We’re nonetheless somewhat over a month away from Osgood Perkins‘ The Monkey hitting theaters, however promotion for the most recent Stephen King adaptation is in full swing. Premiering on Feb. 21, the movie focuses on twin brothers who bump into their father’s classic toy monkey in an attic, after which bear witness to a string of horrifying deaths unfolding round them. In keeping with Perkins, these horrifying deaths will embrace at the least two folks exploding in a smorgasbord of gore.
Talking with Empire forward of the discharge of The Monkey subsequent month, the Longlegs director stated that whereas the movie is a horror film, it additionally leans closely into its comedic components that border on the absurd. We have already seen one second from the film in an prolonged clip that was just lately launched (seen under), and Perkins says there’s heaps extra to return by means of exploding our bodies that function far more blood than is scientifically correct.
“Should you’re going for comedy you then’re going for extremes. Not subtlety. We’re responsible of placing much more blood in our human our bodies than is basically in a human physique. When somebody explodes on this film — and a few folks do — there’s lots of mess. All of the loss of life set-pieces had been arduous to do. All of them have a Rube Goldbergian connectivity — this occurs, then this occurs, then this occurs.”
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Starring Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Elijah Wooden, and Christian Convery to call a number of, The Monkey is an adaptation of the King story that appeared in his 1985 quick story assortment Skeleton Crew. Launched by Neon, the movie is rated R for “robust bloody violent content material, gore, language all through, and a few sexual references.” Actually, we might anticipate nothing much less, because the movie appears fully bonkers, and can little question present one other hit for Perkins following the success of final yr’s Longlegs.
‘The Monkey’ Is a “Morbidly Surreal Horror Comedy”
Whereas Longlegs could have been a down and soiled horror movie that was the speak of the style in 2024, do not look for a similar to be stated of The Monkey. We have already talked about that it borders on the comically absurd, however Perkins went one step additional to say it is so completely different from his earlier movie that audiences could be stunned, and for him, that is a tremendous feeling.
“I actually really feel f***ing nice about [how different The Monkey is from Longlegs]. I can not consider one other morbidly surreal horror comedy that is additionally heartwarming and redemptive and stars a bona-fide film hunk. That is the most effective information I can provide to individuals who appreciated Longlegs — we make all types. Why would anybody need to be fed the identical meal on daily basis?”
The Monkey will not be the one movie of Perkins’ that Neon distributes this yr, because the studio can also be set to launch his horror movie Keeper in 2025. Additionally starring Maslany, the movie facilities round a girl left alone in a cabin who encounters a malevolent power that reveals the disturbing secrets and techniques hidden inside. Search for that one to hit theaters on Oct. 3, and make sure to try The Monkey when it makes its North American debut on Feb. 21.
Tailored from the story of the identical title by Stephen King, The Monkey is a horror thriller movie that follows twin brothers Hal and Invoice, who uncover a mysterious monkey toy of their father’s attic that appears tied to a number of grizzly deaths. After years aside, the twins be taught that related deaths have begun once more and should reunite to destroy the monkey.
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February 21, 2025
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Horror