Instantly following his starring flip in Season 2 of HBO’s smash-hit The White Lotus, Theo James is ready to staff with James Wan for a movie adaptation of The Monkey, based mostly on the quick story of the identical title by acclaimed horror writer Stephen King.
Whereas particulars on the movie stay slim, a abstract reads, “When twin brothers Hal and Invoice uncover their father’s outdated monkey toy within the attic, a collection of ugly deaths begins occurring throughout them. The brothers resolve to throw the monkey away and transfer on with their lives, rising aside over time. However when the mysterious deaths start once more, the brothers should reunite to discover a technique to destroy the monkey for good earlier than it takes the lives of everybody near them.” It’s unclear who James is enjoying within the venture, however further casting is underway.
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Wan, recognized all through the movie trade as a horror auteur, will collaborate with numerous gifted faces for the venture. Identified all through Hollywood for creating The Conjuring and Insidious franchises, Wan will produce The Monkey by way of his Atomic Monster banner alongside Michael Clear (M3GAN). Further producers embrace C2 Movement Image Group’s Jason Material (Joker) and Dave Caplan (Babylon). The movie will likely be directed by Osgood Perkins, who’s adapting King’s story for the large display screen and in addition helmed the upcoming Nicolas Cage-led thriller Longlegs. Government producers embrace Automatik’s Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger, Chris Ferguson, and Stars Collective’s Peter Luo and Nancy Xu. John Friedberg may even EP for Black Bear Worldwide, which is able to lead the movie’s gross sales on the upcoming Cannes Movie Competition.
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Wan Has Lengthy Been an Admirer of King’s Work
It should not come as a lot of a shock that Wan is adapting one in every of King’s tales, as he has expressed his admiration for the writer. “Stephen King is the godfather of the horror style. He had an enormous affect on me as a baby and all through my profession and it’s at all times been a dream to assist carry one in every of his tales to life,” Wan stated. “The Monkey is a private favourite, with its easy, iconic, and extremely marketable conceit. And I can’t think about anybody higher than a visionary and lifelong style fan like Osgood to carry this to life.”
“We couldn’t be extra excited to accomplice with Osgood, James, Brian and our buddies at Black Bear Worldwide to current Stephen King’s The Monkey. It completely checks the field of what’s working within the market proper now and will likely be a scorching property,” Material and Caplan stated. “We will’t look ahead to audiences to see Theo James on this position – he’s actually going to knock it out the park with an incredible efficiency.” James recieved worldwide recognition for his position as Cameron on Season 2 of The White Lotus, and can subsequent lead Man Ritchie’s tv collection The Gentleman for Netflix.
Whereas King’s novels have at all times translated effectively to the display screen, it has been a very busy time for the writer. One other lately revealed Cannes venture is an adaptation of King’s quick story The Life Of Chuck starring Tom Hiddleston and Mark Hamill. One other King traditional, The Boogeyman, is ready to be launched by twentieth Century on June 2, 2023.