<P> Ip Man, a Hong Kong film based on the life of Ip Man, starring Donnie Yen as the martial artist, was released in cinemas in 2008 . The film takes a number of liberties with Ip's life, often for dramatic effect . Ip's eldest son Ip Chun appears in the film and served as a consultant on the production, which focuses on Ip's life during the 1930s to the 1940s during the Second Sino - Japanese War . The film is the first to be based on the life of Ip . </P> <P> The sequel Ip Man 2 focuses on Ip's beginnings in Hong Kong and his students, including Bruce Lee . Ip Man has taught many other people . Amid a surge of Ip Man--related film projects in production, Donnie Yen told the Chinese media in March 2010 that after Ip Man 2, he will no longer play the Wing Chun master . He stated, "I would never ever touch any films related to Ip Man . This will be my final film on the subject . Whenever something becomes a success, everyone would jump on the bandwagon, this is very frightening . Did you know how many Ip Man films are in production? Under such condition, we would not progress, it'd only lead to over-saturation of the subject matter ." However a new film to the same series - Ip Man 3 - was released on 24 December 2015 having Donnie Yen again starring as Ip Man . </P> <P> Yu Chenghui played Ip Man in The Legend of Bruce Lee, a 2008 Chinese television series based on the life story of Bruce Lee, who was one of Ip's students . </P> <P> Another Hong Kong film based on Ip Man's life, called The Legend Is Born--Ip Man, was released in June 2010 . Herman Yau directed the film and it starred Dennis To as Ip Man . Ip Chun makes a special appearance in the film as Leung Bik . </P>

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