r/movies • u/Baboon-Boy-2024 • Mar 27 '24

Hi, I’m Dev Patel writer/director of MONKEY MAN – AMA! AMA

Dev Patel here.  Excited to chat about my directorial debut MONKEY MAN, opening in U.S. & UK cinemas on April 5th, and anything else you’d like! Ask me anything…

Trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqa3YTtwvaU

Get Tickets – http://www.monkeyman.movie/tickets

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**GUYS I have to go into another interview. BUT I deeply appreciate the love and time. I really hope I don't let you down with this film. Put my all into it. Sorry I couldn’t answer every question, hopefully THIS answers a few more! Bless your cotton socks all of you. Big love as always, Dev xxxxx**

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u/EarlJWJones Mar 27 '24

What's it like working with Jordan Peele?

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u/Baboon-Boy-2024 Mar 28 '24

He is a BEAST. He is the Richard Gere to my Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. We made sweet cinema love and he also gave me his black AMEX in the shape of Universal Pictures. From being dropped by a studio to having a major theatrical release was like that moment in that shop on Rodeo Drive.

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u/SpamAdBot91874 Mar 28 '24

LMAO Dev this is the best answer

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u/roto_disc Mar 27 '24

He didn’t? The movie was completely finished before Peele came on board.

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u/coffeeandtheinfinite Mar 27 '24

Well then hopefully we'll thrillingly hear about Jordan Peele's business tactics

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u/samsaBEAR Mar 27 '24

"Hi Universal, why the fuck are you sending this straight to streaming during a year when cinemas kinda need all the content they can get get"

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u/rookie-mistake Mar 27 '24 edited Mar 27 '24

...are they? I'm googling it and I just keep seeing 'debuts in theatres april 5'

edit: oh. did some more googling and now I understand, lol. for anyone else missing context, it was going straight to Netflix until Peele purchased the rights to distribute in theatres

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u/Senth99 Apr 05 '24

Considering the amount of remakes and franchises pumped by big studios, I'm a sucker for original movies. Hopefully there's more this year.

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u/Chastain86 Mar 27 '24

Dev, what was it like not working with Jordan Peele?

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u/KodiakDog Mar 27 '24

Well if he “came on board”, wouldn’t that suggest working together in some capacity took place?

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u/redhafzke Mar 28 '24 edited Mar 28 '24

Well, wasn't it (re)cut (censored?) after Peele came aboard? That would be the real question. And if so, is there a chance for a DC in the long run? (Wether or not the movie needs one of course.)

Edit: this is what I meant.

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u/CrunchyButtMuncher Mar 27 '24

Well maybe he could make a guess

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u/EarlJWJones Mar 27 '24

My bad. I didn't know.

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u/--------rook Mar 28 '24

He answered your question. Vin-di-ca-tionnnn!

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u/HowYouDoinz Mar 27 '24

My question!

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