The Monkey, Osgood Perkins’ adaptation of the Stephen King story of the same name, got its first trailer today. And based on what we see, it looks like a gory, wackily f****ed up tale where a lot of people die thanks to a toy monkey causing freak “accidents” wherever it roams.
Here’s the official synopsis:
Twin brothers Hal and Bill discover their father’s old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths starts 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.
This is Osgood Perkins’ next movie after the much-hyped horror film Longlegs, which starred Nicolas Cage as a notorious serial killer. The Monkey looks equally gruesome, though today’s trailer suggests it will be tinged with dark humor. The clip also gives us glimpses of some of the cast, including Theo James (Divergent), Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), and the young Christian Convery (Sweet Tooth). Elijah Wood is also part of the cast, and James Wan is the film’s producer.
The Monkey premieres in theaters on February 21, 2025.
Check out the trailer below.
