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The Monkey: Stephen King Horror Flick Is an R-Rated ‘Family Movie,’ Says Theo James
ComingSoon.netStory by Brandon Schreur
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Two brothers discover their father's murderous monkey toy and must stop the bloodshed in this R-rated 'family movie' from horror master Osgood Perkins.
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- Director Osgood Perkins wanted to make a darkly comedic take on the Stephen King short story, promising 'insane' deaths and a 'surrealist notion' about the inevitability of dying.
- Theo James, who stars in the film, says The Monkey is hyper-dark but also has heart and is really funny, describing it as an R-rated 'family movie' per director Perkins' vision.
call sheet
Theo James, Osgood Perkins, Stephen King, Tatiana Maslany, Elijah Wood, Colin O'Brien, Rohan Campbell, Sarah Levy, Neon, The Monkey