"The Monkey King" Chinese Theatrical Poster
Accident and Motorway director Cheang Pou-soi has been developing a big screen, special FX-infused adaptation of the famous Monkey King tale for almost three years now. Production began way back in October of 2010 but we haven’t heard much since then, besides the fact that the film’s high budget means it will have to make at least $88 million at the Chinese box office to break even.
The star-studded cast includes Donnie Yen as the Monkey King, Chow Yun Fat, Aaron Kwok, and Cecilia Cheung. The Monkey Kong was shot in IMAX 3D and employed visual effects talent from Hollywood personel who had worked on films like I Am Legend and Spider-Man 3.
Updates: Teaser poster and 1st teaser trailer for The Monkey King are online today. | Yen says the film proved to one of his most challenging roles ever, due to the fact that he had to endure 5 hours of make-up to turn into the Monkey King each day. | Newest trailer. | The movie hits theaters in China/Hong Kong on January 31, 2014. | JayneStars has a whole slew of character posters for the film, including this one of Donnie Yen as the Monkey King. Also look for Chow Yun-fat and Aaron Kwok among the star-studded cast!
Our first extended glimpse of movie footage is here with this teaser trailer, although unfortunately it’s dubbed in English. You can also check out a behind the scenes video. | New trailer.
BREAKING NEWS: Watch a new trailer. – Thanks to Film Combat Syndicate
Might wanna provide a quick link to the Stephen Chow version, so people can compare ’em.
Is 2013 the year of the monkey? lol. But still I’m excited to watch another Donnie Yen movie.
Meh, Forbidden Kingdom did it better.
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@Ningen. There is no comparison. Chow’s The Monkey King followed a totally different and darker path. I loved his movie. But I am looking forward to Donnie’s spin on this beloved tale! I just hope they promote it properly. It is definitely a ground breaking role for Donnie.
That teaser looks pretty awesome, actually. I guess there’s no need for a Forbidden Kingdom 2, now.
Damn, the new trailer makes me want to see the Donnie monkey king movie more than the Stephen Chow monkey king movie.
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