Osgood Perkins’ isn’t fucking around with The Monkey, his adaptation of Stephen King’s short story of the same name.
(Sorry for the profanity in the sentence above, but after watching the recently released trailer for the movie, my bet is you’ll agree with me using it.) The redband trailer released today confirms that the film from the Longlegs director will be not only a gory one, but also a darkly twisted, dare I say humorous movie. It’s gonna be dark, folks. And weird. And I have a feeling a lot of horror fans are going to be here for it.
Here’s the official synopsis for the film:
Twin brothers Hal and Bill (both played by Theo James) discover their father’s old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths starts occurring all around them. The brothers decide to throw the monkey away and move on with their lives, growing apart over the years. But when the mysterious deaths begin again, the brothers must reunite to find a way to destroy the monkey for good before it takes the lives of everyone close to them.
In addition to James (who also does some great voice-over work in the trailer), The Monkey stars Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Christian Convery (Sweet Tooth), and Elijah Wood. James Wan is the film’s producer. [ed note: So what I’m hearing is… The Monkey might also be part of the Malignant-verse.]
The Monkey premieres in theaters on February 21, 2025.
Check out the trailer below.
