Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie wrote a pitch about a horror story involving one of the greatest of all time (GOAT) athletes. In June 2022, Monkeypaw Productions optioned it for further development with Akers and Bronkie writing a full script and Universal Pictures distributing.[1] At the end of the year, the full script, then titled Goat, was voted onto The Black List of best unproduced screenplays in 2022.[2] In January 2024, Justin Tipping was announced as the director with Marlon Wayans starring,[3] and later Tyriq Withers joined the cast.[4] In February, Julia Fox joined the cast.[5] The film was retitled Him with the setting of its release date in May 2024.[6]Principal photography had been completed by November 2024.[7]
Release
Him is scheduled to be theatrically released on September 19, 2025, by Universal Pictures.[6]
