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Journey to the West (2016 film)

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Journey to the West
Teaser poster
Traditional	敢問路在何方
Simplified	敢问路在何方
Mandarin	Găn Wèn Lù Zaì Hé Fāng
Directed by	Zhang Jinlai
Produced by	Mark Johnson
Based on	Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en
Starring	Zhang Jinlai Ma Dehua Chi Zhongrui Liu Dagang Kris Wu
Production companies	Shanghai Ru Yi Entertainment Co.,Ltd Paramount Pictures[1] Shandong Jiabo Media Co.,Ltd Huaxia Distribution Beijing Ruyi Xinxin Film Investment Co.,Ltd
Country	China United States
Language	Mandarin

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.^[2][3] The film will be directed by Zhang Jinlai and produced by Mark Johnson.^[4][5] It stars Zhang Jinlai, Ma Dehua, Chi Zhongrui, Liu Dagang, and Kris Wu.^[4] The film is scheduled for release in 2016.

Contents

• 1 Cast
• 2 Production
  • 2.1 Casting
• 3 References
• 4 External links

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.^[6] Principal photography has begun.^[7]

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.^[8][9]