Neon on Monday debuted the first teaser for The Monkey, the anticipated Stephen King adaptation reteaming the studio with Longlegs helmer Osgood Perkins, which is slated to hit theaters on February 21, 2025.
The horror teaser drop comes following the record-breaking release of the Maika Monroe-Nicolas Cage supernatural horror pic Longlegs, which is the highest-grossing in Neon’s history at $90M+ and counting.
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Starring Theo James in dual roles, The Monkey centers on twin brothers Hal and Bill, who after discovering their father’s old monkey toy in the attic, begin to see a series of gruesome deaths 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.
Not giving much away, the teaser set against creepy carnival music watches as a toy monkey, covered in shadow, menacingly taps on a drum. It also features a shot of a bloody James, which you can view above.
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James plays the twins as adults, with Christian Convery (Sweet Tooth) playing younger versions. Others in the cast include Tatiana Maslany (She–Hulk: Attorney at Law), Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings), Colin O’Brien (Wonka), Rohan Campbell (The Hardy Boys) and Sarah Levy (Schitt’s Creek).
Pic’s producers included James Wan & Michael Clear (M3GAN) for Atomic Monster, as well as C2 Motion Picture Group’s Jason Cloth (Joker) and Dave Caplan (Babylon), Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Insidious) for Range, and Chris Ferguson (Child’s Play) for Odd Fellows. Exec producers included Range’s Fred Berger (La La Land), Stars Collective’s Peter Luo and Nancy Xu, and John Friedberg (Greenland) for Black Bear. C2 served as financier of the project.
Check out the teaser for The Monkey above.