They are Chinese steampunk martial arts blockbuster about the early years of Tai chi master Yang Luchan, the man who founded in the 19th century what has now become the most popular Tai Chi style in the world.
Lu Chan (Jayden Yuan) is still trying to find his place in Chen Village, the legendary town where everyone is a martial arts master... and Chen-style Tai Chi is forbidden to outsiders. But since he helped save the town from a frightening steam-powered machine Yuniang (Angelababy), the beautiful daughter of Grandmaster Chen (Tony Leung Ka-Fai), agrees to marry Lu Chan and bring him into the family. It's only a formality, though - she is the teacher, and he is the student - and that suits Lu Chan just fine, as the mutant horn on his head gives him incredible kung-fu power, but leaves him dumber each time, and closer to death.
But Chen Village still stands in the shadow of danger. A prodigal brother returns, Lu Chan's presence invokes a curse on the town, and Yuniang's scorned fiancée has an appetite for revenge, as well as some new partners in crime.
It is said that the second in a trilogy, after Tai Chi Zero, from the creators of Ip Man and Detective Dee and featuring action directed by the legendary Sammo Hung, this movie is a full-on, steampunk-infused, video game-influenced kung fu throwdown that will knock you out of your seat.
Director: Stephen Fung, writer: Kuo-fu Chen.
Cast: Yuan Xiaochao (Yang Lu Chan), Qi Shu (Mother Yang), Tony Leung Ka Fai (Master Chen Chang Xing), Angelababy (Chen Yu Niang), Eddie Peng (Fang Zi Jing), Daniel Wu (Mad Monk), Yuen Biao (Li Qiankun), Stephen Fung (Nan), Peter Stormare (Duke Fleming), Yin Tse (the 10th Grandmaster), Di Wu (Chen You Zhi), Jade Xu (Sister Mahjong), Wei Ai Xuan (Zhao Di).
