‘The Monkey King’ Modernizes (and Animates) a Chinese Folktale with a Heroic Jerk and a Magical Fighting Stick
For director Anthony Stacchi (“The Box Trolls”), re-energizing the 16th-century Chinese novel “Journey to the West” for Netflix’s animated feature “The Monkey King” meant turning the titular character into something very modern: an antihero. This was supported by executive producer Stephen Chow (“Kung Fu Hustle”), who previously directed a live-action version…