00:00There you are. You are a beast.
00:06Jordan Peele and Dev Patel are joining forces for the latter's directorial debut.
00:10Peele and Universal have come aboard to release Patel's latest film, Monkey Man.
00:15The completed action thriller, which was previously set up at Netflix, will hit cinemas on April 4th.
00:20Peele revealed the news on Friday when introducing the first official trailer.
00:24I am there, will not quiet your soul, my son.
00:30Don't call me son.
00:32Netflix had reportedly acquired rights to Monkey Man in spring of 2021 for around $30 million.
00:38But insiders say Peele had a chance to see the action thriller and believed it deserved its time to shine on the big screen.
00:44Patel not only directs, but stars as Kidd, an anonymous young man who scrapes a meager living in an underground fight club
00:51where night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash.
00:56Ultimately, he sets out on a quest for vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother
01:01and continue to systemically victimize the poor and powerless.
01:06Universal will market and distribute Monkey Man through its feature film deal with Peele's Monkey Pop banner,
01:11and the film has been described as similar to John Wick in Mumbai.
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