The Longlegs filmmaker speaks to GQ about his gory new Stephen King adaptation, casting Theo James as terrorised twins, and how his personal experience with death allowed him to find its funny side

The director and star of 'The Monkey,' talk inspirations, Stephen King, and deaths that were so absurd they had to be cut.

The actor discusses playing twins in Osgood Perkins’s horror film, finding humor in dark situations and why that monkey is so, so creepy.

After 'The White Lotus' and 'The Gentlemen," the British-born actor takes his biggest risk yet in a dual role that doubles down on terror and comedy.

This dual role feels like the perfect role for allowing Theo James to simultaneously play to type and subvert expectations. The start of Theo James’ career is best summed up by his role in the often forgotten dystopian series Divergent,

Theo James is back in Osgood Perkins' latest offering - The Monkey. This new thriller-comedy film is about a haunted toy monkey that kills people for no good reason.

Based on Stephen King’s short story, The Monkey narrates the story of twin brothers Bill and Hal (Christian Convery), who find their father’s antique monkey toy, and after that, we see a series of gruesome deaths around them, which are not only unusual but also freak and weird to another level.

Theo James plays the adult version of twins Bill and Hal, and definitely brought different energy to create them (with an especially surprising vibe for Bill). Osgood wonders aloud if all objects are cursed,

That’s the only explanation for the numbing lack of thrills or chills or dread in Osgood Perkins’ “The ... Cut to “White Lotus” actor Theo James as Hal years later: a man fearful of ...

Theo James had previously worked with Osgood Perkins on a horror series that didn’t achieve liftoff, but their collaboration ended up bearing fruit anyway in the form of The Monkey. James plays the dual twin role of Hal and Bill Shelburn in Perkins ...

Osgood Perkins' latest horror movie, an adaptation of Stephen King's The Monkey, has earned the same CinemaScore as its predecessor Longlegs.

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