Sun Wukong, (The Monkey King) is a monkey
born from a heavenly stone who acquires supernatural powers. After
rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain for 500
years, he later accompanies the monk Xuanzang on a journey to India.
Thus, according to legend, Buddhism is brought to ancient China. This
much beloved story, is as much a part of Asian culture as The Iliad and
The Odyssey or The Wizard of Oz are to the West. This first installment
in a trilogy of live action 3-D movies is actually a prequel to The
Journey To The West, the much told story of the Monkey King's adventures on the road to India. The Monkey King: Havoc In The Heavenly Palace will be released in the U.S. as The Monkey King.
The first movie is the origins story - beginning with the birth of Sun
Wukong and ending with his imprisonment for his crimes under the
Five-Peaked Mountain. Along the way he acquires incredible powers,
battling the armies of the gods and the armies of the demons to find his