‘The Monkey’ Filmmaker Osgood Perkins Says the Studios “Don’t Want to See” Horror-Comedy
Despite having powerful producers James Wan and Peter Safran aboard the Stephen King adaptation, no major studio wanted Perkins' take on the project before indie outfit Neon boarded: "I had to take it ...
‘The Monkey’ review: Stephen King’s killer toy becomes ‘Longlegs’ creator Osgood Perkins’ plaything
Filmmakers tinker with the question of tone from project to project, many not as much as they should. But writer-director ...
‘The Monkey’ Is a One Long, Sick Joke Without a Punchline
What do you get when you mix the 'Longlegs' director with a short story by the Master of the Macabre? Hint: It involves drum ...
Everybody Dies, And That’s F***ed Up: The Monkey Stars Open Up About The Stephen King Movie’s Blunt View On The Horrors Of Death
Considered by many to be one of the greatest movies of all time, The Shawshank Redemption celebrated its milestone 30 th ...
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'The Monkey' is a gory, madcap rumination on death
Based on a Stephen King short story, the film tells follows two boys who are given a toy monkey, which happens to be a ...
‘The Monkey’ Review: Osgood Perkins’ Energetic but Aggravating Mess of a ‘Longlegs’ Follow-Up
The horror filmmaker follows his smash Nicolas Cage/Maika Monroe-starrer with this adaptation of a Stephen King story, ...
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'Longlegs' director trips over adaptation of Stephen King's 'The Monkey'
With “The Monkey,” there's flashes of what makes director Oz Perkins and original storyteller Stephen King so interesting.
The Monkey Director and Star Open Up About Adapting Stephen King
Stephen King is an author renowned for his uncanny ability to consistently craft engaging and terrifying stories, so it’s no surprise his works have influenced Hollywood productions for decades. The ...