Its looking to be another ace in the hole for the rising director too.
The Monkeywas partly shepherded by Conjuring Universe impresario James Wan as a producer through his Atomic Monster banner.
Its sort of happening because Neon has treated me so well, right?
Can we see any of it?
The mid-shoot Perkins said yes… provided theyre okay with seeing a single shot of thelead actor.
I was like, Yeah, okay.
Turned out to be more than true [though].
And we want your name above the title from now on.
But theyve done it!
So yeah, you could say I have a beautiful partnership with them.
I love those guys and gals and people, and hope to make a thousand movies with them.
In other words, they grew their brand.
I think I can probably do both, but bigger scale is a tricky one, he admits.
I dont think anybody wants me making anAvengersmovie.
I dont want to do it.
I dont think they would want me to do it.
Frankly, that seems like a bad recipe, so Im not looking to get into that.
Ive had really good luck with original material.
That helps authenticate me in a really nice way.
I think the next thing will be bigger, but not too big.
Big budgets are nasty.
That makes people nervous and everybody gets uptight.
Its hard enough to do with a little money, right?
More money seems harder to me.
Im not that into that.
Too much money doesnt necessarily work out.
After chasing greenlights for years, the success ofLonglegsand soonThe Monkeysuggests he doesnt need to chase anymore.
Its gnarly, dude.
Its very much through the looking glass, and I guess Ill take it.
Osgood Perkins The Monkey opens in theaters everywhere on Friday, Feb. 21.
