The latest film to turn a popular children’s property into a twisted nightmare is the upcoming Aladdin: The Monkey’s Paw, which was announced this morning over on Deadline. Bradley Stryker (Terrifier 3) is both directing and starring in the film. From Empire Studios, Every Entertainment, and 8th Law Pictures, the upcoming Aladdin: The Monkey’s Paw […]
The latest film to turn a popular children’s property into a twisted nightmare is the upcoming Aladdin: The Monkey’s Paw, which was announced this morning over on Deadline.
Bradley Stryker (Terrifier 3) is both directing and starring in the film.
From Empire Studios, Every Entertainment, and 8th Law Pictures, the upcoming Aladdin: The Monkey’s Paw is said to be a “dark, supernatural reimagining” of the Aladdin story.
In the film, “A modern-day Londoner, Aladdin, inherits an ancient monkey’s paw believed to grant wishes, only to discover that every desire comes at a soul-crushing price.
“As those around him fall victim to its curse, he must confront a growing evil — and the demonic force that feeds on every wish made.”
Nick Sagar (Queen of the South), Ricky Norwood (EastEnders), and Montana Manning (Tell Me Everything) star alongside Bradley Stryker. Charley McDougall wrote the script.
Stryker said in a statement, “This film will be so much fun — it’s all about the peaks and valleys; the highs of lows of what we deem our dreams and desires… and then we slam that into a genre film in which the stakes have never been more diabolical and entertaining.”
“We always wanted to explore horror through a personal lens — not just the scares, but the human cost of wishes,” writer Charley McDougall adds in his own statement. “This story’s been haunting us for a while, and it’s time to let it loose. The best horror films haunt you long after the credits roll. That’s what this story does. It’s sharp, emotional, and full of dread in all the right ways. We’re not just making another horror film — we’re building a world around a truly iconic concept. The paw, the mythology, the characters — it’s all there.”
The classic Disney animated film Aladdin is based on the Arabic folktale from One Thousand and One Nights, a “collection of Middle Eastern folktales compiled in the Arabic language during the Islamic Golden Age.” Much like Pooh and , that means Disney can’t come after anyone who wants to do whatever the hell they want with the source material.
