NEON has released the first teaser trailer for its upcoming film adaptation of Stephen Kingthe classic horror story, The monkey.
The film comes from the director Osgood Perkins (Long legs) and producer James Wan . The monkey is a short horror story that originally appeared in King’s 1985 short story collection, Skeleton Crew.
In The monkey“When twin brothers Hal and Bill discover their father’s old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths begin to occur all around them. The brothers decide to throw the monkey away and move on with their lives, drifting apart over the years.
“But when the mysterious deaths begin again, the brothers must reunite to find a way to destroy the monkey once and for all before it kills everyone close to them.”
Speaking previously about the film, Perkins said: “It’ll be more like Misery OR Scary show OR Gremlins OR American WerewolfIt couldn’t be LESS similar Long legs.“
He continued, “For me, if you want to make a movie about a toy monkey, you can take it seriously. But a lot of King is funny and nostalgic.
“So we tried to make a movie that felt a little bit more like something from the late ’80s or ’90s. For me, ideally, it’s the movie that kids and their parents want to go see together.”
The movie stars Theo James (The White Lotus) next to Tatiana Maslany (She–Carcass: Lawyer), Elijah Wood (Maniac), Christian communication (Gluttonous), Colin O’Brien (Mr. Wonka), Rohan Campbell (Halloween is over) AND Sarah Levy (The Schitt Stream).
The monkey will be released in theaters on February 21, 2025.
by Joey Fear
Source: Geek Tyrant
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