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Country
  
China United States

Director
  
Zhang Jinlai

Language
  
Mandarin

Journey to the West (2016 film) Journey to the West (2016 film)

Based on
  
Journey to the West by Wu Chengen

Journey to the West is an upcoming 3D Chinese-American action fantasy film based on the classic novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en. The film will be directed by Zhang Jinlai and produced by Mark Johnson. It stars Zhang Jinlai, Ma Dehua, Chi Zhongrui, Liu Dagang, and Kris Wu. The film has no release date despite some media reports suggesting 2016.

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Cast

  • Zhang Jinlai (Liu Xiao Ling Tong) as Sun Wukong, the Monkey King.
  • Ma Dehua as Zhu Bajie
  • Chi Zhongrui as Xuanzang, Tang dynasty Buddhist monk.
  • Liu Dagang as Sha Wujing
  • Kris Wu as the White Dragon Horse

    • Production

    On April 15, 2015, the producers held a press conference in Beijing and announced that they would be producing the film with Paramount Pictures. Principal photography has begun.

    Casting

    While announcing beginning to produce the film, Paramount revealed that Zhang Jinlai, Ma Dehua, Chi Zhongrui will reprise their roles as Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Xuanzang from the 1986 TV series Journey to the West. As the result of Yan Huaili, who portrayed Sha Wujing in the 1986 TV series Journey to the West, has been dead for years, Liu Dagang will replace his roles as Sha Wujing.

    References

    Journey to the West (Zhang Jinlai version) Wikipedia
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