In the opening stretch, the Monkey King (Jimmy O. Yang) hatches from a rock, glares his red laser eyes at the heavens, and declares that he’ll command the gods’ attention by defeating 100 ...

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.

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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Monkey King’ on Netflix, an American Poochiefication of a Chinese Literary Classic By John Serba Published Aug. 19, 2023, 10:30 a.m. ET ...

Anthony Stacchi’s rollicking CG-animated fantasy inspired by ‘Journey to the West’ features a voice cast that includes Jimmy O. Yang, Bowen Yang, Stephanie Hsu and BD Wong.

The Monkey King (Jimmy O. Yang), with eyes that can produce laser beams and the promise of a special fate from Buddha, grows up as an outsider. As a young adult, ...

‘The Monkey King’ Review: Netflix Toon Offers Yet Another Take on One of China’s Most Beloved Characters Reviewed at Bay Theater, Pacific Palisades, Calif., Aug. 15, 2023.

A generation after the boys drop the killer mechanical percussionist down a well, it’s 2024, the monkey’s back, and Theo James takes over the roles of grown-up and now-estranged Hal and Bill.