The MPA rating for Osgood Perkins’ upcoming Stephen King adaptation, The Monkey, has been revealed.
The film will see Theo James (The Divergent Series, The White Lotus) starring in a dual role, Hal and Bill. The upcoming horror feature marks Perkins’ next project coming on the heels of the Nicolas Cage and Maika Monroe-led surprise horror hit Longlegs.
What is the MPA rating for The Monkey?
Shocking absolutely no one, as is the case with most of King’s adaptations and Perkins’ previous movie, The Monkey has been Rated R “for strong bloody violent content, gore, language throughout and some sexual references.”
The Monkey is based on King’s 1980 short story of the same name and is produced by renowned horror filmmaker James Wan. It will center on estranged twin brothers Hal and Bill, who are forced to reconcile after a mysterious series of deaths caused by an old monkey toy start to occur once again — a strange event that made them decide to live their lives separately in the first place.
The official synopsis reads: “When twin brothers Hal and Bill discover their father’s old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths starts occurring all around them. The brothers decide to throw the monkey away and move on with their lives, growing apart over the years. But when the mysterious deaths begin again, the brothers must reunite to find a way to destroy the monkey for good before it takes the lives of everyone close to them.”
The film also stars Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings film trilogy), Rohan Campbell (Halloween Ends), Colin O’Brien (Mr. Harrigan’s Phone), Sarah Levy (Schitt’s Creek), Christian Convery (Sweet Tooth), and more.
Additional producers include Michael Clear, Jason Cloth, and Dave Caplan, with Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger, Chris Ferguson, Peter Luo, Nancy Xu, and John Friedberg having served as producers.
The Monkey hits US theaters on February 21, 2025.
