It all seemed inherently unfair.
You personalise the grief: ‘Why is this happening to me?’
But I’m older now and you realise this shit happens to everyone.
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Sometimes in their sleep, sometimes in truly insane ways, like I experienced.But everyone dies.
And I thought maybe the best way to approach that insane notion is with a smile."
He added:
“Stephen King had no notes, and didn’t tell me to change anything.
The Monkey is based on Stephen King’s 1980 short story of the same name. The plot follows twin brothers Hal and Bill, played by Theo James and Christian Convery, who discover a cursed monkey toy in their father’s attic. The toy is linked to a series of gruesome deaths, forcing the brothers to confront its dark power years later.
And [Atomic Monster] said, ‘It’s f**king great.’
To my delight, because James Wan does not typically make comedies.
A good time at the movies.”
The Monkeyswings into theaters on February 21.
Check out the trailer above, which features a lot of bloody kills from the titular devilish dull.
