Acting with an Animal Costar: 'Bad Monkeys' Actor Ronald Peet Praises His Furry On-Screen Partner
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- Category: Interviews
- Created: Wednesday, 14 August 2024 20:00
- Published: Wednesday, 14 August 2024 20:06
- Written by Lupe R Haas
Actor Ronald Peet stars with Vince Vaughn, Jodie Turner-Smith, Rob Delaney, Natalie Martinez and Crystal, the campus Capuchin monkey from HANGOVER III and NIGHTTIME AT THE MUSEUM in Apple TV 's Bad Monkey. The Bahamian actor chats with CineMovie about his unique character and working with his animal costar.
BAD MONKEY is now streaming on Apple TV+.
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Based on Carl Hiaasen’s New York Times bestselling novel and enduring cult favorite, “Bad Monkey” tells the story of Andrew Yancy (Vaughn), who has been bounced from the Miami Police Department and is now a health inspector in the Keys. But after stumbling upon a case that begins with a human arm fished up by tourists, he realizes that if he can prove murder, he’ll be back in. He just needs to get past a trove of Floridian oddballs and one bad monkey.
The ensemble cast also includes L. Scott Caldwell (“The Fugitive”), Rob Delaney (“Catastrophe”), Meredith Hagner (“Search Party”), Natalie Martinez (“La Promesa del Retorno”), Alex Moffat (“Saturday Night Live,” “Holidate”), Michelle Monaghan (“Gone Baby Gone”), Ronald Peet (“First Reformed”), Jodie Turner-Smith (“Queen & Slim”), with special guest star John Ortiz (“American Fiction) and guest stars Zach Braff (“Scrubs”), Ashley Nicole Black (“Ted Lasso”), Scott Glenn (“The Leftovers”) and Charlotte Lawrence in her television debut.
Hailing from Warner Bros. Television, “Bad Monkey” is developed by executive producer and showrunner Bill Lawrence through his Doozer Productions. Jeff Ingold, Matt Tarses (“Scrubs”), Marcos Siega, Vaughn and Liza Katzer are also executive producers.
“Bad Monkey” marks the most recent collaboration between Bill Lawrence and Warner Bros. Television for Apple TV+, following Emmy-nominated global hit series “Shrinking” and global phenomenon “Ted Lasso.”