EXCLUSIVE: UK sales outfit inks deal for record-breaking animation; new voice cast attached.

Monkey King Hero Is Back

London-based sales outfit SC Films has inked a deal with Transmission for Australia and New Zealand for rights to Chinese box office smash Monkey King: Hero Is Back.

At the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), SC Films will screen a newly dubbed version of the family film, featuring the voices of James Hong (Kung Fu Panda), Nika Futterman (The Boxtrolls) and Joey Richter (Muzzled The Musical) as the eponymous Monkey King.

Monkey King: The Hero has grossed more than $150m in China where it has become the highest-ever grossing animation.

SC’s TIFF slate also includes Get Squirrely 3D, which has its first market screening, and FrightFest feature Road Games.