Universal Pictures has released a crazy fun trailer for a wild violent action film titled Monkey Man, which is a movie that wasn’t on my radar at all. The movie was directed by Dev Patel (Lion, Slumdog Millionaire), who also stars in the Jordan Peele-produced project.
This film was originally set up at Netflix, but apparently, Peele loved what Patel did with the film so much that he pushed for the film to get a theatrical release, which is what we’re getting. The movie definitely looks like it’s the kind of movie that audiences would want to see on the big screen!
The description for the film says, “Patel achieves an astonishing, tour-de-force feature directing debut with an action thriller about one man’s quest for vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to systemically victimize the poor and powerless.”
The story is “Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash.
“After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.”
Dev Patel also developed the original story and wrote the screenplay with Paul Angunawela and John Collee (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World).
The movie is said to be packed with thrilling and spectacular fight and chase scenes, and the film’s international cast includes Sharlto Copley (District 9), Sobhita Dhulipala (Made in Heaven), Pitobash (Million Dollar Arm), Vipin Sharma (Hotel Mumbai), Ashwini Kalsekar (Ek Tha Hero), Adithi Kalkunte (Hotel Mumbai), Sikandar Kher (Aarya) and Makarand Deshpande (RRR).
Monkey Man is produced by Dev Patel, Jomon Thomas (Hotel Mumbai, The Man Who Knew Infinity), Jordan Peele (Nope, Get Out), Win Rosenfeld (Candyman, Hunters series), Ian Cooper (Nope, Us), Basil Iwanyk (John Wick franchise, Sicario films), Erica Lee (John Wick franchise, Silent Night), Christine Haebler (Shut In, Bones of Crows) and Anjay Nagpal (executive producer of Bombshell, Greyhound). Serving as executive producers are Jonathan Fuhrman, Natalya Pavchinskya, Aaron L. Gilbert, Andria Spring, Alison-Jane Roney and Steven Thibault.
Monkey Man will be released only in theaters on April 5, 2024.
