The Monkey King: The Legend Begins is the re-imagined version by Hollywood of the film The Monkey King: Havoc in Heavens Palace, the origin and birthplace of The Monkey King Story.
Practical Effects
Donnie Yen somehow committed to this physically.
Costume
Heavenly palace couture is genuinely unhinged.
Director
Soi Cheang
Donnie Yen
Sun Wukong / Monkey King
Chow Yun-Fat
Jade Emperor
Aaron Kwok
Buffalo Demon King
Peter Ho
Erlangshen
Hai Yitian
Master Subhuti
Kelly Chen
Goddess of Mercy / Guanyin
Calvin Cheng
Nezha
Eddie Cheung Siu-Fai
Heavenly King (as Siu-Fai Cheung)
Kei Gambit
Sun Wukong (voice: English version)
Lo Chung-Him
Sha Wujing (as Chung Him Law)
Xia Zitong
Ruxue
Zhang Zilin
Goddess Nu Wa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is actually a re-edited Western release of a 2014 Chinese film, chopped down and rescored for 'international audiences'—which explains the tonal whiplash.
Sun Wukong predates Superman by centuries as a flying, invulnerable orphan from another world—Journey to the West is basically the OG superhero origin story that Hollywood keeps trying to adapt and keeps fumbling.
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