The Monkey Trailer Previews Creepy Stephen King Movie With Theo James

A new teaser trailer for The Monkey has been released.

The Monkey is an upcoming horror movie that is based on Stephen King’s 1980 short story of the same name. Directed by Longleg’s Osgood Perkins, the movie stars Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Elijah Wood, and more.

Check out the new The Monkey trailer and poster below

What is The Monkey about?

“In The Monkey, when twin brothers Hal and Bill discover their father’s old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths starts occurring all around them,” a description of the movie reads, per Deadline. “The brothers decide to throw the monkey away and move on with their lives, growing apart over the years. But when the mysterious deaths begin again, the brothers must reunite to find a way to destroy the monkey for good before it takes the lives of everyone close to them. Additional casting is underway.”

The Monkey also stars Colin O’Brien, Rohan Campbell, and Sarah Levy. Perkins wrote the script for the movie, while James Wan serves as a producer alongside Michael Clear, Jason Cloth, and Dave Caplan. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger, Chris Ferguson, Peter Luo, Nancy Xu, and John Friedberg serve as executive producers.

“Stephen King is the godfather of the horror genre. He had a huge influence on me as a child and throughout my career, and it’s always been a dream to help bring one of his stories to life,” Wan previously said. “The Monkey is a personal favorite, with its simple, iconic, and incredibly marketable conceit. And I can’t imagine anyone better than a visionary and lifelong genre fan like Osgood to bring this to life.”

In addition to 2024’s Longlegs starring Nicolas Cage, Perkins’ filmography includes 2015’s The Blackcoat’s Daughter, 2016’s I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, and 2020’s Gretel & Hansel.

The Monkey will be released in United States theaters on February 21, 2025, from Neon.