The Monkey King Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

An animated adventure starring one of China's most mythical, mystical and mischievous superheroes.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

An action-packed family comedy that follows a monkey and his magical fighting Stick as they team up on an epic quest where they must go head to head against gods, demons, dragons, and the greatest enemy of all, Monkey's own ego!

Action Comedy Animation Epic

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Monkey King.

• J
  Jimmy O. Yang.

  ... (voice)

  Fantasy Island, Patriots Day

• B
  Bowen Yang

  ... (voice)

  Wicked, The Wedding Banquet

• J
  Jolie Hoang-Rappaport

  ... (voice)

• J
  Jo Koy

  ... (voice)

  Leo, Anastasia (Live-Action)

• R
  Ron Yuan

  ... (voice)

  The Paper Tigers, Mulan

• H
  Hoon Lee

  ... (voice)

• S
  Stephanie Hsu

  ... (voice)

  The Wild Robot, The Fall Guy

• A
  Andrew Pang

  ... (voice)

• A
  Andrew Kishino

  ... (voice)

• J
  Jodi Long

  ... (voice)

• J
  James Sie

  ... (voice)

  New Gods: Yang Jian

• B
  BD Wong

  ... (voice)

  Gremlins: The Wild Batch, Jurassic World Dominion

Crew Behind the Film

The The Monkey King behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Anthony Stacchi last directed The Boxtrolls and Open Season. The film's writer Ron Friedman last wrote Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore and Gullible's Travels.

Director

Anthony Stacchi

Screenwriters

Ron Friedman
Steve Bencich

Producer

Peilin Chou

Production Details

What we know about the The Monkey King movie production.

Key Facts

• Screenwriters Ron Friedman and Steve Bencich's animated film credits include Brother Bear and Chicken Little (6/14/18).
• "Stephen Chow is the perfect creative partner to develop The Monkey King with Pearl Studio," said Peilin Chou, Chief Creative Officer for Pearl Studio. "His involvement in this very special project, which is beloved throughout Asia, is a true coup. We know that he will bring all the comedy and scope that makes this adventure legend so special and translate The Monkey King into an enchanting and exciting global animated event (6/14/18)."
• Stephen Chow will help develop and also possibly direct (6/14/18).
• Based on the 2014 Chinese film.

Production Updates for The Monkey King

Mar 2023

Completed

Changed The Monkey King movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jan 2023

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Jun 2018

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

Have updates about The Monkey King? We'd love to hear from you!

Submit update

Additional Information

All Trailers

Watch official The Monkey King movie trailers and clips.

Questions

Looking for more information on The Monkey King?

Across the Web

• Get Tickets & Showtimes
• Buy on Amazon
• More Info on IMDb