Universal has unveiled the official trailer for the actioner Monkey Man [MNKYM] starring Dev Patel [DPATE] in his directorial debut. Producer Jordan Peele rescued the film from going direct to Netflix. Monkey Man will now open wide in theaters on April 5th.
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.