Why Director Oz Perkins Didn’t Make Another Stephen King’s Movie

With 65 novels, more than 200 stories and more than 400 million copies, Stephen King is one of the most prolific authors in contemporary literature. King tried many genres, including thriller, science fiction, fantasy and, first and foremost, horror. Some of his best books were delivered to the screen and his answers ranged from their approval (either Even directing them in the case of “maximum exceeding”) To be Deeply critical of them, first of all, with the adaptation of Stanley Kubrick “Lights”. Many directors had the opportunity to bring King’s stories on a big screen, the last director – Oz Perkins, the director of “Monkey”, based on a short story from the same name, originally published in November 1980, the issue of adult magazine “Gallery” and presented in the “Short Collection” Short History, published in 1985.

Fresh director “Longlegs”, the biggest movie indie -jerked in this decadeThe sharp techniques of the Perkins film production were again demonstrated, this time, saturating the dark comedy, complementing the experience of the Hal Brothers and Bill Shelbern (Theo James). Ultimately, “Monkey” is a little lacking its narrative potential, but perkins are not slowing down – he has actually already lined his next movie. But when it comes to his upcoming projects, do not expect the director to adapt to one of King’s stories soon.

As for their ambitions that create film production, Oz Perkins seeks to leave each film as its own final, unified, cinematic statement. Working with the neon, Perkins gave the theater a financially successful blow of horror movies both in Longlegohi and a monkey, putting it into an enviable position for any indie joker regime, which appreciates creative freedom. Fortunately, Perkins seeks to make this freedom of use, as it seems to be uninterested in implementing a project that feels a repeat of its previous work.

The director seeks to study different, uniform projects that probably stimulate his creative vision with new problems. With that in mind, in an unlikely case, if it does “Longlegs” continued, it will not look like the first movie. It also means that Perkins are not interested in the adaptation of another book by Stephen King. That’s what he said to Fangoria Kingcast:

“I think a fun, some real victory, where I’m currently, this is what I kind of set the rule that everything I do is each other. Nothing will – we’re not going to behind. So it will,” Longlegs 2? “It is assumed that everyone wants there. How can it have anything in common with” Longlegs 1? ”

So, from the point of view of the fact that you are ahead and what goes on, I think the game I am engaged in and I was so lucky to have – to do something really another every time. So, if, frankly, there would be another thing of the king, I can’t imagine. It feels so complete. The feeling that we did, we landed on the plane, and people really dig it, and not with it. Do not put your head in the mouth of the tiger and lion. We tried something very likely because I think everyone knows as soon as you say the words “horror” and “comedy” together with people in business, they say, “I don’t think.”

While Oz Perkins hardly adapt to another story Stephen King soon, the horror fans seeking the next project will not have to wait too long. On October 3, 2025, Neon will release his upcoming movie “goalkeeper”. The film will become his second consistent cooperation with Tatiana Masani Monkey Star. In /Exclusive interview movie with PerkinsThe director described his next project as a “intimate bilateral” between Maslan and Rosif Syaserland.

Stephen King’s fans are looking forward. Mike Flanan, who previously directed the film adaptation of King’s novels “Game Gerald” and “Doctor Son”, led the future “Chuck’s Life”, who received the People’s Choice Award at the 2024 International Film Festival. Neon releases this film on June 6, 2025. Meanwhile, Edgar Wright, a favory of the fans of the director “behind the contemporary classics” such as trilogy “Three Taste Cornet” and “Scott Pilgrim against the World”, brings a new adaptation of a “man -run” with Glenn Powell as Ben RichardsThe same character reflecting Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1987 film directed by Paul Michael Glaser. The Paramount Pictures should release this new adaptation on November 7, 2025.

“Monkey” now plays in cinemas.