In Development
Our Development Slate
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Five films. Classic genres, new audiences.
Monogram’s current five-film development slate combines classic genre storytelling with opportunities to introduce characters and properties to new audiences. Each film has a planned production budget of $5 million, representing $25 million in combined production budgets, before marketing, distribution, financing, and other release-related costs.
5Films
$5MPlanned budget each
$25MCombined production budgets
Featured Production
ZEN: Intergalactic Ninja
Hard Bounty
“The universe has a new warrior.”
Based on the acclaimed comic book series.
A planned feature based on the long-running comic property, bringing science-fiction action and an established character into Monogram’s development slate.
Monogram Pictures presents a Steven Stern production.
Directed by Joseph Kosinski
Starring Jason Momoa, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Daniel Wu, Karen Fukuhara, Djimon Hounsou, Ron Perlman and Mahershala Ali
Coming SoonOn the Slate
The Ape Man
A desperate biotech scientist tests a gene therapy that turns him into a violent hybrid creature, and the cure may be worse than the disease.
A superhero reinterpretation designed to introduce the character through a comic book before expanding into film. This approach gives the world and its central hero room to develop across formats while building an audience ahead of the screen adaptation.
Synopsis
A brilliant but desperate scientist tests a radical gene therapy on himself to cure a rare disease. The treatment works—but it also awakens primal instincts buried deep within his DNA, turning him into something more animal than human.
King of the Zombies
YouTube explorers find themselves trapped on a restricted island plagued by a zombie virus.
A contemporary reimagining of the classic title, developed to bring its horror foundations to a new generation of genre audiences.
Synopsis
A group of YouTubers visits a remote island for an exclusive livestream—only to discover a deadly virus has turned most of the population into zombies. Trapped with no way out, they must survive the island, uncover its dark secrets, and escape before help arrives—if it ever does.
The Living Ghost
A detective uncovers a hidden experiment manipulating human consciousness.
A new interpretation of a classic mystery and suspense property, bringing its central concept into a contemporary cinematic setting.
Synopsis
A hard-boiled detective investigates a series of baffling deaths tied to a secret government experiment that manipulates consciousness. As the line between the living and the dead blurs, he uncovers a conspiracy far darker than he imagined—one that may cost him his soul.
Riders of Destiny
An undercover lawman infiltrates an outlaw gang.
A reimagining of the classic Western title, reflecting Monogram’s interest in renewing familiar genres through fresh creative perspectives.
Synopsis
An undercover lawman infiltrates a ruthless outlaw gang bent on taking over a small frontier town. As he earns their trust, he must navigate danger from both sides and decide how far he’s willing to go to bring justice—before the town is lost to violence.
Together, these projects express our broader direction: develop recognizable concepts with a clear creative identity, consider their audience from the beginning, and explore opportunities beyond a single release.
