EXCLUSIVE: The White Lotus star Brittany O’Grady is set to join Temple Hill Entertainment’s high-concept horror Monitor, which is gearing up to film from March 10 on location in Barcelona and the Canary Islands.
In Monitor, 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. Additional casting is being finalised now.
Written and directed by Matt Black and Ryan Polly, the project was launched at AFM by Protagonist, which pre-sold it to Elevation for Canada, Capelight for Germany and Austria, Le Pacte for France, Sun for both Spain and LatAm, and Spentzos for Greece. Plaion came on board for Italy, Nos Audiovisuais for Portugal, MisLabel for Scandinavia, Monolith for Eastern Europe, Red Cape for Israel, Front Row for the Middle East and Fabula for Turkey.
Cinematographer is Philip Lozano (The Nun II), production designer is Núria Guardia (Bird Box: Barcelona) and editor is Guillermo de la Cal (The Orphanage).
Monitor marks the third collaboration between Protagonist Pictures and Temple Hill, which began with Clown in a Cornfield, which is scheduled for a wide U.S. theatrical release on May 9th 2025.
Pic is produced by Temple Hill’s Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey and John Fischer, the team behind box office hits Smile and Smile 2, The Twilight Saga and The Maze Runner Trilogy, alongside Adrián Guerra (Buried) for Nostromo Pictures. Protagonist’s Dave Bishop and George Hamilton serve as executive producers. Protagonist Pictures is continuing international sales on the film at the upcoming EFM.
O’Grady is best known for HBO’s hit dark comedy series, The White Lotus. Most recently she starred in Netflix’s comedy-thriller It’s What’s Inside. Other credits include The Consultant on Amazon Prime alongside Christoph Waltz, and Apple TV+’s Little Voice.
“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 Protagonist Pictures’ Chief Commercial Officer George Hamilton. “Temple Hill delivers once again with a wickedly clever film that offers a timely commentary of what we experience online.”
Temple Hill team added: “We’re thrilled to be diving into production on Monitor. 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.”
O’Grady is repped by CAA, Suskin/Karshan Management and Jackoway Austen. Matt Black and Ryan Polly are represented by Circle of Confusion and Johnson Shapiro.
