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Exclusive: Buenos Aires-based sales FilmSharks has taken international sales rights to the Chinese animated film A Hero’s Journey to the West.
Made with a budget of $26M, the film is directed by Phil Nibbelink (The Fox and the Hound) and written by James Felder (Ultimate Spider-Man). A Hero’s Journey to the West will have its world premiere on May 18 at the film market during the upcoming Cannes Film Festival.
A Hero’s Journey to the West is set to be the first instalment of a trilogy telling the story of Sun Wu Kong (also known as the “Monkey King”), one of the most well-known characters from the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West.
The first instalment will focus on Sun Wu Kong’s discovery of his extraordinary fate from birth as well as his fight with the gods. The second instalment will follow Wu Kong’s rise as he meets other heroes.
Made with a budget of $26M, the film is directed by Phil Nibbelink (The Fox and the Hound) and written by James Felder (Ultimate Spider-Man). A Hero’s Journey to the West will have its world premiere on May 18 at the film market during the upcoming Cannes Film Festival.
A Hero’s Journey to the West is set to be the first instalment of a trilogy telling the story of Sun Wu Kong (also known as the “Monkey King”), one of the most well-known characters from the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West.
The first instalment will focus on Sun Wu Kong’s discovery of his extraordinary fate from birth as well as his fight with the gods. The second instalment will follow Wu Kong’s rise as he meets other heroes.
- 5/10/2024
- by Sara Merican
- Deadline Film + TV
The project involves major Hollywood talent including writer James Felder and producer Walter A McDaniel.
Endeavor Content has picked up international rights to $20m Chinese animated feature Monkey King – A Hero’s Journey To The West, which involves major Hollywood talent including writer James Felder and producer Walter A McDaniel.
Felder, whose credits include animated series Ultimate Spider-Man and The Avengers, has scripted the feature, based on the Chinese classic Journey To The West, about the simian superhero and his sidekicks Pigsy, Sandy and the White Horse.
McDaniel, a comic book artist who has contributed to films including Deadpool and Batman,...
Endeavor Content has picked up international rights to $20m Chinese animated feature Monkey King – A Hero’s Journey To The West, which involves major Hollywood talent including writer James Felder and producer Walter A McDaniel.
Felder, whose credits include animated series Ultimate Spider-Man and The Avengers, has scripted the feature, based on the Chinese classic Journey To The West, about the simian superhero and his sidekicks Pigsy, Sandy and the White Horse.
McDaniel, a comic book artist who has contributed to films including Deadpool and Batman,...
- 5/14/2019
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
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