Turns out, one (murderous) monkey can stop the show

You may recall a seemingly friendly chimp named Gordy going on a murderous rampage in Jordan Peele‘s polarizing 2022 Sci-Fi Thriller NOPE–well, this is isn’t that murderous monkey, but an entirely new pet chimp named Ben who starts off just as friendly as Gordy until something sets him OFF during a family vacay in Hawaii.

What starts off as a feel-good story about a vacationing family and their rescued chimp quickly spirals into bloody mayhem when Ben goes APE S*** on everyone in the vacation house.

Check out the terrifying trailer below:

Based on early buzz from its run on the festival circuit, it’s primed to make a splash at the box office on the first weekend of 2026.

If the trailer didn’t pique your interest, then a comparison to

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