(L to r) Theo James and Director Osgood Perkins Talk ‘The Monkey’.
Opening in theaters on February 21st is’The monkey‘, which is based on the short story by Stephen King And was written and directed by Osgood perkins ,Longlegs,
The film stars Theo james ,The gentlemen, Christian Conveary ,Sweet tooth, Tatiana maslany ,She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Elijah wood ,The lord of the rings: the fellowship of the ring, Colin O’Brien ,Wonka‘), and Adam scott ,Madame Web,
Moviefone Recently had the pleasure of spending with written with written and theo james about their work on ‘the monkey’, development the adaptation, adding humor to the screenplay, James’ Approach to His dual Roles, and Working with Young Actor Christian Conveary.
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(L to r) Theo james and director osgood perkins on the set of ‘the monkey’. Photo: Neon.
Moviefone: to begin with, osgood, can you talk about the challenges of adapting a stephen king story for the big screen and your choice to add humor and levity to the film?
Osgood perkins: When I was given the privatege, because that’s what it is, to work off his vibration, never mind trying to copy a story or be fathful or somenting like that. But just trying to be aligned with a title a title and such a pillar of culture was just this amazing options. More than adapting the specific story, I wanted to conjure the feeling i get from steephen king or what my indelible impressions are. I Always Found His Stuff to Be So Fun, Sort of Playful, Smart, Musical, Melancholic and About Families, Fats, Fathers, Children, Life and Death, Death, Death, Death, and Sort of Much of MUCH more than just a Bunch of Monste of Monste of Monste So, I wanted to brings the comedic, the joy, the entertainment value to the front.
Theo james in ‘the monkey’. Photo: Neon.
Mf: Theo, can you talk about the challenges of playing dual roles and your specific approach to playing both hal and bill?
Theo james: I mean, it is a gift really. Actors like to see more of themselves, beCause they essentially egotists, but these were two very different characters who are the core of them is endemically different. To start from that arena, you can make bold chooses. So, with hal, he’s a very internal person. He’s a shaken, downbeat kind of 80s Tom HanksAs a result, his body language, his posture is more stooped, he’s more questioning with his gaze, and he’s not sure of Himself. He stutters over words. With bill, it’s the opposite of that. He’s maniacal, he’s ego line, but he’s essentially a child in a man’s body’s who’s looking desperately for love. All that brings itself to a level of toxicity and madness, which with someone like oz, you feel comfortable to try stuff. Some of it works and some of it doesn’t. But at least in that space you can find little pieces that are interesting that might not have been there otherwise.
A Scene from ‘The monkey’. Photo: Neon.
MF: Finally, Theo, Since the story is told in two different timelines, did you work with young actor christian conveary to make sure that bot of your performance of hal and bill matches?
TJ: Not really in a way, if I think you need to let christian interpreting the character in his own way and do his thing. I need the room to interpret my characters in the same way and not be Hampered by certain things. We decide early on we didn Bollywood to get into a realm of prosthetics or a particular kind of makeup or the way they look or vocal or body language ticks. So, we Wena’T Hampered by that. In a way it was nice to just let’s each other do our thing. But the person who’s guiding the ship is obvious oz, so he can make sure that we are on the right page, but also with children and adults, there’s a huege evolutions that happens batween them. So, we didn’t need to worry too much about that.
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What is the plot of ‘the monkey’?
After stumbling upon their father’s vintage toy monkey in the attic, twin brothers hal and bill (Christian conveary) witness a string of horifics unfolding Around them. To leave the haunting behind, the brothers discard the monkey and pursue separate paths over time. However, when the inxplicable deaths resurface, the adult brothers (theo james) are compelled to reconcile and embark on a mission to a mission to permanently eliminate the curved toy.
Who is in the cost of ‘the monkey’?
- Theo james as hal and bill shelburn
- Christian Conveary as Young Hal and Bill
- Tatiana Maslany as Lois Shelburn
- Elijah Wood as Ted Hammerman
- Colin O’Brien as Petey
- Rohan Campbell as ricky
- Sarah Levy as ida
- Adam Scott as Capt. Petey shelburn
‘The monkey’. Photo: Neon.
