Theo James, horror movie regular? That looks to be the latest trend for the British actor, as he’ll follow up starring in Oz Perkins‘ “The Monkey” with Korean director Kim Jee-woon‘s latest genre venture, “The Hole.”
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Based on Hye-young Pyun‘s Shirley Jackson Award-winning 2017 novel, “The Hole” stars James as Owen, a professor living abroad in South Korea, bedridden after a car accident that killed his wife, Sandy. Yuna, his Korean mother-in-law, cares for Owen until a devastating truth behind his marriage to Sandy is revealed, throwing his road to recovery into doubt. Christopher Chen adapts the novel for Kim Jee-woon, who directs his first movie since the 2023 dark comedy “Cobweb.”
Producers on “The Hole” include Sam Esmail, Chad Hamilton, and Nick Krishnamurthy via Esmail Corp, Kimberly Steward and Alex Foster for K Period Media, and Andy Sorgie via Paison. Jay Choi and Kim Jee-woon also produce through Anthology Studios with Soon Ho Song. CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group handle the US rights at AFM, with The Veterans representing its international rights.
James nabbing “The Hole” should come to no surprise for those who’ve seen the first trailer for “The Monkey.” Based on the preview, it’s clear Perkins is working in a mordant tone on his next picture, with James’s affect a perfect complement. Perkins’ Stephen King adaptation already has a lot of buzz behind it after “Longlegs” was a box office darling this past summer for NEON, so expect it to do well when it hits theaters on February 21, 2025. Other upcoming projects for James include the British crime thriller “Fuze” and “The Gentlemen” Season 2 for Netflix. James also received an Emmy nod for his recent work in “The White Lotus” Season 2.
Fans of “I Saw The Devil” should be thrilled that Kim Jee-woon returns to horror with “The Hole.” Expect this film to make a splash when it hits theaters, possibly in scary movie season 2025.