Summary
The cast of the Stephen King adaptationThe Monkeyis star-studded. The movie, which wrapped principal photography in March 2024, is Osgood Perkins' follow-up collaboration with distributor Neon after the smash successLonglegs, the serial killer thriller starring Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage that grossed $92.8 million against a budget of roughly $10 million.The Monkeyis based on the King short story of the same name, which was published in the magazineGalleryin 1980 and was later collected in the bookSkeleton Crewin 1985 alongside “The Mist” and “The Raft,” which were also adapted to the screen.
Perkins, who is the son of legendaryPsychostar Anthony Perkins, hasmade a habit of assembling intriguing ensemble casts for his horror movies. Before uniting Monroe and Cage inLonglegs, he had already worked with stars including Emma Roberts, Kiernan Shipka, and James Remar inThe Blackcoat’s Daughter, Sophia Lillis and Alice Krige inGretel & Hansel, and Ruth Wilson, Lucy Boynton, and Bob Balaban inI Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House. The cast of theupcomingThe Monkeyis no different, combining familiar faces from the genre with intriguing talent, both fresh and familiar.
Hal and Bill
Young Hal and Young Bill
TBA
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Theo James As Hal And Bill
Date Of Birth: Aug 17, 2025
Actor:Theo James, the only actor who has so far been revealed intheMonkeytrailer, was born in High Wycombe, England, andhad his breakout role in theDivergentyoung adult franchise starring as Fouropposite Shailene Woodley as Tris. Since then, the British actor has starred in a variety of notable projects, including a run of major television roles in the 2020s including starring inSanditon,The Time Traveler’s Wife,The White Lotus, andThe Gentlemen. James was nominated for a 2023 Primetime Emmy Award for hisWhite Lotusperformance, though he lost to Matthew Macfadyen forSuccession.
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Hector (voice)
Vesemir (voice)
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Character:InThe Monkey,Theo James plays twin brothers Hal and Bill. As adults, the brothers unite after a long separation when the curse that they have long tried to avoid - a monkey toy whose banging cymbals bring death and destruction - comes back to haunt them. The movie sees the brothers try to resolve their differences while trying to end the curse once and for all.
Christian Convery As Young Hall And Young Bill
Date Of Birth: July 04, 2025
Actor:Christian Convery was born in Los Angeles, California and began acting onscreen before his eighth birthday with small television roles, thoughhis breakout role didn’t come until 2021 when he was cast as the lead character in Netflix’sSweet Tooth. Although he is only 14 years old at the time of writing, he has held roles in many notable movies and television shows, including multiple Marvel projects such asLegionandVenom. He is also set to play a role in the upcoming Guillermo del Toro adaptation of Mary Shelley’sFrankenstein.
Fregley (voice)
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Character:InThe Monkey,Christian Convery plays the younger version of twins Hal and Bill. He plays the characters during the time that they first discover the deadly curse of the monkey toy. At the time of writing, it is unknown exactly how much of the movie will be devoted to the flashback sequences featuring the younger versions of the characters.
The Monkey Supporting Cast & Characters
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Elijah Wood as TBA- Elijah Wood, who plays an as-yet unknown character, is best known for portraying iconic fantasy hero Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson’sLord of the Ringsmovie trilogy. However, in recent years he has taken on more and more roles in horror and horror-adjacent projects including starring in the 2012 remake of the divisive slasher classicManiac, squaring off against Martin Donovan as his estranged father in Ant Timpson’sCome to Daddy, and joiningYellowjacketsseason 2 as Walter. Wood is also the co-founder of the genre-focused production company SpectreVision alongside Daniel Noah and Josh C. Waller.
Notable SpectreVision releases includeA Girl Walks Home Alone at Night,The Greasy Strangler,Mandy,Color Out of Space, andCooties.
Tatiana Maslany as TBA- Tatiana Maslany, who plays an as-yet unknown character, had her breakout role in the Canadian science fiction seriesOrphan Black, in which she played a series of clones. The role earned her three Emmy nominations and she won one, in 2016. After that, her most prominent role came when she joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the title character in the Disney+ legal comedy superhero seriesShe-Hulk, Attorney at Law, though she has also held roles in other major projects includingPerry Mason,Destroyer, andStronger.
Rohan Campbell as TBA- Rohan Campbell, who plays an as-yet unknown character, is perhaps best known for playing divisive franchise addition Corey Cunningham, a secondary antagonist in the 2022 slasher movieHalloween Ends. However, he has also played a part in another iconic long-running franchise, having portrayed Frank Hardy on Hulu’sThe Hardy Boysfor three seasons between 2020 and the show’s finale in 2023. His other most prominent roles have also been on television projects, includingThe 100,iZombie,Snowpiercer, andVirgin River.
Colin O’Brien as TBA- Colin O’Brien’s character has not been officially revealed at the time of writing, thoughIMDbsuggests he may be playing “Petey,” a character that may be inspired by Peter, who is the son of Hal in the original short story and learns the story of the cursed monkey in a framing device. O’Brien is best known for playing the younger version of Timothée Chalamet’s Willy Wonka during flashbacks in the 2023 movie musicalWonka, though he has previous Stephen King experience from playing the younger version of Craig (Jaeden Martell) in Netflix’sMr. Harrigan’s Phone.
InWonka, Timothée Chalamet is himself playing a younger version of Gene Wilder’s Willy Wonka from 1971’sWilly Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
Sarah Levy as TBA- Sarah Levy’s character has not been officially revealed at the time of writing, though the sameIMDblisting suggests she may be playing “Aunt Ida,” a relative of the twins. Levy is best known for playing lovable Café Tropical owner Twyla Sands onSchitt’s Creek, a sitcom co-created by her brother Dan Levy and father Eugene Levy. More recently, she has appeared inThe Holiday ShiftandSurrealEstate.
