Monkey Man
Movie Details:
| Countries | Canada, United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Action, Thriller |
| Release Date | April 5, 2024 |
| Running Time | 1hr 53min |
| Age rating | R |
| Cast | Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley, Pitobash, Sobhita Dhulipala |
| Directed by | Dev Patel |
| Screenplay by | Dev Patel, Paul Angunawela, John Collee |
| Story by | Dev Patel |
| Produced by | Dev Patel, Jomon Thomas, Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Ian Cooper, Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Christine Haebler, Anjay Nagpal |
| Cinematography by | Sharone Meir |
| Music by | Hauschka |
| Production Companies | Bron Studios Thunder Road Films Monkeypaw Productions Minor Realm S’Ya Concept Creative Wealth Media |
| Distributor | Universal Pictures |
Trailer, Teaser & Video:
Poster & Photos:
Cast & Characters:
- Dev Patel as Kid
- Jatin Malik as Young Kid
- Pitobash as Alphonso
- Sikandar Kher as Rana Singh
- Sobhita Dhulipala as Sita[10]
- Makarand Deshpande as Baba Shakti
- Ashwini Kalsekar as Queenie Kapoor
- Vipin Sharma as Alpha
- Adithi Kalkunte as Neela
- Sharlto Copley as Tiger
- Zakir Hussain as a tabla maestro
Storyline:
Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.
About Monkey Man Movie:
Monkey Man is an action thriller film directed by Dev Patel in his feature directorial debut, with a story by Patel and screenplay by Patel, Paul Angunawela, and John Collee. The film stars Patel, Sharlto Copley, Pitobash, Sobhita Dhulipala, Sikandar Kher, Vipin Sharma, Ashwini Kalsekar, Adithi Kalkunte and Makarand Deshpande.
On October 29, 2018, it was reported that Dev Patel would make his directorial debut with an action thriller film titled Monkey Man. On March 12, 2021, it was announced that filming was completed and Netflix had bought worldwide rights to the film, described as “John Wick in Mumbai.” However, Jordan Peele saw the film and, feeling that it deserved a theatrical release instead, later acquired it under his Monkeypaw Productions banner, which has a distribution deal with Universal Pictures.
The film features fight choreography by Brahim Chab, an action actor and choreographer who has worked with Jackie Chan on the films Dragon Blade and Vanguard, Scott Adkins on Ninja: Shadow of a Tear, Boyka: Undisputed and Abduction, Donnie Yen on Big Brother, Jean-Claude Van Damme on Frenchy and Pound of Flesh, and most recently Nicholas Tse on Customs Frontline.
It had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 11, 2024. The film was released on April 5, 2024, by Universal Pictures.