Overview
- Searchlight Pictures acquired rights on Wednesday to release Monitor in the United States and will also handle the U.K. and Southeast Asia.
- The studio set a theatrical release for 2027, with exact dates and rollout still to be announced.
- The film centers on content moderators hunted after they block a disturbing viral video that jumps from screen to screen.
- Brittany O’Grady leads the cast with Taz Skylar, Viveik Karla, Ines Høysæter Asserson, Gunner Willis, Sara Alexander, and Camila Bejarano Wahlgren.
- Temple Hill and Nostromo produce the feature, which grew from Matt Black and Ryan Polly’s earlier short and drew buzz in SXSW’s Midnighter program, with Protagonist handling international sales and UTA involved in the deal.