Theo James arrives in ‘The Monkey’ — twice

When Theo James first appeared on TV and movie screens in the early 2010s, he wasn’t given many chances to be funny. “What Mike White does is so insanely strong that when he ratifies an actor — or gives someone their moment — it’s just so deeply impressive,” Perkins says. If Mike White validates it, I’m probably going to try it too.’” “I wanted to be reminded of the sensation that I had when I went to see ‘Gremlins’ with my parents,” says Osgood Perkins, director of “The Monkey,” pictured on set with James. “There’s something quite glamorous, sexy, when you go to parties and tap people on the shoulder and you hug each other,” James says about fame, of which he is cautious. “Do that occasionally but mainly keep your old friends that you’ve known since you were a kid.” James and his wife, actor Ruth Kearney, currently split their time between London and Venice Beach.