BBC Sport’s Olympics Monkey Produced By Gorillaz

by Staff, July 30, 2008

The mastermind duo, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, behind the virtual group Gorillaz have created a short animated promo for the upcoming 2008 Beijing Olympics. The animated sequence is for BBC Sport’s coverage of the Olympics, entitled “Journey to the East“l borrowing from the classic chinese mythical;tale of the “Journey to the West“. This short sequence will be broadcasted on BBC during the Olympic season along with a campaign including online and mobile downloads.

5 Responses

  1. Posted by: jon_da_paddy on July 31, 2008 at 4:01 am

    Is this part of the monkey opera that they are showing at the London Royal Opera House? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey:_Journey_to_the_West

  2. Posted by: rage kage on July 30, 2008 at 3:39 pm

    mie Hewlett, behind theVIRUAL group Gorillaz. nigss needs to learn to spell.

  3. Posted by: LuvableSole on July 30, 2008 at 2:57 pm

    yo that was fresh….

  4. Posted by: DCStarClassic on July 30, 2008 at 12:48 pm

    the song was pretty sick.

  5. Posted by: masdeloce on July 30, 2008 at 10:57 am

    Dope video though lol!!!