Neon has released the first teaser trailer for director Osgood Perkins’ upcoming horror film, The Monkey.
Featuring a star-studded cast that includes Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Elijah Wood, Christian Convery, Colin O’Brien, Rohan Campbell, and Sarah Levy, The Monkey promises a thrilling cinematic experience.
The trailer features a snare drum played by a toy monkey, and James splattered in blood.
The film centers on twins Bill and Hal, played by James, whose discovery of their dad’s monkey toy leads to grisly deaths.
Perkins wrote and directed The Monkey, based on the Stephen King short story of the same name.
Dave Caplan, Michael Clear, Chris Ferguson, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, and James Wan produced the film.
James’ recent credits include The Gentlemen and The White Lotus and a voice role on X-Men ’97.
‘The Monkey’ first teaser trailer
Perkins is riding the success of Longlegs, the genre film starring Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage. Neon’s highest-grossing title ever has surpassed Parasite.
Perkins said The Monkey will be far more comedic than his previous work. The text resembles a film from the past, such as a John Landis movie, a Joe Dante movie, or a Robert Zemeckis movie.
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