The Monkey King 2
The Monkey King 2 is a 2016 Hong Kong-Chinese fantasy film based on the classic novel
Journey to the
West by Wu Cheng'en. The film was shot in 3D and is a sequel to the 2014 box office hit
The Monkey King with Cheang Pou-soi returning as director and Sammo Hung as action director, who
replaces Donnie Yen's role from the previous installment. Film stars Aaron Kwok, who portrayed the main
antagonist in the previous installment, as the film's titular protagonist, who also replaces Yen from the
previous installment. It was released in the United States on 5 February, in Hong Kong on 6 February and
in China on 8 February 2016, the first day of the Chinese New Year holiday period.
The film is based on selected chapters of Wu Cheng'en's classical novel
Journey to the West and tells
the story of how the young monk Tang Sanzang's travels brings him to the Five fingers mountain and meets
Sun Wukong where he's trapped beneath. It is there that they form a bond as Master and disciple. In their
travels, they will also meet Zhu Ba Jie and Sha Wu Jing whom also become the disciples of Sanzang and join
them in their travels to Leiyin Temple at Vulture Peak in India to collect scriptures to bring back to
Chang An. This sequel focuses on the story arc of the
White Bone Demon who is hell bent on consuming
San Zang, because this grants her Demon-hood for all eternity as she did not want to go through
reincarnation.
Directed by: Cheang Pou-soi
Produced by: Kiefer Liu
Production company: Filmko Entertainment
Language: Mandarin
Budget: US $60 million
CAST:
Aaron Kwok as the Monkey King
Gong Li as Baigujing
Kelly Chen as Guan Yin
Fei Xiang King of Yun Hai Xi
Xiao Shenyang as Zhu Bajie
Feng Shaofeng Tang Sanzang
Him Law as Sha Wujing
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