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I remember Theo James baring it all in “The White Lotus” and his fight, but now he’s still facing his most fierce rival! He plays twins in “Monkey” from the twisted heart of Osgood Perkins, who directed last year’s serial killer sleeper hit “Longlugs.”
Melvin Robert from “Extra” tells James and Perkins about the horror film and its horrible, cursed toy monkey.
Theo insisted that “it’s an uneasy, but inherently a heart comedy.”
Is he a horror guy? James said, “I…but when I was a kid, it scared me a bit. My brother loved it, and I used up the cinema and cried in the toilet. Why the toilet?” he asked with a laugh. “It’s my safe space.”
Melvin asked about the monkeys in the film, and Osgood explained: A bit…so we made it bigger. ”
Pointing out the details, he continued. “We’re something that doesn’t disappear in the minds of people. Everyone has a creepy feeling about this strange toy monkey, so his teeth look like the yellow of a smoker. With that, we wanted to add some unexpected real aspect, like the way his feet grab the drums below. You said, “You’re pretending to be right. Can you? We wanted to go on that line. ”
The film is based on a short story by horror master Stephen King, who praised the film.
Perkins said: ”
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He also talks about Theo co-star Tatiana Maslany, who won an Emmy Award for “Orphan Black” and is known for playing Marvel’s She-Hulk.
She reveals some of Perkins’ inspiration behind the film, saying, “He definitely has ‘Gremlins’ and ‘Death is her’… everywhere.”
Tatiana said there was horror and comedy, but he said he “plays with cartoon-level images” and the film had “grounded performances.”
She recommends heading to the theatre for this. I hope they laugh, I hope there is catharsis. ”
“The Monkey” will be in theaters on February 21st.
