Gong Li plays the villainous Baigujing (White Bone Demon) in the upcoming fantasy film, The Monkey King 2, based on the classic novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en.
The film is a sequel to the 2014 box office hit The Monkey King with Cheang Pou-soi returning as director and Sammo Hung as action director, whom replaces Donnie Yen's duty from the previous instalment.
Film stars Aaron Kwok, who portrayed the main antagonist in the previous instalment, as the film's titular protagonist, the Monkey King Sun Wukong, replacing Yen in the previous film.
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The Monkey King 2 is an upcoming Hong Kong action fantasy film boasting a main cast of stars Aaron Kwok, Gong Li, Feng Shaofeng and Xiao Shenyang.
In this sequel of the 2014 box office hit The Monkey King, the White Boned Demon (Baigujing) played by Gong Li constantly attempts to prise Tang Sanzang for his meat, thus forcing the quartet to delay the journey on the quest for sutra. Whilst Tang was involved in a misunderstanding with Monkey King (Sun Wukong), White Boned Demon stole the opportunity to manipulate Tang, who is vulnerable without the help of his skilled disciple…
The Monkey King 2 also stars William Feng, Xiao Shen Yang, Him Law, Kelly Chen and Kris Phillips, and opens InCinemas 5 February 2016!