Summary
Monkey Manis available for purchase now, andScreen Ranthas a featurette clip from the home release. Dev Patel’s directorial debut is an action-packed story of revenge and an exploration of societal hierarchy, and garnered rave reviews despite a troubled production and a small budget of just $10 million. Patel also co-wrote the script, and starred in the film alongside Sharlto Copley, Pitobash, and Sobhita Dhulipala.
Screen Rantis excited to present a clip fromMonkey Mantied to the film’s digital release. WhenScreen Rantinterviewed Dev Patel forMonkey Man, he touched on the negative effects that the COVID-19 pandemic had on production, and the clip goes even further in explaining ways the production had to adapt. Take a look at the clip and get ready to watchMonkey Manat home—available now on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital.
Why Monkey Man 2 Has Huge Potential
The impending digital release ofMonkey Manprompts the question of if and when audiences will get to enjoy aMonkey Man 2. A sequel is currently unconfirmed, but the normal conventions of making a follow-up to a successful movie (bigger budgets, more time, etc.) would be especially beneficial in this case, asMonkey Manhad a famously troubled production. As seen in the clip above, the production even lost its filming location due to COVID-19, which would be less of an issue for a sequel.
Thecursed production ofMonkey Manalso had a physical toll on its director and star. Patel suffered numerous bodily ailments during production including broken toes, which he even had to work through to finish the film on schedule. The movie also originally had theJohn Wickstunt team on board and lost them due to the pandemic, raising questions about what might have been (though Patel did find a stellar stunt team for his film). AMonkey Mansequel that affords Patel the time to deal with any mishaps in a safe way and brings in even more stunt legends like theJohn Wickteam could level up its already-praised action.
Of course, as the proverb goes, necessity is the mother of invention. Major difficulties with the mechanical shark duringthe making ofJaws, for example, limited the amount of screen time it had, ultimately making for a more suspenseful and scarier film. Even ifMonkey Man 2were to avoid all of the issues that plagued the first film, it would likely behoove the creative team to keep in mind how the scrappiness of the first film ended up benefitting the project as a whole—while helping Patel escape his days on set unscathed, of course.
Monkey Manis now available on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital from Universal.
Monkey Man
Cast
Monkey Man is a 2024 action-thriller film directed by and starring Dev Patel. Following his release from prison, a man known as “Kid” makes a living by engaging in anonymous underground fights in a mask where he is beaten down each night. However, after witnessing greed and corruption consuming his city, Kid breaks into the upper echelon of society to find those who destroyed his life and take them down.
