The Monkey King (now on Netflix) isn’t just another talking-animal cartoon.No, it’s a Chinese legend dating back to the Ming Dynasty… that’s been adapted as another talking-animal cartoon ...

In the opening stretch, the Monkey King (Jimmy O. Yang) hatches from a rock, glares his red laser eyes at the heavens, and declares that he’ll command the gods’ attention by defeating 100 ...

Come to find, “The Monkey King” is a decent-looking, standalone adaptation of the popular Chinese epic, in development at Pearl Studio (formerly Oriental DreamWorks) since at least 2015.

Pandora’s Monkey, thinks the viewer. The self-proclaimed Monkey King is not evil, per se, but he unleashes chaos and as the story becomes more frenetic so does the animation.

Check out the trailer for The Monkey King, an upcoming animated family comedy film featuring the voice talents of Jimmy O. Yang as Monkey King, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport as Lin, Nan Li as Stick, Bowen ...

‘The Monkey King’ Review: Netflix Toon Offers Yet Another Take on One of China’s Most Beloved Characters Reviewed at Bay Theater, Pacific Palisades, Calif., Aug. 15, 2023.

Netflix has dropped a trailer for the animated movie The Monkey King. The film stars Jimmy O. Yang, Lin Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Nan Li, Bowen Yang, Jo Koy, Ron Yuan, Hoon Lee, BD Wong, Andrew ...