[2010.05.19] DONNIE YEN GOES 3D FOR THE MONKEY KING

courtesy of takungpao.com

Becoming a box office miracle with IP MAN, Donnie Yen Chi Tan has already confirmed to participate in the title role of the 300 million 3D IMAX action film THE MONKEY KING (DAI LAU TIN GUNG). The film company yesterday released the film poster, in which Chi Tan was merged with a monkey body. He held the sea stabilizing needle and leaped out of the Water Curtain Cave in the Flower Fruit Mountain. Chi Tan personally confirmed the news. "The role of Sun Wukong to me absolutely will be a gigantic challenge."

THE MONKEY KING will be a Filmko Entertainment, Mandarin Films and Beijing Wenhua Dongrun joint investment of 300 million RMB with Soi Cheang Po Shui as its director. The investors felt that Chi Tan who has real kung fu, good acting and luck with the audience all in one is the only choice for Sun Wukong. After beaing foreigners, Chi Tan this time will fight demons. He confidently said, "I am very confident about playing Sun Wukong this time and thoroughly interpret the character." As for the film's other 12 important characters like Bull King, Princess Iron Fan, Jade Heavenly Emperor, Bodhi Old Ancestor, Erlang Shen, Nezha and fox demon, top Chinese superstars of three lands on both sides of the strait will perform them. The production will officially start at the end of the year, but as early as mid September last year the film's special effect team that has participated in the LORD OF THE RING films, New Zealand's Weta Digital, has secretly arrived in China and began the film's Heavenly Palace, Sea Dragon Palace, and Fire Mountain fantasy scene location survey.