Trailer
Universal Pictures released the second trailer for ‘Monkey Man’ on March 21. The three-minute trailer contains a Jay-Z track that accompanied the first trailer with Phil Collins’s “In the Air Tonight.”
Release Date
According to ‘Collider’, ‘Universal Pictures’ will release ‘Monkey Man’ on April 5. The action thriller made its world premiere on March 11, 2024, at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. It joined an impressive lineup of movies like ‘The Fall Guy’, ‘Road House’, ‘The Idea of You’, and ‘Y2K’.
‘Monkey Man’ will have to face competition from horror prequel ‘The First Omen’ from the Disney-owned 20th Century Studios.
Streaming
Dev Patel-directed action film may be made available to stream on Peacock after its theatrical release. But it is yet to be confirmed officially.
Star Cast
Besides Dev Patel, the cast of ‘Monkey Man’ features Sharlto Copley, Sobhita Dhulipala, Pitobash, Vipin Sharma, Ashwini Kalsekar, Makarand Deshpande, Adithi Kalkunte, and Sikandar Kher.
Who has made ‘Monkey Man’?
Paul Angunawela, John Collee, and Dev Patel have written the script of ‘Monkey Man’. It has been produced by Patel, Jomon Thomas, Oscar winner Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Ian Cooper, Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Christine Haebler, and Anjay Nagpal.
Who is Dev Patel?
In his debut film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Dev Patel was praised for his lead role as Jamal. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his role as Saroo Brierley in ‘Lion’ in 2017. The British actor has also worked with filmmakers such as Danny Boyle, David Lowery, Garth Davis, Wes Anderson, M. Night Shyamalan, Neil Blomkamp, John Carney, and Armando Iannucci.
Patel has previously worked as an executive producer on the movies ‘Hotel Mumbai’, ‘Companion’, and the documentary ‘To Kill a Tiger’, which recently received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature. He was credited as a producer in the 2018 thriller ‘The Wedding Guest’.
FAQs
Who is Dev Patel?
In his debut film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Dev Patel was praised for his lead role as Jamal. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his role as Saroo Brierley in ‘Lion’ in 2017. The British actor has also worked with filmmakers such as Danny Boyle, David Lowery, Garth Davis, Wes Anderson, M. Night Shyamalan, Neil Blomkamp, John Carney, and Armando Iannucci.
Who are the main actors of ‘Monkey Man’?
Besides Dev Patel, the cast of ‘Monkey Man’ features Sharlto Copley, Sobhita Dhulipala, Pitobash, Vipin Sharma, Ashwini Kalsekar, Makarand Deshpande, Adithi Kalkunte, and Sikandar Kher.
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