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Neil Gaiman hired to adapt Journey To The West – the traditional Chinese folk tale that inspired Monkey – by Chinese TV producer

Okay, let’s clarify matters. He’s been hired by Chinese TV producer Zhang Jizhong to write a script for a film based on the ancient Chinese folk tale Journey To The West , which was the inspiration for the cult Japanese TV series Saiyūki that was dubbed into English, renamed Monkey and shown on BBC2 back in the late ’70s early ’80. You remember? The guy with the sideburns flying around on a cloud, Pigsy, Sandy, the young priest we all thought was woman but may have been a man, the incredible martial arts action, the oh-so-catchy theme tune (“Monkey Magic!”)?

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