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'The Monkey' director Osgood Perkins says Disney is why film's evil toy plays the drum

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(NEXSTAR) — Horror director Osgood Perkins ("Longlegs") says he had to make a major change when adapting the Stephen King short story, "The Monkey," for the forthcoming film of the same name — and he says Disney is why he had to do it. And it all goes back to 2010, when Walt Disney Pictures released "Toy Story 3." Here's what happened. You see, "The Monkey" is based on a 1980 King short story that was published in a now-defunct adult magazine a…

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'The Monkey' director Osgood Perkins says Disney is why film's evil toy plays the drum

(NEXSTAR) — Horror director Osgood Perkins ("Longlegs") says he had to make a major change when adapting the Stephen King short story, "The Monkey," for the forthcoming film of the same name — and he says Disney is why he had to do it. And it all goes back to 2010, when Walt Disney Pictures released "Toy Story 3." Here's what happened. You see, "The Monkey" is based on a 1980 King short story that was published in a now-defunct adult magazine a…

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‘The Monkey’ director Osgood Perkins says Disney is why film’s evil toy plays the drum

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Osgood Perkins on Toying With Death in ‘The Monkey’—and His Own Hollywood Family’s Disturbing Past

His father was ‘Psycho’ star Anthony Perkins, and his mother was photographer Berry Berenson, complicated people who both died in terrible ways. He now channels it all into his movies.

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Bear Witness to Osgood Perkins’ ‘The Monkey’ at Your Local Church!

Neon is giving the gift of The Monkey to all of God’s children by making it available to screen in churches across the country. Unite your congregation by applying at godsbowlingstrikestonight.com. Only submissions from authorized religious institutions will be considered. Opening February 21, this marks the first movie to play in churches and theaters simultaneously. Based on the Stephen King story, the new trip from writer-director Osgood Perk…

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AwardsWatch - ‘The Monkey’ Review: Osgood Perkins’ Midnight Movie Bloodbath is Caught Between Gruesome Irony and Flat Melodrama

Death looms like a specter in nearly all of Osgood Perkins’ films. Consider the chilly threat of the beyond in The Blackcoat’s Daughter, the dark fairy-tale whimsy of Gretel & Hansel, or the satanic fatalism of his 2024 viral breakout hit Longlegs, released just seven months ago. For much of the wider viewing public, Longlegs…

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