James Wan is one of the biggest names in horror lately, so it was only a matter of time before he invested in the cinematic legacy of Stephen King’s adaptation. In addition to being the producer of Gary Dauberman’s Salem’s Lot, he is also the progression of another upcoming Stephen King film: Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey. An adaptation of the tale of the same name, the project was first announced in May 2023 and assembled a talented ensemble.
Having secretly wrapped production in early 2024, The Monkey centers on a pair of estranged brothers who want to reunite when a supernatural toy monkey reappears swinging a saucer from their formative years. The film will be Osgood Perkins’ sequel to the upcoming horror film. Longlegs, and according to Deadline, its cast includes several notable names.
In The Monkey, Theo James will play the same dual brothers, and this is the second time he’s taken on a dual role in recent years, after a brief role in the Riley Sterns-centric dark comedy Dual. James gained popularity early in his career for his franchise work on the big screen, starring in the last two Underworld films and the Divergent series, but more recently he’s been busy on television with shows like The White Lotus and The Gentlemen (which is based on Guy Ritchie (film of the same name).
Tatiana Maslany is now known for playing the lead role in Marvel Studios’ She-Hulk: Attorney At Law series (available to stream with a Disney subscription), however, she has spent years earning praise for her paintings in the sci-fi series Orphan Black. He has also done many voice paintings, adding screens such as Invincible, 3 Below: Tales Of Arcadia and The Harper House. He hasn’t directed many live-action films in the last decade. however, his filmography includes David Gordon Green’s Stronger, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, and Karyn Kusama’s Destroyer, starring Nicole Kidman. We can assume that she plays the female lead in The Monkey, but the truth is that we haven’t heard any major points about her character.
Alongside Theo James in a dual role in The Monkey (they play the same characters at different ages), Christian Convery temporarily established himself as a young star. On the big screen, he is known for his role in the horror comedy Cocaine Bear and for voiced Chase in PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie, but he is also known for playing the lead role in the Netflix series Sweet Tooth. He voiced Fregley in the 2021 animated film Diary Of A Wimpy Kid and reprised the role in Diary Of A Wimpy Kid. Christmas: Cabin Fever in 2023.
Is there anyone who doesn’t know who Elijah Wood is?After all, the guy has been running since he was a kid, in the late 1980s and 1990s, in videos like Radio Flyer, The Good Son, and Flipper. Of course, in the early 21st century, he played Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films, and he played a huge role in film and television in the decades that followed. It has been a part of some notable horror and thriller titles, such as the 2012 remake. Maniac, the Open Windows screen-life feature and Showtime’s perfect cannibal-centric series Yellowjackets, but The Monkey will mark its first time in a Stephen King adaptation.
Colin O’Brien is one of the youngest cast members of The Monkey, and yet he’s the only one to ever star in a Stephen King film (he played a more youthful edit of Jaeden Martell’s character, Craig, in writer-director John Lee). Hancock’s 2022 adaptation of the short story “Mr Harrigan’s Phone”. It is his first role as a professional actor and he has since continued with some credits in various media. He played a young Willy Wonka in Wonka in 2023 and has made an impression. in episodes of S. W. A. T. and Grey’s Anatomy, but his most vital role to date has been playing the eponymous role in the AppleTV drama series Dear Edward (starring Taylor Schilling and Connie Britton). In addition to The Monkey, Halle Berry also plays a counter role in the upcoming Netflix film, The Mothership.
Like some of his co-stars in The Monkey, Canadian actor Rohan Campbell has been acting since he was a child, and at the beginning of his career he was mainly dedicated to directing TV movies, but since then he has increased his notoriety. After a few years of appearing on shows like The 100, iZombie, Supernarural, and Snowpiercer, he landed one of the lead roles in the Hulu original series The Hardy Boys, which concluded its third season in 2023. Campbell is now also well-known among horror enthusiasts thanks to his breakout role in David Gordon Green’s Halloween Ends, in which he played what could be described simply as a dispatch of evil that is Michael Myers.
If you’re a fan of the hit Canadian series Schitt’s Creek, you’ll probably like the paintings of Sarah Levy, who played the friendly but eccentric waitress Twyla Sands at the Café Tropical. Since the show concluded in 2020, Levy has made an impression at exhibitions such as United We Fall and All Rise, but she has typically been busy starring in the Canadian horror-drama series SurrealEstate, which concluded its second season in December 2023.
We’ll continue to expand this feature as we learn more about the actors who will be a part of the upcoming horror movie. The Monkey doesn’t have a release date yet, but given its sources, the expert, the camera, and all with the talented artists discussed here, you can be sure that we’ll be keeping an eye on the task and we will. We will report on all long-term developments. Stay tuned for more news and details, and for a weekly roundup of all things Stephen King, check out my Thursday column, The King Beat.
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