle pressure just fine, others have temper on duty. We all are different. I deal with some people with temper everyday at work and I still have no problem with them.

@mike Two names doesn't substitute for several other unspecified names you just claimed so my point still stands. Let's talk facts here and not going off topic talking about me defending Donnie (a typical sign of running out of steam), at least being technical is better than claiming things out in thin air without backing up with anything crucial. As far as I know about their comments, they took place in the very press conference of The Monkey King and was done in a joking manner as part of marketing their product. But please do provide me some links where they have talked about Donnie's temper in great details elsewhere. Also, don't talk about anger issues when temper was just talked about. They are two different things.

@dook 2 of the biggest stars in HK has already came out and commented about his anger issue and you are trying to defend Donnie on technicality. Why don't you conduct an interview with all the HK stars so you can prove Fat Gor and Aaron wrong for talking about Donnie's anger issue without video evidence. You don't have be an arse to the film crew to get things done. Being respectful to other colleagues can go a long way.

@mike Only two... That's not ALOT. And them pointing out his temper doesn't mean anything as they have been seen socializing together years after the release of the first Monkey King movie. That's just how Donnie works on set.

@dook Fat Gor and Aaron Kwok both have commented on his temper. With Fat Gor being more vocal regarding the same.

@mike And which HK stars would those be? Also, being strict is part of movie-making. You cannot achieve anything if you don't work hard enough or at least push your limits to challenge and bring the best result out of yourself. The movie business isn't as easy as you think. Pretty much all of the old generation Hong Kong filmmakers/actors had to develop this strict habit to get their careers ahead

@mike Wong Jing has done some good movies outside his brainless comedies, mainly crime movies with frequent collaborator Billy Chung. Movies such as A True Mob Story, "My School Mate, the Barbarian", the first two "Colour" movies, "Moving Targets", "I Corrupt All Cops", and "To Live and Die in Mongkok". He can get ambitious when he wants to be. This looks like another ambitious one if you ask me so I really want to see it.

Probably the first Wong Jing movie in YEARS I've been looking forward to. And Donnie looks his part real well!

@hayden You make it sound like it's as bad as letting Hollywood portray Asians stereotypically in movies. Asians have complained how they have been portrayed in Hollywood movies because Hollywood didn't PAY ANY ATTENTION. But now they do. If the big market the only way to keep them in check, then so be it. It's better than nothing.

@skyking Just being sarcastic. You don't need a full-time job or, let alone, be a celebrity to have a body like that. It's all about dedication and strict dieting.

Based on Yen's IG pictures and videos, it seems like the movie will be action-packed and he will have a major role enough for the audience to be impressed. Still have doubts so they better not mess it up.

@skyking So are you implying that you don't have a full-time job?