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Derek Kwok’s WU KONG Unleashes The Beast In The Final Trailer

As far as I know, CMC Pictures may well still extend its July 13 release of director Derek Kwok’s latest fantasy epic, Wu Kong, into U.S. cinemas. I’m currently awaiting comment in that regard while it has otherwise been confirmed that the film will definitely see its day in Montreal for a North American premiere at Fantasia on July 18. The trailers have certainly hinted at something pretty rather essential in the wake of so many adaptations of the character which have generally been geared toward family-friendly audiences. This one looks like its got some meat on its bones for sure and festival programmer Rupert Bottenberg expands with his own insight with the following summary per the Fantasia website: Born atop the Flowers and Fruit Mountain, Wu Kong – the one who will become known as the Monkey King – has a heart of stone. The heavenly general Ji Hua […]

FANTASIA 2017: Read Up On The First Wave!

Lee B. Golden III

This year’s events at Fantasia Film Festival is jam-packed with a sick load of titles that have been ramping up with buzz this year. The announcement was made on Tuesday for the first wave with the full line-up forthcoming on July 5 and the entries this year read something fierce and exciting if you’ve been keeping up, including Jung Byung-Gil’s The Villainess, Fukuda Yuichi’s Gintama, Jimmy Henderson’s Jailbreak (read our review), Miike Takashi’s JoJo’s Bizzare Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, Joe Lynch’s SXSW hit, Mayhem, and many more. Click here for photos or read on below! FANTASIA’S 21st EDITION TO FEATURE NUMEROUS WORLD PREMIERES, CANNES SENSATIONS, AND NORTH AMERICAN DEBUTS! The North American Premiere of Cannes Sensation THE VILLAINESS, World Premiere of new work from Géla Babluani, North American Premiere of Takashi Miike’s JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: DIAMOND IS UNBREAKABLE, a special screening of Luc Besson’s VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A […]

Eddie Peng Dons A King’s Image In A Brand New Trailer For WUKONG

Lee B. Golden III

Actor Eddie Peng’s latest wartime drama, Our Time Will Come, is currently readying for its day at the Shanghai International Film Festival. The event kicks off on June 18 ahead of its July 1 release, preceding as one of two Peng-starrers for the month with the other boding an impressive display of folkloric live-action spectacle. The film, Wukong, opens on July 13 with Peng in the title role and inspired by pen-named author Jin Zehai’s 2000 novel. Also starring are actor Shawn Yue and actresses Ni Ni and Zheng Shuang with Oho Ou, Qiao Shan, Faye Yu and Di Yang with a story that sets our titular warrior and other combatants in the Heaven school with our named King now staking his claim in full royal garb in the official trailer below. Not for nothing either, as far as ambition goes. We’re already finishing a seperate trilogy but if you […]

WUKONG: Eddie Peng Pulls Out Something Big And Nasty From His Ear In The New Teaser Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

You don’t need to look too hard to see how much has amassed in film and TV over the legendary “Journey To The West” story and its foremost character, Sun Wukong. The last several years have shown ample box office success in adapting the character, something that director Derek Kwok is now keen on with Wukong, inspired by pen-named author Jin Zehai’s 2000 novel. Wukong, born in Huaguo Mountain, has a heart of stone. Ji Hua, a powerful general from the heaven was going to terminate him. But Wukong was rescued by Bodhi and became his pupil. Jian Yang, was given an opportunity to become a strong god, but he needs to kill Zixia, the daughter of the Heaven Emperor’s rival, who he is in love with. Tianpeng, Ji Hua’s bodyguard, was given the secret order to investigate Wukong. All three of them entered the Heaven school together, and their lives […]