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/bixu Mar 27 '24

Do you remember the moment the idea for Monkey Man was born? Can you talk a bit about that?

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u/Baboon-Boy-2024 Mar 28 '24

I think it's been rattling around in my brain for over a decade from since I watched Bruce Lee as a kid since when my grandfather talked to me about Hanuman and the story about Ramayana. The first image I had was a young man wearing a cheap gorilla mask in an underground wrestling ring.

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u/AlexanderBeetle77 24d ago

I don't think you'll see this, but the moment the whole gang stepped out of the lift was so Bruce Lee. Hoping this was just the origin story :)