A Chinese Odyssey - Origin (2022) 大话西游之缘起

Media: MovieMedium: Live ActionAdaptation: Continuation

Feb 11

Director: Dong Wei
Screenwriter: Dong Wei
Starring: Wu Haochen / Ma Xinrui / Wu Mengda / Jiu Kong / Bi Xue / Yang Kaidi / Zheng Jifeng / Yang Neng / Yuan Xiangren / Zhang Mei'e
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Country/Region of Production: Mainland China
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Date: 2022-02-11 (Network in Mainland China)
Duration: 78 minutes
Also known as: The Origin of Journey to the West / 大话西游：缘起
Adaptation: Replay

Summary:

Five hundred years ago in the Heavenly Palace, the wick Zixia (played by Ma Xinrui) in front of the Buddha’s seat was about to burn out, and it could only be resolved by finding the lighter and pulling out the sword. With the help of the moonlight treasure box, Zixia saw that her lamplighter was Sun Wukong who would cause trouble in the Heavenly Palace five hundred years later! But in this life, he is just an ordinary man named Zhizunbao / Joker (played by Wu Haochen), and he is going to inherit his father’s noodle shop (played by Wu Mengda). The first life lights up the lamp, the third life forms a bond, what is the fate of Zixia? Is Joker the right person?

Source: http://chinesemov.com/2022/A-Chinese-Odyssey-Origin.html