The Monkey King (now on Netflix) isn’t just another talking-animal cartoon. No, it’s a Chinese legend dating back to the Ming Dynasty… that’s been adapted as another talking-animal cartoon.

Director Anthony Stacchi leaned into Monkey King's unlikability and turned his magical fighting stick into a throat-singing sidekick for the Netflix movie. For director Anthony Stacchi (“The Box ...

Come to find, “The Monkey King” is a decent-looking, standalone adaptation of the popular Chinese epic, in development at Pearl Studio (formerly Oriental DreamWorks) since at least 2015.

In a jungle where all animals live in harmony under the Lion King, a dissatisfied monkey overhears the lion expressing his desire to step down. The monkey, driven by greed and ambition ...

At first glance, Netflix’s “Monkey King” seems like an example of a successful Chinese cultural export ... the trailer complained that the cartoon creature looked too “Western” and ...

Chinese cartoons have come a long way since then ... Things changed in 2015 with “Monkey King: Hero is Back”, the first breakout success for Chinese animation at home. It was based on ...

How loose is Anthony Stacchi’s brash retelling of the adventures of Sun Wukong, the famed Monkey King from the 16th-century Chinese novel ... cacophonous kids’ cartoon asserts its lead ...

So first, tell us about this original story, "The Monkey King". It actually tells the story of a Chinese ... There are numerous TV series, cartoons, Chinese opera, movies, and TV series made about it ...

Drawing inspiration from the famous Chinese novel ... s version of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, has struck a chord with young collectors. In his take, Chen incorporates elements of his own likeness ...

“Monkey King: Hero is Back” has generated more than $78 million in ticket sales, contributing to a record week for China’s box office and renewing hopes for the country’s animation industr ...