Huge SXSW Sale: Searchlight Pictures Acquires ‘Monitor’!
We had heard a bidding war was underway, and Searchlight Pictures has come out on top with the buzzy SXSW horror title Monitor!
Searchlight Pictures has acquired US rights to Matt Black and Ryan Polly’s feature debut based on a really fun short film.
After a disturbing video surfaces online, something begins to spread — moving from screen to screen and targeting anyone who watches. No escape. No warning. Once you’ve seen it… it’s already too late.
Monitor stars Brittany O’Grady, Viveik Karla, Ines Høysæter Asserson, Gunner Willis, Sara Alexander and Camila Bejarano Wahlgren.
“Matt and Ryan have crafted a visceral, modern thriller that taps directly into our collective fear of what may lurk just out of view, at the edges of our screens — delivering a truly wild ride. We can’t wait to bring it to audiences,” Says Searchlight Pictures President Matthew Greenfield.
Release plans for 2027 will be announced at a later date.
“When we made the original Monitor short film eight years ago, we never imagined it would one day find a home at Searchlight Pictures,” added Black and Polly.
Here’s the OG short.
Producers are Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey, Isaac Klausner, John Fischer, and Adrian Guerra. Executive Producers include Nuria Valls, Hal Sadoff, Ben Levine, Dave Bishop and George Hamilton.
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