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Feng Shaofeng will play saintly Buddhist monk Xuanzang, and comedian Xiao Shenyang will play the monk's second disciple Zhu Bajie (a pig demon) while Hong Kong actor Law Chung-him will play the monk's third disciple Sha Wujing (a demon who once lived under water).
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Donnie Yen's schedule prevented him from meeting the production timeline, so Kwok took over Yen's part as the new Monkey King. Kwok played the Bull Demon King in the first Monkey King movie. Hong Kong singer and actor Aaron Kwok officially replaced kung fu actor Donnie Yen as the title character in the sequel, the Chinese title of which literally translates to "Subdue the White-Bone Demon in Three Rounds." It is an adaptation of a famous chapter from China's classic fantasy novel "Journey to the West" that tells the story of how the Monkey King, Sun Wukong, protected the monk Xuanzang from being eaten by a shapeshifting demoness three times on a journey to collect the Buddhist sutras from India during the Tang Dynasty (618–907 AD). The studios held its latest press conference in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, where they will shoot the major scenes of the new film. The film will still be directed by Hong Kong director Cheang Pou-Soi and produced by the Filmko Entertainment Group and 10 other film companies. The sequel to the 3D fantasy blockbuster "The Monkey King" announces its all-star cast, including megastars Aaron Kwok and Gong Li, in Wuxi, Jiangsu province on Dec. The sequel to the 3D fantasy blockbuster "The Monkey King" will have an all-star cast including megastars Aaron Kwok and Gong Li to conquer the 2016 film market, the studio said on Wednesday.