Oz Perkins assures that his next film will be even crazier than Longlegs and The Monkey

After death, the director should deal with adolescence, and draw inspiration from his own tragic experiences.

Osgood Perkinsalso nicknamed “Oz”has experienced a meteoric ascent since the release of Longlegs Last year. Distributed by Neon, The feature has exceeded Parasite at the box office, thus becoming The most profitable film in society. The collaboration between the director and Neon was reiterated with The Monkeyhorrific film adapted to the news of Stephen King entitled The monkeypublished in 1980. Just Released in French rooms (Wednesday, February 19), fans are already wondering what will be the continuation for its director.

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Oz Perkins evokes his future projects to Movieweb ::

“I have something on which I work about today’s teenagers and who is, I must say, the craziest thing I have ever written. So it will probably be that. I have a 16 year old daughter and I wanted to write a film that looks like she is talking about. I generally try to take what is in my environment, and it is in front of me. “

As a reminder, The Monkey sells as a bloody filmgore but also comical. Bill and Hal, two twin brothers interpreted by Theo Jamesfind a former toy of their father, A monkey, in the attic of the family home. From there, A series of atrocious deaths happen… the question we ask ourselves is: how to do even crazier? Oz Perkins adds that this last horrific film is also inspired by his experience.

“Everything I do, I try to start for myself. I try to guide with my experience, what I think is true, with which I fight, which I try to reflect to the world, in Sharing something that I know maybe, or that I think I have experienced really tragic things that seemed impossible at the time.

The personal history of the director is indeed provided in tragedies. His father, Anthony Perkinsthe interpreter of Norman Bates in Psychosis,, died in 1992 Following AIDS related complications. Her mother, the famous photographer and actress Berry Berensondied the September 11, 2001when she was only 53 years old. She was unfortunately temporary of the diverted plane During the binoculary towers attack.

While waiting to see what this new inspiration of the director can give, here is the trailer for The Monkeycurrently indoors: