The company has escalated an ambitious animated collection on the basis of “A Journey to the West”, which is one of the four wonderful classic novels in China, the company revealed on the first day of Hong Kong film.
A trilogy – which includes “Baji”, “Monkey King” and “Nezha” – aims to present and expand eastern myths to the international masses, and to build on recent spaces in space. The project comes at a time when Eastern myths continue to gain traction in entertainment, with the “Wukong” video game, which is based on Chinese myths, where record sales of 28 million copies ($ 1.25 billion in revenues) have been achieved since it was released from the box office in August 2024, while the new moon “Ne Zha 2” passed by $ 2 in the box office Global.
A journey to the West, translated into more than 40 languages, is described as an oriental integration of “The Odyssey” and “The Lord of the Rings”, which extends to the worlds of gods, demons and humans. Currently in developing textual programs, the trilogy is scheduled to start in 2026, using animation created from artificial intelligence and movement capture to create a realistic legendary world. “Baji” will lead the series as the first production.
The cornerstone of Chinese literature follows a “journey to the West” adventures of the king of a harmful monkey, Sun and Wonding, where the Buddhist monk Tang Sanzang is accompanied by a risky pilgrimage to India, fights demons and seeks to enlighten the road.
Each movie aims to explore the iconic characters deeply from the classic text. “Baji” will break the traditional stereotypes by exploring the fall of Marshall Tening into a deadly world, reveals loyalty and sacrificing his behavior apparently concern.
“Monkey King” focuses on “The True Monkey King” narration, using the six makkak as a mirror preparation for Sun Wukong from “Hakim the Great equal to the sky” to “Buddha Al -Muntasir”.
“Nezha” explores the tragic fate of “cutting the body to return to his mother, remove bones to return to his father,” while studying the topics of rebellion and redemption. “Three heads and six arms” are returned from the aesthetics of the fighting through the philosophy of Buddhism.
“Our journey to the West,” said Peter Low, founder of Stars Collective. We are not only adapting a classic story, but we are a revolution in how to present oriental myths on the world stage. Our mission is to create a cinematic experience that collects cultures and generations, which combines immortal stories with advanced technology. This project represents a great milestone in bringing in authentic Chinese legends to the international masses in ways that he had not previously experienced. ”
Beyond traditional cinema expansion, Stars Collective has partnership with immersion stars, Groping Mostersion China and Echotech to create an immersive theatrical experience XR. The first major international major website in Los Angeles is scheduled to open by the end of 2025, followed by an expansion to 30 sites throughout North America in 2026 and 50 locations abroad by 2027.
“This is not just an extension of the film-it is a parallel world where the audience around the world can really live inside” a trip to the West. “
These places will include movement sensor technology and interactive stories, allowing the international public to experience major moments such as “ruin in the sky” from Sun Wukong and “Flaming Mountain” directly.
“We want the masses not only” seeing “this legendary scene, but to” experience “-Cudgel from Wukong, and the NEZHA’s Wind Fire wheels and feel the fire that set fire to Bajie nine teeth.” “Our goal is to make classical myths to life in an unprecedented way, with a deeper emotional relationship with the masses around the world.”
From the big screen to a small “trip to the west”, it has seen more reincarnation than The Monkey King itself. The epic of the sixteenth century inspired a fixed stream of modifications, from the classic “Monkey Goes West” from Shaw Brothers to “a trip to the West: the oppression of demons”. The TV was completely dedicated, as the 1986 CCTV series is strengthened as a cultural stone in China, while the worship of Japan in 1978 was found “Saiyūki” (which was broadcast “Monkey” in the United Kingdom). The West took its own fluctuations, with everything starting with the “Dragon Ball” privilege-inspired by the legend-to the Australian joint production “The New Legends of Monkey” (2018), which was released on Netflix. Whether it is a Wuxia epic, or a strategic comedy, or a CGI, a painful Sun Wukong spirit has proven adaptable as it is not destroyed.
Stars Collective actively builds a list of projects. The company has recently announced a strategic partnership with El Picaro Pictures Shanghai Co. To develop, produce and distribute a new animated movie for “The Little Prince”. It also maintains a strategic partnership with DNEG for overwhelming expertise projects in China, and has been partnership with Hashmatrix Co. In artificial intelligence projects and a new AI film festival.
At the opening stars in Los Angeles, Stars Collective, Hana Investment (China) and Starlight Media confirmed their partnership in the first projects of the Stars-Hana Fund that was created for investment throughout movies, television, caricatures, games, holdings, consumer goods, AI and entertainment technology Advanced.
The company recently secured the rights of “Fortune Sons: The 120 Chinese who came to America, went to school, caused a revolution in an old civilization”, developed with the Oscar -winning producer Donna Giglioti (“Silver Linings Playbook”, “Figures Hidden”, “Shakespeare in Love.
Stars Collective also chose film and television rights for the best -selling author for Shawn M. Warner, “Lee Howard and Simines Persians Ghosts”, is selling in Amazon, selling in the phenomenon of Tiktok. Recently, the company has made a partnership with the Odyssey movie in Thailand to finance and produce the MUAY Thi Thai movie starring Tony Ja.
