Jordan Peele and Dev Patel are joining forces for the latter's directorial debut! Peele and Universal have come aboard to release Patel's directorial debut 'Monkey Man.' The completed action-thriller — which was previously set up at Netflix — will hit cinemas on April 4. Peele revealed the news on Friday when introducing the first official trailer.
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00:00 "There you are. You are a beast."
00:04 Jordan Peele and Dev Patel are joining forces for the latter's directorial debut.
00:10 Peele and Universal have come aboard to release Patel's latest film,
00:14 "Monkeyman." The completed action-thriller, which was previously set up at Netflix,
00:18 will hit cinemas on April 4. Peele revealed the news on Friday
00:22 when introducing the first official trailer.
00:24 "Anger will not quiet your soul, my son."
00:28 "Don't call me son."
00:31 Netflix had reportedly acquired rights to "Monkeyman" in spring of 2021 for around $30
00:37 million. But insiders say Peele had a chance to see the action-thriller,
00:41 and believed it deserved its time to shine on the big screen.
00:44 Patel not only directs, but stars as Kid, an anonymous young man who scrapes a meager
00:49 living in an underground fight club, where night after night, wearing a gorilla mask,
00:53 he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash.
00:56 Ultimately, he sets out on a quest for vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his
01:01 mother and continue to systemically victimize the poor and powerless.
01:05 Universal will market and distribute "Monkeyman" through its feature film deal with Peele's
01:10 "Monkeypop" banner, and the film has been described as similar to "John Wick" in Mumbai.
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