The newestStephen Kingmovie has earned high praise from the author himself. Stephen King is an iconic and prolific author who is best known for his work in the horror genre. He made his debut with the 1974 novelCarrieand has since gone on to publish more than 60 novels and nearly 200 short stories. Although he has dabbled in other genres, including fantasy with theDark Towerseries, the majority of his works are horror novels, includingCujo,The Shining,It,Firestarter,The Dead Zone, andPet Sematary.
Over the years, manyStephen King movieshave been adapted from his work. A great number of them have been critically or commercially successful, or both. Collectively, the King adaptationsThe Green Mile,Carrie,Stand by Me,Misery, andThe Shawshank Redemptionhaveearned a cumulative 15 Academy Award nominations and one win. Quite a few of his movies have been major box office blockbusters as well, such as 2017’sIt(which grossed $704.2 million against a $40 million budget) and 2007’s1408(which grossed $133 million against $25 million).
Stephen King Adores The Monkey
The Movie Was Made By A Horror Veteran
Stephen King has shared high praise forThe Monkey. The upcoming movie, which was written and directed byLonglegs' Osgood Perkins, is adapted from King’s own 1980 short story of the same name, which was first published inGallerymagazine and later appeared as part of the 1985 collectionSkeleton Crew. It stars Theo James as twins Hal and Bill, who are desperately trying to preventa series of grisly deaths seemingly caused by a cursed toy monkey. The cast of theupcomingThe Monkeyalso includes Tatiana Maslany, Elijah Wood, Christian Convery, Colin O’Brien, Rohan Campbell, and Sarah Levy.
Christian Convery, who is best known for his lead role in Netflix’sSweet Tooth, plays younger versions of Hal and Bill.
On his official Threads account,Stephen Kingshared his reaction to a screening of the movie a month ahead of its theatrical premiere.He calledThe Monkey"batsh-t insane,“reminding readers that he has “indulged in batsh-ttery from time to time” and thus knows exactly what he is talking about. He had further praise for the Osgood Perkins project, saying that viewers have “never seen anything like” it. See the original post below:
What This Means For The Monkey
King’s Praise Can Be Hard Won
Stephen Kinghaving such kind things to say abouttheMonkeymovieis not a given.He has a track record of being critical of adaptations of his own workwhen he does not respond to them, particularly when it comes to Kubrick’s 1980 movieThe Shining, which he called “totally empty and totally flat.”
He did not even mince words during the promotional campaign forThe Shining, responding “no comment” to inquiries about what he thought of it. Thus, this praise for the Osgood Perkins movie would seem to be coming from a genuine place for the author.
The Monkey
Cast
The Monkey is a horror film focused on twin brothers who encounter a mysterious wind-up monkey responsible for a series of tragic events within their family. Twenty-five years later, the estranged brothers are compelled to face the cursed toy once again as it resumes its deadly rampage.
