Recently, the annual fantasy giant western-adventure movie "The Return of the True and False Monkey King God of War" produced by Wanwei Pictures, Wanwei Cultural Industry and Wanwei Culture Media held a launch conference in Beijing, and producer Jiang Yihan, producer/director Jiang Youcheng, screenwriter Chen Banghe, script consultant Fan Suhua and actors Du Yiheng, He Gang and Gu Shangwei attended together to share the story behind the scenes with the audience. At the meeting, Huang Qunfei, executive deputy general manager of Huaxia Film Distribution Co., Ltd., first delivered a speech, "Deeply rooted in the foundation, not forgetting the inheritance, adhering to innovation, and promoting Chinese culture", which opened the prelude to the press conference.
Talking about the original intention of creating the film, producer Jiang Yihan revealed that the reason why he was initially attracted to "The Return of the True and False Monkey King God of War" was that the story was novel and the perspective was unique, which was very different from the previous works of the true and false Monkey King with the same theme, "I liked this story very much, and when I first saw the script, I was convinced that it was a good content and must be filmed"; Screenwriter Chen Banghe has studied journey to the west for many years, and the "snail to see the journey to the west" brand founded has millions of fans on the Internet, and the interpretation articles written by him have nearly one billion hits on the whole network. He has a new understanding of the true and false Monkey King, "This time, we must create a different Sun Wukong on the screen and create a different superhero"; Producer/director Jiang Youcheng also did not hesitate to express his love for Sun Wukong, and revealed that since participating in the directing of "Journey to the West" starring Stephen Chow, he has formed an indissoluble relationship with Journey to the West, "Sun Wukong is invincible, but he is controlled everywhere; The Three Realms did not dare to provoke him, but there were few true friends. His growth process is actually the growth process of our whole life. Fan Suhua, the film's script consultant, is a senior script doctor, who has participated in the evaluation of films such as "Wrestling, Daddy", "Shy Iron Fist", "No Question West East", and participated in the production of film and television works such as "Three Lives and Three Worlds and Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms", "Sorrow Against the River", "Martial Qiankun", etc. He believes that "The Return of the True and False Monkey King God of War" is a rare and good work, which will create a journey to the west that everyone is familiar with and refreshing.
At the press conference, the film exposed the cast for the first time, with Du Yiheng and He Gang playing the real and false Monkey King. Du Yiheng, because of his appearance similar to Andy Lau, served as Andy Lau's royal stand-in at the beginning of his debut, although he was only a stand-in, But Andy Lau was very optimistic about him and provided him with many resources. After ten years of hard work, Du Yiheng finally became popular with the role of the old four in "Let the Bullets Fly", and then participated in the performances of blockbusters such as "Hongmen Banquet", "Dragon Gate Flying Armor", "Wise Tiger Mountain" and so on, and is the most successful movie emperor in history from stand-in to star, from behind the scenes to the front of the stage! He Gang participated in the "Mei Yan Fangfei" large-scale imitation show in 2005, imitated Andy Lau and became the national champion, won the Best Imitation Award and the Best Popularity Award, and then partnered Zhao Baogang and Song Dandan to lead the starring role in "The Nth Power of Home" and stepped into the show business circle, successively starring in "Beijing Youth", "Valkyrie Zhao Zilong", "Heavy Ear Transmission" and so on.
Du Yiheng and He Gang are both related to the "Heavenly King" because of their looks, and for the first time, they travel to the west with the frame group CP, and they are similar to the extreme, which is highly consistent with the creativity of the film "The Return of the True and False Monkey King God of War". It seems that Wanwei Pictures has taken a lot of pain in casting this time. Yu Menghan, the actor of "Monkey King Fan Sister" Wisteria, joked on the spot: "The two look too similar, just like brothers, I can't see it without makeup." "Born in the same martial arts, Du Yiheng, He Gang, and Gu Shangwei formed a westward-traveling male group on the spot, walking on the same stage, showing off their good figures, causing the audience to scream continuously."
In addition, Cheng Ye, a disciple of Zhao Benshan, will play the Eight Precepts of the Pig, and Sun Cong will play the Tang monk, and travel west with the Great Saint Sun Wukong to learn the scriptures. What is surprising is that the classic version of the Journey to the West Peacock Princess Jin Qiaoqiao, after twenty years, once again starred in the Journey to the West, playing the role of the Peacock King in the film. Different from the noble princesses in the past, the peacock king's status is more special, that is, he has the blessing of power and is deeply involved in the whirlpool of conspiracy, what kind of peacock image will Jin Qiaoqiao present this time? It's very exciting.
Producer Jiang Yihan and producer/director Jiang Youcheng also unveiled the concept poster of the "confrontation version" of the movie "The Return of the True and False Monkey King God of War". The poster has a thick color, mature and powerful brushwork, and has a mysterious beauty of oriental fantasy, which is unanimously praised by the audience. In the poster, the two Monkey Kings gather their backs in the center of the gossip churning in the sea of clouds, the demons around them are exposed, and the two Sun Wukong below stare at each other with their faces fixed on each other, suggesting that this is a new westward journey masterpiece that attracts attention.
It is reported that the film is about to enter the filming stage and is expected to be released in 2019 to meet the audience. True and false Monkey King, virtual and real confrontation, 2019 wait and see!