Wu Kong (film)

Wu Kong
Wukong Biography The Tales of Wukong
Poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese悟空傳
Simplified Chinese悟空传
Transcriptions
Directed byDerek Kwok
Screenplay byDerek Kwok
Jin Hezai
Based onWukong Biography
by Jin Hezai
Produced byHuang Jianxin
StarringEddie Peng
Ni Ni
Shawn Yue
Oho Ou
Zheng Shuang
CinematographyJason Kwan
Edited byMatthew Hui
Music byTeddy Robin
Wan Pin Chu
Distributed byNew Classics Media , Aeon Pix Studios (India)
Release date
  • July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box officeUS$104 million[1]

Wu Kong (Chinese: 悟空传) (also known as Immortal Demon Slayer[2]) is a 2017 Chinese fantasy-action-adventure film directed by Derek Kwok and produced by Huang Jianxin, starring Eddie Peng in the title role alongside Ni Ni, Shawn Yue, Oho Ou and Zheng Shuang.[3] It is based on a popular internet novel titled Wukong Biography written by Jin Hezai. The film was released in China on 13 July 2017.[4][5]

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