Brittany O’Grady (“The White Lotus,” It’s What’s Inside) is set to join Temple Hill Entertainment’s high-concept horror film Monitor, it was announced today. Written and directed by Matt Black and Ryan Polly, cameras will roll on the chiller beginning March 10 on location in Barcelona and the Canary Islands. Cinematographer Philip Lozano (The Nun II, The Transporter), Production Designer Núria Guardia (Bird Box: Barcelona; Nextflix’s “The Crown”) and Editor Guillermo de la Cal (The Orphanage, Sleep Tight) round out the crew ahead of shooting.
Launched at AFM 2024, the project immediately secured top distributors out of the market and moved swiftly into production. Monitor marks the third collaboration between Protagonist Pictures and Temple Hill, which began with Clown in a Cornfield, the award-winning book to film adaptation scheduled for a wide U.S. theatrical release on May 9th 2025.
Elevation took rights 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.
Monitor is produced by Temple Hill’s Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey and John Fischer, the team behind the critically acclaimed box office megahits Smile and Smile 2, The Twilight Saga and The Maze Runner Trilogy, and 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.
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.
“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.”
Founded by Godfrey and Bowen in 2006, Temple Hill Entertainment is the prolific banner behind a number of blockbuster film franchises, including the 2022 successful sleeper hit, Smile, followed by the box office chart-topper, Smile 2, both released by Paramount Pictures. Their book-to-film adaptations, The Twilight Saga and The Maze Runner trilogy, have grossed over $5.3B and $949M worldwide respectively. Additional films include John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort; Greg Berlanti’s Love, Simon, starring Jennifer Garner and Josh Duhamel; the critically acclaimed and NAACP Image Award-winner, The Hate U Give; and Fatherhood, starring Kevin Hart and Alfre Woodward.
Protagonist Pictures EFM slate includes Sophie Hyde’s multi-generational drama Jimpa, starring Oscar winner Olivia Colman and Golden Globe winner John Lithgow, which comes to Berlin straight from its Sundance world premiere. As part of the Berlinale Special Presentations programme, Protagonist will host the world premiere of Jan-Ole Gerster’s English language debut Islands, starring Sam Riley and Stacy Martin. Protagonist’s line-up also features the survival thriller Die By Night, directed by Rod Blackhurst and starring Isabelle Fuhrman, Ben Hardy and Scoot McNairy; Philippa Lowthorpe’s H Is For Hawk, starring Emmy winners Claire Foy and Brendan Gleeson; the Scottish family drama Glenrothan, starring Alan Cumming, and Emmy winner Brian Cox in his feature directorial debut; Bharat Nalluri’s family adventure Flavia, starring Martin Freeman, Jonathan Pryce, and Molly Belle Wright; the Venice, TIFF and San Sebastian selection Kill the Jockey, directed by Luis Ortega and selected as Argentina’s pick for the 2025 Oscars; and the BAFTA-nominated genre-bending comedy Sister Midnight, which screened at the London Film Festival and was nominated for Cannes’ Camera D’Or.
Brittany O’Grady is best known for the HBO’s hit dark comedy series, “The White Lotus.” Most recently she starred in Netflix’s comedy-thriller It’s What’s Inside. Other notable credits include “The Consultant” on Amazon Prime alongside Christoph Waltz, and Apple TV+’s “Little Voice.”
O’Grady is repped by CAA, Suskin/Karshan Management and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner Auerbach Hynick Jaime LeVine Sample & Klein.
Matt Black and Ryan Polly are represented by Circle of Confusion and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole.
