The highly anticipated 'Monkey King 2' recently premiered in Beijing, China. In attendance were the stars of the film Aaron Kwok, Chung Lim, Gong Li, Yang Shen and Chung Lim Haw.

Monkey King 2 is the sequel to the hit film, Monkey King which was released on January 30th, 2014 and earned more than $180 million in the Chinese box office. 

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Based on the novel Journey to the West by author Wu Cheng'en, the Monkey King franchise tells the story of the Monkey King and how he rebelled against the Jade Emperor of Heaven. 

Director Cheang Pou-Soi returned to direct the second film, while Sammo Hung has taken the responsibility of being the action director of the Monkey King 2. He took over the role after previous action director Donnie Yen backed out of the film due to scheduling conflicts.

Meanwhile, the responsibility of supervising the special effects makeup team was handed over to American special effects artist Shaun Smith, who worked on films like 300, Face off and Battle Los Angeles as well as the first Monkey King film.

During the initial announcement of The Monkey King 2, producers were in talks with actor Chow Yun-Fat in hopes that he would agree to reprise his role of Jade Emperor, but those talks did not lead to Chow agreeing to be in the second Monkey King installment.

The Monkey King 2 will be available in cinemas all over China on the first day of the Lunar Year, February 8,2016  

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