Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back
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| Traditional | 西遊伏妖篇 |
| Simplified | 西游伏妖篇 |
| Mandarin | Xī Yóu Fú Yāo Piān |
| Cantonese | Sai1 Jau4 Feok6 Jiu2 Pin1 |
| Directed by | Tsui Hark |
| Produced by | Stephen Chow |
| Written by | Stephen Chow |
| Based on |
Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en |
| Starring |
Kris Wu Lin Gengxin Yao Chen Lin Yun Bao Bei'er Mengke Bateer |
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| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Budget | US$63.39 million |
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (Chinese: 西遊伏妖篇) is an upcoming 2017 Chinese fantasy-adventure-comedy film directed by Tsui Hark and written and produced by Stephen Chow. The film is a sequel to the 2013 film, Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, which was directed, written, and produced by Chow.
It is scheduled for release in China on January 28, 2017 on MX4D, 4DX, IMAX 3D and 3D.
Principal photography has begun in October 2015. This is the first major collaboration between the "King of Comedy" actor-turned-director Chow and wuxia film wizard Tsui. They had never worked together until Tsui Hark finally appeared in Chow's The Mermaid with a cameo role during Spring Festival 2016. Chow wrote and executive produced the sequel of Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, with Tsui directing. The companies that produced and/or invested in the film are: China Film Group Corporation, Star Overseas, Hehe (Shanghai) Pictures, Xiangshan Zeyue Media, Shanghai Tao Piao Piao Entertainment, Wanda Media, Dadi Century Films (Beijing), Guangzhou JinYi Media Corporation, Zhejiang HengDian Entertainment, Tianjin Maoyan Media, Maxtimes Culture (Tianjin) Films, Lianrui (Shanghai) Pictures, Huayi Brothers Media Group, Shanghai New Culture Media Group, Dongshen (Shanghai) Pictures, Black Ant Shanghai Entertainment, Horgos Hehe Pictures, Horgos Lianrui Pictures, Wuxi Huichi Entertainment and Shanghai Mengchacha Entertainment Investment.
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