Get a New Glimpse at Stephen King's “The Monkey”

Neon has dropped a new glimpse at the genre specialist Osgood Perkins‘ “The Monkey”.

Based on the short story by Stephen King, "The Monkey" is centered around twin brothers Hal and Bill discovering their father’s old monkey toy in the attic, which follows a series of gruesome deaths starting to occur around them.

The brothers decide to throw the monkey away and move on with their lives, growing apart over the years. As 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.

The film stars Theo James as twin brothers Hal and Bill. 

The cast also includes Tatiana Maslany, Elijah Wood, Laura Mennell, Christian Convery, Sarah Levy, Rohan Campbell, Colin O’Brien, and Corin Clark.

“When twin brothers Bill and Hal find their father’s old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths start. The siblings decide to throw the toy away and move on with their lives, growing apart over the years,” the logline reads.

Perkins and King penned the script for “The Monkey.” The team behind the buzzy project includes genre supremo James Wan, creator of The Conjuring Universe and co-creator of the Saw and Insidious franchises.

It was developed with Atomic Monster and Stars Collective, with C2 Motion Picture Group coming on board to fully finance. Wan is producing the pic with Atomic Monster partner Michael Clear, and C2 Motion Picture Group’s Jason Cloth and Dave Caplan.

Automatik’s Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger, Chris Ferguson, and Stars Collective’s Peter Luo and Nancy Xu will executive produce alongside John Friedberg or Black Bear International.

“The Monkey” is Perkins’ latest horror flick after Neon’s “Longlegs,” released in July.

The demonic detective slasher, starring Nicolas Cage and Maika Monroe, surpassed A24’s “Talk to Me” as the highest-grossing indie horror movie in North America. 

Neon is set to distribute the film following a bidding war for domestic rights at the Marché du Film last May.

“The Monkey” premieres in theaters February 21, 2025.