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Scratch that Spectacular Action Itch with First Trailer for Dev Patel’s Vengeance Thriller ‘MONKEY MAN’

Universal Pictures has just debuted the highly-anticipated first official trailer for Dev Patel‘s tour-de-force feature directing debut, the action thriller Monkey Man which sees Jordan Peele serving as a producer.

Directed by Patel from his original story and his screenplay with Paul Angunawela and John Collee (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World), the film is 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.

The film’s international cast includes Sharlto Copley (District 9), Sobhita Dhulipala (Made in Heaven), Pitobash (Million Dollar Arm), Vipin Sharma (Hotel Mumbai), Ashwini Kalsekar (Ek Tha Hero), Adithi Kalkunte (Hotel Mumbai), Sikandar Kher (Aarya) and Makarand Deshpande (RRR).

Monkey Man is produced by Dev Patel, Jomon Thomas (Hotel Mumbai, The Man Who Knew Infinity), Oscar® winner Jordan Peele (Nope, Get Out), Win Rosenfeld (Candyman, “Hunters” series), Ian Cooper (Nope, Us), Basil Iwanyk (John Wick franchise, Sicario films), Erica Lee (John Wick franchise, Silent Night), Christine Haebler (Shut In, Bones of Crows) and Anjay Nagpal (executive producer of Bombshell, Greyhound). 

Serving as executive producers are Jonathan Fuhrman, Natalya Pavchinskya, Aaron L. Gilbert, Andria Spring, Alison-Jane Roney and Steven Thibault.

Monkey Man will be unleashed in theaters on May 5, 2024 and to whet your appetite for action, we’ll leave you with the frenetic first official trailer.

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