the monkey king 2

China censorship does have its hardships for some productions as of late, but news of proactivity over at te State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) is worthy of noting if you’re a fan of Asian cinema. Moreover, can largely thank China Media Capital Holdings on that end as they begin spearheading a new venture with distributors at China Lion to target domesitic releases to audiences in up to 100 cities abroad over a period of time. Yep, you guessed it. Director Soi Cheang’s forthcoming fantasy sequel, The Monkey King 2 3D, first on the list and is on par for simultaneous Spring Festival releases in China, as well as 50 cities throughout the world including in the U.K., Canada and the U.S. on February 5. So far, the ad push is a bit paltry but it should pick up soon with the latest promo now available […]

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Director Soi Cheang’s earlier efforts with The Monkey King was a huge box office hit in 2014 and a release in the U.S. is soon pending. Bearing in mind of course is the fact that some fans had their own disapproving opinions on it and so optimism on a sequel remained floundering, but the sequel is here, nevertheless, and less than a month short of its Hong Kong release in February for The Monkey King 2: 3D. Featuring action director Sammo Hung’s signature fight design, actor Aaron Kwok reunites with the director and now takes the lead in this inspired CG-laden epic based on Wu Cheng’en’s Journey To The West, in a story that now pits our hero against actress Gong Li who plays the White Bone Demon. Both have been featured aplenty in character posters and you can view those here among others floating online, but you can now […]

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It’s great to see that director Soi Cheang‘s return to the helm for next year’s 3D endeavor, The Monkey King 2, only took two years to arrive. The fact that the first film became such a box office hit in 2014 undoubtedly plays a role in that, but with its initial actor, Donnie Yen out of the picture, it’s returning actor Aaron Kwok, no longer the Bull Demon King he was but now in costume as our title hero based on Chinese folklore. Alas, the first teaser has arrived and not only to we get a look at a few of our actors in action, but we get a couple of great up-close shots of Kwok in all those layers of Monkey King make-up. Time will tell how this one goes but the visuals look great and has a damn good director, and Sammo Hung designed the action sequences, so […]

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