Spectacularific Trailer for the Animated Martial Arts Fantasy Film THE MONKEY KING
Yeah, I know spectacularific isn’t really a real word, but Netflix used it in this trailer for its upcoming animated movie The Monkey King in a playful way, so I thought… why not!
The Monkey King is a martial arts fantasy adventure film that is inspired by an epic Chinese legend. The film is described as an action-packed family comedy that follows “a rebellious and charismatic Monkey and his magical fighting Stick on an epic quest for victory over 100 demons, an eccentric Dragon King, and Monkey's greatest foe of all — his own ego! Along the way, a young village girl challenges his self-centered attitude and shows him that even the smallest pebble can have a great effect on the world.”
The film looks like fun, but it also feels and looks very similar to DreamWorks' Kung Fu Panda franchise. The main character’s journey and story, though, is much different.
The movie was directed by Anthony Stacchi (The Boxtrolls, Open Season), and it stars Jimmy O. Yang with Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Nan Li, Bowen Yang, Jo Koy, Ron Yuan, Hoon Lee, BD Wong, Andrew Kishino, Sophie Wu and more.
The movie is set to be released on Netflix on August 18th.