Rise of the Legend

Rise of the Legend is a 2014 Hong Kong-Chinese kung-fu action film directed by Roy Chow and written by Christine To. The film stars Sammo Hung, Eddie Peng, Wang Luodan, Jing Boran, Max Zhang, Wong Cho Lam, Tony Leung and Angelababy. It was released on 21 November 2014 in China. Principal photography on the film began on 20 August 2013 in China and concluded in December 2013. Edko Films, Irresistible Films, and Universal Pictures International are producing the film, while Edko Films will release the film in China and Universal will distribute the film Internationally. The action director is Corey Yuen. Plot Wong Fei-Hung played by Eddie Peng is a young man at 21 years old who is destined to become a master of his time, and an everlasting legend in the world of martial arts. In 1868 during the late Qing Dynasty, in Guangzhou, two crime factions run the Huangpu Port: The Black Tiger and the Northern Sea. For years, the Black Tiger's fearsome boss Lei Gong played by Sammo Hung has been trying to get rid of the leader of the Northern Sea. One of his latest recruits is Wong Fei-Hung, a fearless fighter who takes the Northern Sea leader's head after a fierce fight. Recognizing Fei-Hung's talent, Lei Gong makes the young warrior his godson and one of his Four Tigers, the most trusted men in the gang. There is more to young Fei than meets the eye and the truth about his past and the ultimate showdown soon unravels. Cast Sammo Hung as Master Lui, leader of the Black Tiger gang, Main Villain. Eddie Peng as Wong Fei-Hung, a future revered folk hero, joined the Black Tiger gang to take it down within by climbing into the top four tiger rank with the help from his friends from the outside. Jing Boran as Fiery, Wong Fei-Hung' childhood friend and admirer of Chun. He helps Wong Fei-Hung take down the Black Tiger gang from the outside. He died sacrificed himself to keep Fei-Hung from getting his identity as a mole in the Black Tiger Gang from exposed. Wang Luodan as Chun, Wong Fei-Hung's childhood friend and lover. Angelababy as Xiao Hua, a courtesan, revealed to be the long-lost childhood friend of Wong Fei-Hung, died near in the end of the film in helping Fei-Hung in her own way. Zhang Jin as Wu Long, the son of the North evil who try to avenge his late father's death caused by the Black Tiger Gang.