Wu Kong

Wu Kong
Poster
Directed by	Derek Kwok
Produced by	Huang Jianxin
Screenplay by	Derek Kwok Jin Hezai
Based on	Wukong Biography by Jin Hezai
Starring	Eddie Peng Shawn Yue Ni Ni Oho Ou Zheng Shuang
Music by	Wan Pin Chu
Distributed by	New Classics Media
Release date	July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13)
Running time	130 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin
Box office	US$102 million^[1]

Wu Kong (Chinese: 悟空传) is a 2017 Chinese fantasy-action-adventure film directed by Derek Kwok and produced by Huang Jianxin, starring Eddie Peng in the title role alongside Ni Ni, Shawn Yue, Oho Ou and Zheng Shuang.^[2] It is based on a popular internet novel titled Wukong Biography written by Jin Hezai. Set 500 years before the Monkey King wreaks havoc in the heavenly kingdom, it tells the stories of Wukong who, unwilling to bow down to his own destiny, sets out to rebel against the gods. The film was released in China on 13 July 2017.^[3]^[4]

Cast

Eddie Peng as Sun Wukong
Ni Ni as Ah Zi
Shawn Yue as Yang Jian
Oho Ou as Tian Peng
Zheng Shuang as Ah Yue
Qiao Shan as Juan Lian
Faye Yu as Hua Ji
Yang Di as Ju Ling
Quentin Zhang as White Robe Immortal
Linda Zhao as Girl

Soundtrack

Purple (紫) performed by Tanya Chua composed by Yusuke Hatano
Sky (空) performed by Terry Lin composed by Wan Pin Chu
The Monkey King (齐天) by Hua Chenyu

Release

The film was released in China on 13 July 2017 in MX4D, 4DX, IMAX 3D, 3D and China Film Giant Screen.^[5]

Reception

The film has grossed CN¥590 million in China.^[6]

References

↑ https://piaofang.maoyan.com/dashboard
↑ "Eddie Peng Breaks Tradition in "Wu Kong"". JayneStars. 7 April 2017.
↑ "Eddie Peng sets the screen on fire in Derek Kwok’s ‘WuKong’". cityonfire.com. 4 May 2017.
↑ "New Monkey King movie in the works". China.org.cn. 14 July 2015.
↑ "悟空传". Gewara (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 July 2017.
↑ "悟空传（2017）". Cbooo (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 July 2017.

External links

Wu Kong on IMDb
Wu Kong on Douban
Wu Kong at New Classics Media

Films directed by Derek Kwok
Frozen (2010) Gallants (2010) Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013) As the Light Goes Out (2014) Full Strike (2015) Wu Kong (2017)

Wu Cheng'en's Journey to the West
Characters	Sun Wukong Xuanzang Zhu Bajie Sha Wujing Red Boy Baigujing Princess Iron Fan Others
Films	The Cave of the Silken Web (1927) Princess Iron Fan (1941) Alakazam the Great (1960) Havoc in Heaven (1961) Princess Iron Fan (1966) The Cave of the Silken Web (1967) Doraemon: Nobita's Parallel "Journey to the West" (1988) A Chinese Odyssey (1995) A Chinese Tall Story (2005) Saiyūki (2007) Monkey King vs. Er Lang Shen (2007) The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013) The Monkey King (2014) Monkey King: Hero Is Back (2015) The Monkey King 2 (2016) A Chinese Odyssey Part Three (2016) Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017) The Tales of Wukong (2017) The Monkey King 3 (2018) Journey to the West (TBA)
Sequels	A Supplement to the Journey to the West (c. 1640)
TV	Gokū no Daibōken (1967) Monkey (1978) Science Fiction Saiyuki Starzinger (1978) Journey to the West (1986 and 1999) Journey to the West (1996) Journey to the West II (1996) Monkey Magic (1998) Journey to the West – Legends of the Monkey King (1999) Shinzo (2000) Sunny Piggy (2000) The Monkey King (2001) The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra (2002) Saiyūki (2006) Wu Cheng'en and Journey to the West (2010) Journey to the West (2010) Journey to the West (2011) The Legend of Monkey (2018)
Stage	Monkey: Journey to the West (play)
Manga and Comics	Dragon Ball Saiyūki Patalliro Saiyuki Monkey Typhoon Saint The Monkey King Xin American Born Chinese
Games	Ether Saga Online Enslaved: Odyssey to the West Fantasy Westward Journey Ganso Saiyūki: Super Monkey Daibōken Legend of Wukong Monkey Hero Monkey Magic Saiyuki: Journey West SonSon Westward Journey Online II Whomp 'Em Yūyūki
Literature	Monkey (1942 novel) Griever: An American Monkey King in China (1986 novel) Tripmaster Monkey (1989 novel) Four Great Classical Novels
Places	Gao Village Gao Village Arc Mount Huaguo Shuilian Cave Tepe Narenj
Other	List of media adaptations of Journey to the West Monk's spade Ruyi Jingu Bang Journey to the West (album)

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