Osgood Perkins’ Longlegs is coming again to theatres and screenings will embrace a sneak peek of his Stephen King film The Monkey
Longlegs, the newest horror undertaking from The Blackcoat’s Daughter (a.okay.a. February), I Am the Fairly Factor That Lives within the Home, and Gretel & Hansel director Osgood Perkins, reached theatres again in July (JoBlo’s personal Chris Bumbray gave the film a 9/10 evaluate you’ll be able to learn at THIS LINK), and through its theatrical run it managed to earn over $100 million on the worldwide field workplace, turning into the largest impartial movie launch of 2024 and the highest grossing R-rated horror movie of 2024. Now, distributor Neon has introduced (and Broadway World reviews) that they’re bringing Longlegs again to theatres nationwide from Wednesday, October twenty third by means of Halloween, Thursday, October thirty first… and these screenings will embrace an unique sneak peek of Perkins’ upcoming Stephen King adaptation The Monkey, in addition to a dialog between Perkins and The Monkey actor Theo James. Tickets can be found now at collaborating theatres.
Neon might be giving The Monkey a theatrical launch on February 21, 2025.
Maika Monroe (It Follows), Nicolas Cage (Dream Situation), Alicia Witt (City Legend), and Blair Underwood (Brokers of S.H.I.E.L.D) star Longlegs. The story Perkins crafted for the movie has been described as being “in the vein of classic Hollywood psychological thrillers.” Monroe takes on the function of FBI Agent Lee Harker, a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer. Because the case takes complicated turns, unearthing proof of the occult, Harker discovers a private connection to the cruel killer and should race towards time to cease him earlier than he claims the lives of one other harmless household.
Perkins wrote the screenplay for The Monkey, working from a King brief story. The movie will inform the next story: When twin brothers Hal and Invoice uncover their father’s outdated monkey toy within the attic, a collection of grotesque deaths begins occurring throughout them. The brothers determine to throw the monkey away and transfer on with their lives, rising aside through the years. However when the mysterious deaths start once more, the brothers should reunite to discover a solution to destroy the monkey for good earlier than it takes the lives of everybody near them.
Theo James (The White Lotus) performs the twins in later years, whereas Christian Convery (Candy Tooth) performs them of their youthful days. Additionally within the forged are Elijah Wooden (The Lord of the Rings), Tatiana Maslany (She–Hulk: Legal professional at Regulation), Colin O’Brien (Wonka), Rohan Campbell (Halloween Ends), and Sarah Levy (Schitt’s Creek).
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