“The White Lotus” actress Brittany O’Grady has joined the cast of the high-concept horror film Monitor. Writing-directing duo Ryan Polly and Matt Black make their feature debut based on their short film of the same name, which you can watch below. When a group of social media moderators refuse to publish a horrifying video, a […]
“The White Lotus” actress Brittany O’Grady has joined the cast of the high-concept horror film Monitor.
Writing-directing duo Ryan Polly and Matt Black make their feature debut based on their short film of the same name, which you can watch below.
When a group of social media moderators refuse to publish a horrifying video, a demonic creature starts following them across every screen in their lives. Feeding off fear, the creature hunts them down one by one and attacks until it gets what it wants… to be let out beyond the screen.
Production is set to begin on March 10 with Philip Lozano (Cobweb, MadS) serving as cinematographer.
Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey, and John Fischer of Temple Hill Entertainment — the team behind Smile and Smile 2 — are producing alongside Nostromo Pictures’ Adrián Guerra (Buried). Protagonist Pictures’ Dave Bishop and George Hamilton executive produce.
“We’re delighted to see cameras roll on this smart and twisted horror film that is sure to scare the hell out of cinemagoers worldwide,” said Hamilton. “Temple Hill delivers once again with a wickedly clever film that offers a timely commentary of what we experience online.”
“We’re thrilled to be diving into production on Monitor,” the Temple Hill team added. “Matt and Ryan have crafted a story that is haunting and deeply relevant. With Brittany leading our cast, we’re confident that Monitor will be as gripping as it is terrifying.”
The project secured distributors upon its launch at last year’s American Film Market and moved swiftly into production. Protagonist is continuing international sales at the European Film Market in Berlin next week.
Monitor marks Temple Hill and Protagonist’s third collaboration, which began with Clown in a Cornfield, in theaters on May 9.
O’Grady recently starred in Netflix’s It’s What’s Inside and previously appeared in the 2019 version of .
