TV Series
The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra
· from the book by Wu Cheng'en
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Film
The Monkey King
Based On the book by Wu Cheng'en
The Monkey King (also known as The Monkey King: Havoc in Heaven's Palace) is a 2014 action-fantasy film directed by Soi Cheang and starring Donnie Yen as the titular protagonist Sun Wukong. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, Yen also serves as the film's action director. The film co-stars Donald Chow, Aaron Kwok, Joe Chen and Peter Ho. Production began in Beijing on 18 October 2010 and was filmed in 3D. The plot is based on an episode of Journey to the West, a 16th-century Chinese literary classic written in the Ming Dynasty by Wu Cheng'en.
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- 2014
- Chow Yun-fat, Aaron Kwok, Peter Ho, Kelly Chen, Zhang Zilin
- People's Republic of China, Hong Kong
- Cantonese
Book vs Film
The Book · 1592
Journey to the West
Wu Cheng'en, Li Chunfang
The Film · 2014
The Monkey King
Soi Cheang
★ 4.9 / 10
5,670 votes · IMDb
Reached the screen 422 years after publication.
Other Adaptations
TV Series
TV Series
Saiyūki
· from the book by Wu Cheng'en
TV Series
Monkey
· from the book by Wu Cheng'en
TV Series
Journey to the West II
· from the book by Wu Cheng'en
TV Series
Journey to the West
· from the book by Wu Cheng'en
TV Series
Journey to the West
· from the book by Wu Cheng'en
TV Series
Journey to the West
· from the book by Wu Cheng'en
Film
The Cave of the Silken Web
February 2, 1927 · from the book by Wu Cheng'en
Animation
Princess Iron Fan
1941 · from the book by Wu Cheng'en
Animation
Havoc in Heaven
1961 · from the book by Wu Cheng'en
Princess Iron Fan
1966
Film
Princess Iron Fan
1966 · from the book by Wu Cheng'en
Film
Cave of the Silken Web
1967 · from the book by Wu Cheng'en
Hong Haier
1975
Film
Hong Haier
1975 · from the book by Wu Cheng'en
TV Series
Journey to the West
1982 · from the book by Wu Cheng'en
Animation
Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Paralle...
1988 · from the book by Wu Cheng'en
Film
A Chinese Odyssey
1995 · from the book by Wu Cheng'en
TV Series
The Monkey King
March 11, 2001 · from the book by Wu Cheng'en
Film
A Chinese Tall Story
2005 · from the book by Wu Cheng'en
Film
Monkey King vs. Er Lang Shen
2007 · from the book by Wu Cheng'en
Film
The Forbidden Kingdom
April 4, 2008 · from the book by Wu Cheng'en
Film
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demo...
February 2, 2013 · from the book by Wu Cheng'en
Animation
Monkey King: Hero Is Back
July 10, 2015 · from the book by Wu Cheng'en
Film
A Chinese Odyssey Part Three
September 15, 2016 · from the book by Wu Cheng'en
Film
The Monkey King 2
2016 · from the book by Wu Cheng'en
TV Series
A Korean Odyssey
December 23, 2017 · from the book by Wu Cheng'en
Film
Wu Kong
July 13, 2017 · from the book by Wu Cheng'en
Film
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike B...
January 28, 2017 · from the book by Wu Cheng'en
The New Legends of Monkey
2018
TV Series
The New Legends of Monkey
January 28, 2018 · from the book by Wu Cheng'en
Film
The Monkey King 3
February 16, 2018 · from the book by Wu Cheng'en
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