There is plenty of fun in the long history of Stephen King movies, from intentional campiness of Kryphow to the extreme finesse of Maximum overdrivebut comedy is rarely a dominant force. In the case of King, the audience is much more familiar with terror and drama. All that said, Osgood Perkins upcoming film The monkey It looks like it will break new ground when it releases early next year, as the first full trailer has plenty of scares but also a surprisingly weird attitude.
Perkins is best known for making the 2024 summer horror hit – the serial killer thriller Long – And the Stephen King short story on which the film is based maintains a heavy, ominous tone throughout, but The monkey Adaptation seems to take on an entirely different energy. There is a lot of death and blood, but it all comes with a wink that lets the audience know there are fun times ahead.
How do you make death fun? Strange Circumstance is definitely a wonderful tool (So wonderfully proven time and time again Final destination franchise). In this 87-second spot, we witness some stunning examples of this, including a sliced throat during a family dinner at a Teppanyaki restaurant and a falling air conditioner electrifying a swimming pool. The titular toy seems pretty rascally (what’s up with all the fire?), and I can’t wait to chortle at his discoveries On the big screen in 2025.
We don’t get much in the way of story from the first full trailer either The monkey (The first teaser arrived online back in August), but it has been reported that Theo James Will play a pair of estranged twin brothers who are reunited when a dangerous toy from their childhood—a winding monkey that causes people to die when activated—mysteriously reappears. As you can see in the pictures, The horror comedy sports an outstanding supporting cast It includes Christian Convery (who plays the twins as children), Salute Star Tatiana Maslany, Elijah Wood, Colin O’Brien, Halloween ends‘Rohan Campbell, and Sheep CreekS Sarah Levy.
The monkey is the first of several Upcoming Stephen King project set to arrive in 2025. Neon is set to release both The monkey (on February 21, 2025) and Mike Flanagan’s Chuck’s life (At some point during the summer)and Paramount Pictures have dated Edgar Wright’s The running man for November 21, 2025. Francis Lawrence adaptation of The long walk doesn’t have a set, but it has completed production, and there are also two King TV shows expected to debut as well: the THE prequel series Welcome to Derry and Mgm+’s The institute.
