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Monkeypaw Cuts Staff, Scales Back Universal Deal, Delays Film

5/6/2026

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Monkeypaw Productions let go of three development staffers, reducing its development team to four members.
The remaining team continues to receive material despite earlier cuts that removed three production VPs and about five junior staffers.
Monkeypaw’s 2019 deal with Universal, renewed in 2024, has been scaled back.
Jordan Peele’s 2022 film Nope earned over $171 million, while his upcoming film was removed from the schedule after being delayed from December 2024 to 2026.

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Story summary

Monkeypaw Productions let go of three development staffers, reducing its development team to four members.
The remaining team continues to receive material despite earlier cuts that removed three production VPs and about five junior staffers.
Monkeypaw’s 2019 deal with Universal, renewed in 2024, has been scaled back.
Jordan Peele’s 2022 film Nope earned over $171 million, while his upcoming film was removed from the schedule after being delayed from December 2024 to 2026.