Monkey Man: Dev Patel Directs & Stars in Action Thriller, Trailer & Release Date

Dev Patel is a talented actor and director from Britain. He gained recognition for his role as Anwar Kharral in the E4 teen drama Skins. However, he achieved worldwide fame after playing the protagonist Jamal Malik in Danny Boyle's critically acclaimed drama, Slumdog Millionaire. For his outstanding performance, Patel was nominated for the British Academy Film Award for Best Actor.

Dev Patel, a British actor, was born on 23 April 1990 in Harrow. His parents, Anita and Raju, are Indian Gujarati Hindus who were both born in Nairobi, Kenya. They emigrated to England separately in their teens and met for the first time in London. Patel was raised in the Hindu faith and speaks some Gujarati.  

His ancestors are from Jamnagar and Unjha in Gujarat, India. He grew up in the Rayners Lane district of Harrow, attending Longfield Primary School and Whitmore High School. Patel's acting career began with his first role as Sir Andrew Aguecheek in a production of Twelfth Night at school.

Trailer In Short

The trailer of Dev Patel's debut film 'Monkey Man' has been released, which also marks his directorial debut. The movie features Sobhita Dhulipala and Sikandar Kher in their Hollywood debuts. The film is an action-packed revenge drama where Patel plays Kid, a man seeking retribution against the corrupt and sinister elite of the city who have wronged him. 'Monkey Man' is inspired by the legend of Hanuman and deals with themes of corruption and systemic victimization.

‘MONKEY MAN’ TRAILER OUT

Dev Patel, the Oscar-nominated actor, is all set to make his directorial debut with an action-packed revenge story titled "Monkey Man". The film is being released theatrically by Universal Pictures on April 5 and has been produced by Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Productions.  

The first trailer of the movie was released on Friday morning. Patel stars in the movie as Kid, an anonymous young man who barely manages to make a living in an underground fight club. Every night, he wears a gorilla mask and allows himself to be beaten by more popular fighters in exchange for cash. According to the release, the film is inspired by the legend of Hanuman, a deity in Hinduism.

"After years of suppressing his 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 preview displays intense action scenes that resemble those from a "John Wick" movie. The character played by Patel embarks on a mission seeking bloody revenge, using guns, knives, and other weapons to fight his way through enemies.  

In one scene, he gruesomely stabs a man in the neck while holding a knife between his teeth. Patel has directed his own creation, "Monkey Man," with the help of Paul Angunawela and John Collee. Originally intended for Netflix, the movie will now be released in theaters through Monkeypaw's film deal with Universal.

CASTING TEAM

The cast of the movie includes Sharlto Copley, Sobhita Dhulipala, Pitobash, Vipin Sharma, Ashwini Kalsekar, Adithi Kalkunte, Sikandar Kher, and Makarand Deshpande. The producers of the movie are Patel, Peele, Jomon Thomas, Win Rosenfeld, Ian Cooper, Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Christine Haebler, and Anjay Nagpal.

 Moreover, the executive producers of the movie are Jonathan Fuhrman, Natalya Pavchinskya, Aaron L. Gilbert, Andria Spring, Alison-Jane Roney, and Steven Thibault.