It appears director Osgood Perkins can do no mistaken today, as after his 2024 low funds smash hit Longlegs thrilled audiences to the tune of $126 million on the field workplace, The Monkey is garnering rave critiques forward of its launch this weekend. Starring Theo James, the newest Stephen King adaptation is being heralded as a can’t-miss horror-comedy hybrid, however apparently there’s one other side of the movie it is best to keep seated for: a post-credits scene.
In line with Whole Movie (through Gamesradar) The Monkey‘s post-credits scene isn’t one which expands or provides something to the movie you simply noticed, however is slightly a preview of Perkins’ subsequent horror providing, Keeper. There is not any phrase on if it is a full trailer or only a tease, however regardless, it is undoubtedly one thing value staying seated for, as Perkins has simply solidified himself as one of many hottest style administrators round following the discharge of Longlegs, but additionally his prior standout movies like The Blackcoat’s Daughter, and I Am the Fairly Factor That Lives within the Home.
Set to hit theaters on Oct. 3, 2025, Keeper stars The Monkey‘s Tatiana Maslany and Orphan: First Kill‘s Rossif Sutherland as a pair who head out to a distant cabin to have a romantic getaway. Based mostly on the setting alone, you already know issues are going to end up badly, as nothing good has ever come from visiting a cabin within the woods – particularly in a horror film. As such, when Sutherland’s character, Malcolm, has to make a fast exit, Maslany’s Liz is left alone to battle a malevolent pressure all by herself, and uncover the disturbing secrets and techniques hidden inside the cabin.
‘Keeper’ Was Born Out of Necessity Through the WGA/SAG-AFTRA Strikes
Although The Monkey is popping out earlier than Keeper, it is not the movie that was shot first following the tip of manufacturing on Longlegs in early 2023. The King adaptation was supposed to be subsequent, however as luck would have it, Hollywood went on strike later that yr, placing a cease to every little thing. “We made Longlegs, after which we’re like ‘Let’s make The Monkey instantly’ as a result of we beloved all people that we simply labored with in Vancouver,” Perkins stated in a current interview. “We bought the script, we bought the cash, we bought the folks, however then ‘Ah, there is a strike. F**ok.’ Could not do it. So I type of cried for a minute as a result of I used to be actually invested in doing The Monkey.”
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You’ll be able to’t preserve a superb auteur down, although, and as soon as Perkins was in a position to recover from his disappointment at not having the ability to movie The Monkey instantly, he started working determining a technique to get across the WGA/SAG-AFTRA strikes. Thus, Keeper was born out of necessity, as he was keen to maintain working. “We found we might get a man, Nick Lepard, who’s Canadian and never within the Author’s Guild. He can write a film for us. And, oh, I can get Canadian actors who don’t need to work for SAG however can work for the Canadian union and get them,” he stated, including:
“Reduce to: we discovered a home, we discovered a script – I did not contact it, I am a member of the Author’s Guild. He [Lepard] wrote a script, we discovered the actors, we bought a home, we did a factor […] and from the second I had gotten up from crying and known as my producer Chris to wrapping the image, it was one thing like 14 weeks.”
That is clearly not loads of time, however to be trustworthy, a few of the finest horror movies have been made on a brief schedule, together with the likes of Halloween, Paranormal Exercise, and The Blair Witch Challenge. Will Keeper be in the identical dialog as these? You will discover out for your self when it hits theaters on Oct. 3. Within the meantime, make sure you take a look at The Monkey when it opens nationwide on Feb. 21 from Neon.
The Monkey
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- Launch Date
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February 19, 2025
- Runtime
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98 Minutes
- Director
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Osgood Perkins
- Writers
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Osgood Perkins
- Producers
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John Rickard, Natalia Safran, Ali Jazayeri, Chris Ferguson, Fred Berger, Giuliana Bertuzzi, James Wan, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, John Friedberg, Jason Material, David Gendron, Michael Clear, Jesse Savath, Peter Luo, Dave Caplan