The Monkey Clip Previews Oz Perkins’ Dark & Fun Stephen King Movie
Neon has finally shared a new The Monkey clip from its highly-anticipated horror thriller, which hails from Longlegs director Oz Perkins. The film is scheduled to arrive in theaters on February 21, 2025.
“When 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,” reads the official synopsis. “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.”
Check out The Monkey clip below (watch more trailers):
What happens in The Monkey clip?
The video begins with Perkins, as he gifts the audience a sneak peak of The Monkey, which he describes as a “pretty dark but a lot of fun” adaptation of Stephen King’s 1980 short story of the same name. The clip shows one of the film’s brutal killing sequences involving a woman who “accidentally” pierces her face with Christmas decorations.
The Monkey is written and directed by Osgood Perkins. The ensemble cast includes Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Elijah Wood, Colin O’Brien, Rohan Campbell, and Sarah Levy. The film is produced by James Wan, Michael Clear, Jason Cloth, and Dave Caplan. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger, Chris Ferguson, Peter Luo, Nancy Xu, and John Friedberg are serving as executive producers. It hails from Atomic Monster, Stars Collective, and Black Bear International, with C2 Motion Picture Group financing the project.
