Member Secret Executioner Posted July 15, 2013 Member Share Posted July 15, 2013 Looks strange... Not sure I really want to see this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted September 30, 2013 Author Member Share Posted September 30, 2013 Donnie Yen elaborates on the stress of filming "The Monkey King" 30 Sep – Just like Nick Cheung who does not want to beef up again for the sequel to "Unbeatable", martial arts actor and action choreographer Donnie Yen also feels the same when it comes to donning the Sun Wukong costume. According to Singpao website, Donnie, who appeared at the unveiling ceremony of the new Hong Kong Madame Tussauds' "The Monkey King" wax figure collection, was asked to confirm is he really would not reprise his role as he previously stated, due to the pressure of portraying the character and donning the costume. The 50-year-old actor, whose Sun Wukong wax figure became the first figure to be hung in the air, elaborated, "Filming "The Monkey King" brought about certain pressure for me. I had to carry a different kind of responsibility for the role, which is to meet expectations, because Sun Wukong is an iconic character. If I do it wrong, I'll be criticised for the rest of my life." Donnie had to endure five-hour makeup sessions every time he put on the costume, and an hour just to remove it. "That's too much for me. I sat in the make-up room until my back was stiff. Sometimes I had to wear a mouth guard, which gave me trouble eating. I had to do that for almost four months." He added, "This film tortured my body to its limits. Now that I am getting much older, I won't make more films like this. It's too hard." Source: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/donnie-yen-elaborates-stress-filming-monkey-king-083700249.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Gwai LO Posted October 1, 2013 Member Share Posted October 1, 2013 So much for the movie being a 3 part trilogy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Gwai LO Posted October 1, 2013 Member Share Posted October 1, 2013 Even tho I am not particularly excited about this film, I will see it, and I hope they don't leave the story opened for a sequal that won't ever come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member rdenn Posted October 1, 2013 Member Share Posted October 1, 2013 so Donnie has completed 4 movies that have not been seen yet, the man puts in work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Gwai LO Posted October 1, 2013 Member Share Posted October 1, 2013 Two of those films have huge Hollywood budgets also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted October 5, 2013 Author Member Share Posted October 5, 2013 so Donnie has completed 4 movies that have not been seen yet, the man puts in work. 5 counting the Iceman sequel. It was originally intended to be a movie but they pulled a Kill Bill splitting it into two movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted October 31, 2013 Author Member Share Posted October 31, 2013 The movie hits theaters in China/HK on January 31, 2014. NE3cP89K8FM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted November 8, 2013 Author Member Share Posted November 8, 2013 Source: http://www.filmsmash.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted December 14, 2013 Author Member Share Posted December 14, 2013 Poster and stills of Donnie's role. http://news.mtime.com/2013/12/13/1521671.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Gwai LO Posted December 30, 2013 Member Share Posted December 30, 2013 New trailer. And also a "the monkey king" website is now up where it gives some background of the story and character bios http://youtu.be/qR9VSIeKjRM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Gwai LO Posted January 3, 2014 Member Share Posted January 3, 2014 Their is another new trailer on Donnie's Facebook. On my cell phone I can't copy it and paste it to this site. But it's basically an "action" trailer with a few fights.. And it looks AWESOME!! I know most of you guys are not expecting much from this movie.. But I'm pumped. I love the monkey king story. I'm not going into this movie expecting a martial arts epic, jut a really good movie with a quality story and a few fun fights thrown in. Can someone post that trailer for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member OpiumKungFuCracker Posted January 3, 2014 Member Share Posted January 3, 2014 Looks action-packed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted January 3, 2014 Author Member Share Posted January 3, 2014 From the looks of the new trailer, the CGI has been refined a bit which is good. The glimpses of Donnie's action choreography there were real eye-openers though. Overall, I'm interested now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Secret Executioner Posted January 3, 2014 Member Share Posted January 3, 2014 These new trailers look really impressive. I guess I'll check it out whenever I get a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted January 4, 2014 Author Member Share Posted January 4, 2014 Second time watching the trailer. The action still looks awesome. aHRbCTWDKGE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Gwai LO Posted January 4, 2014 Member Share Posted January 4, 2014 Thanks for posting that! The trailer does look epic IMO! This might shock a few people and end up being a realllllly good movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member mark187 Posted January 16, 2014 Member Share Posted January 16, 2014 looks bananas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member David Rees Posted January 16, 2014 Member Share Posted January 16, 2014 All CGI which suits the film i guess but to me it looks like im watching a video game as opposed to a movie, all too common in modern films unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted January 23, 2014 Author Member Share Posted January 23, 2014 New trailer. This should be alot of fun and CGI looks a bit better now. QKmDBzTxunY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Secret Executioner Posted January 23, 2014 Member Share Posted January 23, 2014 New trailer. This should be alot of fun and CGI looks a bit better now. QKmDBzTxunY Love it. It looks very nice and it's also pretty impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted January 26, 2014 Author Member Share Posted January 26, 2014 First review is up. http://twitchfilm.com/2014/01/review-the-monkey-king.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Gwai LO Posted January 26, 2014 Member Share Posted January 26, 2014 . This came out yesterday right? I will defiantly attempt to watch this soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted January 26, 2014 Author Member Share Posted January 26, 2014 The reviewer most likely attended a preview screening because the official release date is on Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted January 28, 2014 Author Member Share Posted January 28, 2014 A little more positive review. http://caseymoviemania.blogspot.se/2014/01/the-monkey-king-2014.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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