Over a decade after director Jeff Lau & Stephen Chows seminal two-part tragicomedy adaptation of Journey to the West, the A Chinese Odyssey series returns with its third installment that revisits the fantasy epic with a new cast & angle. Han Geng ( The Taking of Tiger Mountain) steps into the big shoes of Stephen Chow to play the hero Joker/ Monkey King while Tiffany Tang ( Bounty Hunters) plays his true love Zixia. Wu Jing takes on a rare comedic role as the Longevity Monk & Karen Mok reprises as Bak Jing Jing in a special appearance. Jeff Lau resets & reinterprets the world of A Chinese Odyssey by using the Pandoras Box to jump further back in time & revealing a new origin story that redefines the characters. Han Geng & Tiffany Tang are joined by a cast that
Includes:: Juck Zhang as King Bull, Xie Nan as Iron Fan Princess, UNIQs Wang Yibo as Hong Haier, Zhang Yao as King Bulls sister Xiang Xiang, Shawn Huang as Jade Emperor, Hu Jing as Guan Yin, He Jiong as Erlang Shen, & Gillian Chung as Spider Woman.
Using the Pandoras Box, fairy Zixia (Tiffany Tang) saw into the future & learned of the destiny that awaits her. To prevent the tragedy from happening, she decides to go back in time & not let Joker (Han Geng) fall in love with her. However, fate keeps bringing them back together again, so she tries to escape Joker by marrying King Bull, which triggers a domestic dispute of celestial levels. Zixias attempts to stem her love with Joker eventually uncover another hidden love story & a heavenly secret about the identity of the Monkey King.