There’s a lot going on with the new Vince Vaughn lead dark comedy ‘Bad Monkey’, which comes from ‘Ted Lasso’ creator Bill Lawrence. Based on the Carl Hiaasen novel of the same name, the show follows Andrew Yancy (Vaughn) down to the Florida Keys after he’s shuttered there to become a health inspector after years on the Miami police force. As you could guess, his retirement doesn’t last long, and through a string of different events, severed body parts, and colorful characters, the story picks up—and so does the cast.
For one, Michelle Monaghan steps into the role of Bonnie, who’s connection to Yancy is only the start of her problems. To chat a bit more about the show, Monaghan sat down to discuss the charm and chaotically entertaining world of ‘Bad Monkey’ and what fans can expect from this new Apple TV+ program. I just loved all the layers of Bonnie, and I love the way that she presents herself at the beginning.
She’s very kind of playful and confident and sexy. And then as we start to get into the series, we start to see that she’s masking a lot of things and that she’s hiding a lot of secrets. She’s very sly, she’s kind of treacherous and she likes to mark her territory.
She’s quite damaged, and she’s wanted by the law—she’s got quite the backstory. And she’s really fun and funny about the way that she moves through the world, very much a narcissist, but also very naive. She’s just like the queen of her domain really .
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