EXCLUSIVE: Cameras begin rolling subsequent month within the UK on Aladdin: The Monkey’s Paw, a brand new characteristic described as a “darkish, supernatural reimagining” of the Aladdin story from Empire Studios, Each Leisure, and eighth Regulation Footage
The movie’s synopsis learn: A contemporary-day Londoner, Aladdin, inherits an historical monkey’s paw believed to grant needs, solely to find that each want comes at a soul-crushing worth. As these round him fall sufferer to its curse, he should confront a rising evil — and the demonic drive that feeds on each want made.
Manufacturing begins in late Might 2025, with principal pictures happening within the UK.
The movie stars Nick Sagar (Queen of the South), Ricky Norwood (EastEnders), Montana Manning (Inform Me Every little thing), and Bradley Stryker (Terrifier 3), who additionally directs. DOP is Simon Stolland (Marching Powder).
The movie is produced by Charley McDougall (Moon Quake), Jamie McLeod-Ross (The Reckoning), Nick Sagar, and Bradley Stryker. Screenplay by Charley McDougall. Govt Producers are Rustin Matthew, Terry Hen, and Arthur Corber.
“We at all times wished to discover horror by means of a private lens — not simply the scares, however the human price of needs,” McDougall stated of the movie. “This story’s been haunting us for some time, and it’s time to let it free. The very best horror movies hang-out you lengthy after the credit roll. That’s what this story does. It’s sharp, emotional, and stuffed with dread in all the proper methods. We’re not simply making one other horror movie — we’re constructing a world round a really iconic idea. The paw, the mythology, the characters — it’s all there.”
Stryker added: “This movie shall be a lot enjoyable — it’s all concerning the peaks and valleys; the highs of lows of what we deem our goals and wishes… after which we slam that right into a style movie through which the stakes have by no means been extra diabolical and entertaining.”
