On July 31, 2013, Paramount Animation announced that they were developing a new live-action/animated franchise, with an entry film titled Monster Trucks, and Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger set to write film's script [REF].
In December 2013, it was announced that the film's production would begin in early April 2014 in Vancouver,[REF] with filming wrapping up in mid-July, and the studio Vancouver Film Studios was booked for the production [REF].