High end commercial projects, true stories or stories that could be true. Grounded action, sci-fi, crime, and drama. Character driven stories. Think ARRIVAL, HELL OR HIGH WATER, EX MACHINA, FURY, THE MARTIAN, SICARIO.
MJ Grogan is the Director of Development at Unreasonable Studios, a global creative production company working across premium entertainment, branded content, and large-scale production services. Working in both scripted and documentaries MJ’s most recent credits include The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson (Netflix #2 globally across 15+ markets) and the adventure thriller Buried (Netflix top 10.)
Prior to joining Unreasonable, MJ was a development executive and Head of the Story Department at Legendary Entertainment where he worked on the global blockbusters Dune, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and Godzilla v Kong. He also worked on the live action video game adaptations Pokémon: Detective Pikachu and A Minecraft Movie as well as Enola Holmes and A Christmas Story Christmas, the sequel to the beloved Christmas classic, A Christmas Story.
Previously, MJ was a producer on the PGA winning and Emmy nominated series Vice: World of Sports for the Viceland network, and at Disney MJ contributed to a number of iconic films including The Jungle Book, Pete’s Dragon, Togo, and Cinderella.