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The Monkey King is an upcoming animated Netflix Original adventure film directed by Anthony Stacchi and an adaptation of the classic Chinese tale Journey to the West. Steve Bencich and Ron J. Friedman wrote the screenplay.
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Netflix has seen some excellent Chinese animated feature films arrive over the past couple of years, and one we can look forward to some time in 2023 is Netflix’s adaptation of the 16th-century Chinese tale of Journey to the West. We will keep track of everything you need to know about The Monkey King, including cast news, production updates, trailers, and the Netflix release date.
Release date for The Monkey King?
We already knew for some time that The Monkey King was due to be released in 2023. However, Netflix recently revealed in their Summer Kids & Family slate that The Monkey King will be released on Friday, August 18th, 2023.
What is the plot of The Monkey King?
The Monkey King will follow the beats and is based beloved Chinese story of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King of the tale Journey to the West.
Cast members of The Monkey King?
It looks like The Monkey King will have a talented cast of voice actors that we can’t wait to see in action.
A few familiar faces and voices will star in the feature, such as B.D Wong, who reprised his role of Dr. Henry Wu in Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous.
BD Wong
Stephanie Hsu
Meanwhile, Stephanie Hsu has previously starred in one Netflix Original episode of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt but is now mostly known for starring in the Oscar-winning Everything Everywhere All At Once.
Below is the full cast of The Monkey King:
Jimmy O. Yang (Space Force, Patriots Day) as Monkey King
Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) as Mayor’s Wife.
BD Wong (Jurassic Park) as Buddha
Jodi Long (The Hot Chick) as Wangman
Hoon Lee (Warrior) as Jade Emperor
Jolie Hoang-Rappaport (Watchmen) as Lin
Andrew Pang (Alaska Daily) as Mayor
Bowen Yang (High Maintenance) as Dragon King
Jo Koy as Benbo
Ron Yuan (Mulan) as Babbo
James Sie (Stillwater) as Elder Monkey
Andrew Kishino (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) as Yama
On May 20th, 2021, Netflix’s Family social account highlighted that the movie would feature an all-Asian voice cast.
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