monster hunt

Raman Hui’s MONSTER HUNT 2 Now Filming

On its face, Raman Hui’s 18th century short story adaptation, Monster Hunt, may seem like a kids’ movie not worth all the hype. That said, if that’s the basis for your abstinence from seeing it either this year or last year, you couldn’t be more wrong and its status as China’s highest grossing film of all time notwithstanding, the film tells one of the most heartfelt, exciting and compelling stories you’ll ever see on screen and with fun action sequences to boot as well from a script by Hui and co-scribe Alan Yuen. This, plus the CG fare and adorable creature lore, should bode well for anyone simply looking for something fun to watch and it’s worth a rental, and you would be wise at the very least to catch it as a preamble for the sequel now underway in Beijing according to Variety. Chongqing Hot Pot star, actress Bai […]

MONSTER HUNT Graces The Web With New Key Art And Posters

Lee B. Golden III

FilmRise isn’t waiting around long to kick off its promotional campaign for Raman Hui’s latest action adventure success, Monster Hunt. The attetion is well-earned from its rave reviews and commercial acclaim this year in Asia which otherwise solidifies Hui as a contender to direct ambitious pieces of work next to his impressive resumé. SYNOPSIS: In a mythical ancient world, monsters rule the land while humans keep to their own kingdom. But when adorable baby monster Wuba is born to a human father and monster queen, mortals and creatures alike set out to capture the newborn, and Wuba’s epic adventure begins. The latest film from Raman Hui – whose animated work includes modern-day children’s classics “Shrek,” “Madagascar” and “Antz,” – “Monster Hunt” smashed box office records to become the highest grossing film in China’s history. FilmRise will release “Monster Hunt” in Mandarin with English subtitles and an English-language version. The film is […]

Raman Hui's China Summer Hit, MONSTER HUNT, Gets A U.S. Trailer And Release Date!

Lee B. Golden III

Following the film’s acquisition in September, FilmRise is officially releasing director Raman Hui‘s new movie, Monster Hunt in the U.S. on January 22 in 2D and 3D theaters. The film has brought tremendous prospects by way of Hui who cut his teeth working on several CG-amimated titles for Hollywood, namely the Shrek franchise – something that ultimately favored the film upon its China release in July when it beat out Furious Seven. To say the least, this one is a keeper. Adorable and destructive creatures and all. SYNOPSIS: In a mythical, ancient world, monsters rule the land while humans keep to their own kingdom. But when adorable baby monster Wuba is born, mortals and creatures alike set out to capture the newborn, and Wuba’s epic adventure begins. Bai Baihe, Jing Boran, Yao Chen, and Eric Tsang are among the line-up. Watch the official U.S. trailer below!

Raman Hui's Family Adventure, MONSTER HUNT, Arrives To The U.S. Next Year!

Lee B. Golden III

Things have certainly been beneficial for China in the wake of recent years of consistent progress with CG technology in film. The most recent example of this right now is VFX purveyor Raman Hui in his latest directorial effort, Monster Hunt, which currently stands as China’s biggest film success by far surpassing James Wan’s Furious Seven with earnings up to $370 millon dollars . Nope, no small number there, and not for nothing either with a director like Hui having applied a thing or two of what he’s learned working on films like Antz and the Shrek trilogy. It’s a level of work he’s wanted to bring to Chinese audiences as he felt it had never been done before, and the results clearly speak for themselves, as well as the kind folks at FilmRise who have now acquired the rights to release the family action adventure to the U.S. in […]

Jing Boran Gives Birth To Royalty In The New Trailer For MONSTER HUNT!

Lee B. Golden III

China’s recent dealings and inner-workings with Hollywood are lending quite a bit of visual muscle these days in Asian cinema. Animation specialist Raman Hui is certainly ready to benefit from this as he’s now taking cues from his earlier time at Dreamworks for titles like Antz and the Shrek trilogy for his latest directorial offering, Monster Hunt, in a milestone effort to echo the same production qualit throughout Asia. Edko’s Bill Kong produces the film with a script by Hui along with Alan Yuen, and the premise is a perfect fitting for Hui to flex his creative muscle for Asia’s Journey To The West crowd. SYNOPSIS: In a fantasy world far, far away, monsters ruled the earth. Then came human’s all-out war in an attempt to seize the land. They eventually succeeded in driving the monsters into the dark mountains. Ever since, the two races have lived in their separate […]

It’s A Tale Of Heroes And Villains Big And Small In The New MONSTER HUNT Teaser!

Lee B. Golden III

Considering China’s continuing efforts in sharpening its visionary methods for 3D fantasy filmmaking, debut director Raman Hui‘s newest offering couldn’t come at a better time. His new film, Monster Hunt, which he also wrote with Alan Yuen, is based on an 18th century short story compilation, serves up quite the for someone like Hui to deliver the same caliber of family-oriented action adventure spectacle seen aplenty in his previous work as supervising animator and lead character designer for films such as Dreamworks’ Antz, Shrek and Shrek 2, and as co-director for Shrek The Third, to name a few. SYNOPSIS: Set in a fictional world where human has waged war against monster for generations, the story begins with the birth of Woba, the last royal bloodline of the monster king, and centers on his quest to bring unity to the two races. Edko Bill Kong produces with a promising cast that […]