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The Monkey King 2

The Monkey King 2

20165.92h 0m

Overview

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!

Directed by Soi Cheang
Written by Wen Ning, Wu Cheng'en, Ran Ping
Produced by Zhao Haicheng, Kiefer Liu
Box OfficeBudget: $68.5MRevenue: $193.7M

Top Cast

Aaron Kwok

Aaron Kwok

The Monkey King

Gong Li

Gong Li

Lady White

William Feng

William Feng

Little Monk

Xiao Shenyang

Xiao Shenyang

Zhu Bajie

Lo Chung-Him

Lo Chung-Him

Sha Wujing

Kelly Chen

Kelly Chen

Goddess of Mercy Guanyin

Kris Phillips

Kris Phillips

Cloud Hercynian King

Wei Lu

Wei Lu

Basilisk

G

Giselle Chia

Bat Demon

M

Miya

Porcupine Demon

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookbuddhist monktigerdragon

About The Monkey King 2

The Monkey King 2 is a action, adventure, fantasy film released in 2016 exploring themes of based on novel or book, buddhist monk, tiger, dragon. Directed by Soi Cheang, it stars Aaron Kwok, Gong Li, William Feng. 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!

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