A new trailer for has been released. The Monkey is a forthcoming horror movie from NEON and director Osgood Perkins. Based on the Stephen King short story of the same name, the movie will be released in United States theaters this February.
Check out the new The Monkey trailer below (watch more trailers and clips): “After stumbling upon their father’s vintage toy monkey in the attic, twin brothers Hal and Bill witness a string of horrifying deaths unfolding around them,” the synopsis reads. “In an attempt to leave the haunting behind, the brothers opt to discard the monkey and pursue separate paths over time.
However, when the inexplicable deaths resurface, the brothers are compelled to reconcile and embark on a mission to permanently eliminate the cursed toy.” The Monkey stars Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Elijah Wood, Colin O’Brien, Rohan Campbell, and Sarah Levy.
Perkins wrote the screenplay for The Monkey. Perkins’ past filmography includes 2015’s The Blackcoat’s Daughter, 2016’s I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, 2020’s Gretel & Hansel, and, most recently, 2024’s Longlegs starring Nicolas Cage.
James Wan, Michael Clear, Jason Cloth, and Dave Caplan produce the movie, while Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger, Chris Ferguson, Peter Luo, Nancy Xu, and John Friedberg serve as executive producers.