Stephen King wrote the brief story on which Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey relies, and he teased that the movie is “bats*** insane.”
Yeah, I do know. The first reactions to The Monkey have been nothing in need of optimistic, and the upcoming movie has obtained the stamp of approval from Stephen King himself.
“You’ve never seen anything like THE MONKEY,” King wrote on Threads. “It’s batshit insane. As someone who has indulged in batshittery from time to time, I say that with admiration.” After all, King wrote the brief story on which The Monkey relies.
The Monkey has been written and directed by Osgood Perkins, and he lately teased that the venture shall be very completely different from Longlegs. “I honestly feel f***ing great about [how different The Monkey is from Longlegs],” Perkins mentioned. “I can’t consider one other morbidly surreal horror comedy that’s additionally heartwarming and redemptive and stars a bona-fide film hunk. That’s one of the best information I can supply to individuals who preferred Longlegs — we make all types. Why would anybody need to be fed the identical meal every single day?“
He additionally mentioned the movie could be outrageously gory. “If you’re going for comedy then you’re going for extremes. Not subtlety,” he mentioned. “We’re responsible of placing way more blood in our human our bodies than is actually in a human physique. When somebody explodes on this film — and a few folks do — there’s plenty of mess. All of the demise set-pieces have been arduous to do. All of them have a Rube Goldbergian connectivity — this occurs, then this occurs, then this occurs…“
The Monkeys stars Theo James (The White Lotus) as twin brothers Hal and Invoice. After discovering “their father’s old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths start 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.” The movie additionally stars Tatiana Maslany (She-Hulk: Legal professional at Regulation), Elijah Wooden (Maniac), Christian Convery (Candy Tooth), Colin O’Brien (Wonka), Rohan Campbell (Halloween Ends) and Sarah Levy (Schitt’s Creek).
The Monkey will hit theaters on February twenty first.
