The most violent version of Sun Wukong "Journey to the West: The Demon King Reborn" movie trailer and poster

Recently, the overseas pre-sale trailer of the animated film "Journey to the West: The Demon King Reborn", produced by Xinghao Films and directed by Wang Yunfei, was released, and the official concept poster was also released. The film will be released worldwide in 2020.

Concept poster

The newly designed Monkey King is cool, young, dark and violent, with the arrogance of "sweeping away millions of monsters with one stick". In the overseas pre-sale trailer, traditional Chinese elements such as mountains and rivers, temples, statues, and folk music are all on display, and the refreshing Monkey King has attracted much attention.

Pre-sale trailer:

Director Wang Yunfei said that the dark temperament is the strong impression of the "Journey to the West" story for many young people. Behind this is actually the expectation that superheroes will be more explosive and hysterical to uphold justice. Therefore, he hopes that the new Monkey King and the new Journey to the West demon-slaying world he presents can satisfy everyone; and the impressive classical Chinese style of the exposed materials this time is the foundation of Chinese-language animation in the eyes of director Wang Yunfei. "Japanese animation, Pixar, Disney and other factions are worthy of respect for us Chinese-language animators, but they are not our genes. The fact that "The Demon King Reborn", which is full of Chinese elements, has been recognized by foreign counterparts is very telling. I firmly believe that only by adhering to the Chinese style can we be unique in the world."

The main creative team of "The Demon King Reborn" has been quietly developing the project for nearly 5 years. Wang Yunfei revealed that animation is very time-consuming, and generally animation takes 2-3 years. The project team of "The Demon King Reborn" dared not neglect it, and started story development, national folklore collection, concept design, art setting, asset modeling in 2014... Among them, creating the "most brutal version of Sun Wukong" is the top priority, and it is also the part that takes the most time and energy for the team. Sun Wukong is the symbol and soul of Journey to the West. In addition to the breakthrough in shaping him into a youthful and rebellious "big boy" image, the styling was also finalized after several revisions, and the clothing and hair effects have reached the international top effect.

Wang Yunfei revealed that the scenes in the film where Sun Wukong fights against 100,000 demon soldiers and generals alone and defeats all the villains in Journey to the West are shocking. The hot-blooded and high-energy action special effects shots account for more than 50% of the whole film. In order to make the explosive action scenes in the sky and on the earth more sensory impactful, the team had to develop the latest and most powerful animation algorithm system to support it.

"The Demon King Reborn" maps out all kinds of people through the young and frivolous Monkey King, the imprisoned immortal master and apprentice, and the mysterious and ruthless super villain matrix...all of which will show the audience an unprecedented world of Journey to the West in 2020.