The Monkey King 2

2016 2h 0m ZH

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 118

ActionAdventureFantasy

Synopsis

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Taking place 500 years after the Havoc in Heaven, the Tang Priest is appointed by Buddha to go to the West to fetch the sacred scriptures, only to accidentally free the Monkey King. With Lady White aiming to break up the team assembled to defeat her, the Monkey King must fight in order to save his world!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing
The Monkey King
Gong Li
Lady White
William Feng
Little Monk
Xiao Shenyang
Zhu Bajie
Lo Chung-Him
Sha Wujing
Kelly Chen Hui-Lin
Goddess of Mercy Guanyin
Kris Phillips
Cloud Hercynian King
Wei Lu
Basilisk

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Soi Cheang
Writers: Wen Ning, Ran Ping
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: Hong Kong, China

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $68M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, China.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Monkey King (Cheang) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Soi Cheang, shot by Cheung Man-Po. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christopher Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Angie Lam On-Yee shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing and Gong Li and William Feng carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Soi Cheang directs. Cheung Man-Po behind the camera. Christopher Young scores. Angie Lam On-Yee cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Hong Kong, China. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Mid-budget at $68M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 10 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, China.
4Part of the "The Monkey King (Cheang) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Soi Cheang, shot by Cheung Man-Po. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Christopher Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Angie Lam On-Yee shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing and Gong Li and William Feng carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt4591310 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Cheung Man-Po
Original score: Christopher Young
Editing: Angie Lam On-Yee
Runtime: 120 min · 2h 0m
Status: Released
Budget: $68,490,000
Box office: $193,677,158
Return: 283% of budget
Original language: ZH
Certification (US): G
IMDB: The Monkey King 2 (2016)

Part of

The Monkey King (Cheang) Collection

The Monkey King is a 2014 Hong Kong-Chinese fantasy film directed by Cheang Pou-soi and starring Donnie Yen as the titular protagonist. Yen also serves as the film's action director. 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 Chinese literary classic written in the Ming Dynasty by Wu Cheng'en. It was released on 31 January 2014. Two sequels titled The Monkey King 2 and The Monkey King 3 were released in Feb 2016 and Feb 2018.