Stephen King has a knack for coming up with stories that can scare people left, right, and center. His penchant for weaving worlds was something out of the ordinary. No wonder people are filled with awe whenever they hear the name of a King classic. And it seems that they are about to be awestruck again, as it has been confirmed that another movie based on one of his stories is going to be released next year. And it is all set to scare your hearts away.
Stephen King’s The Monkey has come a long way
Back in 2023, when Black Bear Pictures went into the Cannes Film Festival, they had an interesting announcement up their sleeves – a movie adaptation of Stephen King‘s story, The Monkey, was in the works. Not coming with the same stellar reputation as The Shining, it revolves around twin brothers who come across their late dad’s monkey toy.
It goes without saying that everything went down for the duo from that point onwards. Feeling caught in a string of deaths, the brothers find themselves at the center of it all, burdened with the impossible task of facing the evil itself.
No wonder when the movie was announced, fans were excited.
The Monkey is all set to strike gold
If there existed any doubts about the movie’s Box Office prospects, its cast would have allayed some of those doubts. Featuring Tatiana Maslany, Elijah Wood, and Theo James in the titular role, with Osgood Perkins set to write and direct the movie. It seems that the stars have aligned for another marvelous Stephen King adaptation.
Osgood Perkins’ adaption of Stephen King’s ‘THE MONKEY’ releases on February 21 in theaters.
Starring Theo James, Tatiana Maslany and Elijah Wood, the film follows twin brothers as they find their father’s old monkey toy in the attic but then gruesome deaths begin to occur. pic.twitter.com/jXtoyGYAQs
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) June 21, 2024
Being produced by James Wan, under his Atomic Monster banner, it is set to be distributed by Neon, who won an intense bidding war between multiple US distributors for the movie’s domestic rights. To be released on 21st February, 2025, the movie has already piqued fans’ interest.
Fans can’t wait for The Monkey
The absence of snippets about the film has not resulted in fans being any less interested. With the movie largely expected to be on the same lines, fans were quick to show their love on X.
Masterpiece already
— Soni Raj Singh (@SoniDreams_) June 21, 2024
— Nephil_Him (@Nephil_Him) June 21, 2024
I will consider this ffs
— Mal (@iamBinHuzairu) June 21, 2024
Mark your calendars for a chilling ride into Stephen King’s world with ‘THE MONKEY’ hitting theaters on February 21! Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, and Elijah Wood leading the cast in a tale of mystery and horror. Get ready for a spine-tingling experience! 🐒🎬 #TheMonkey…
— 3 Ps & A Pod (@3Ps_Pod) June 21, 2024
The overwhelming reactions dropped by users on X go a long way in showing that a Stephen King story will find it easy to win hearts, no matter what era it is.
