You likely know how much we thought of Gareth Edward’s excellent indie sci-fi drama Monsters last year. Well, while Edwards himself has moved on to even bigger creature features, Vertigo Films has decided that it really wants to make a sequel.
While we’re not sure another trip to the infected zone is necessary, since the original was a beautifully self-contained little tale, the world that was created is certainly big enough to handle more stories.
So directors Brent Bonacorso and Jesse Atlas are on hand for a plot that finds a teacher living in a protected city who must journey into the alien-infested zone to find his long-lost military brother, who has become a Colonel Kurtz-type figure. According to Vertigo’s Allan Niblo, there will be a lot more creatures around this time.
But before you start worrying too much, Edwards has signed off on the idea, and will be one of the executive producers: “We wouldn’t have done it if we didn’t find the right talent,” says Niblo. “Gareth loves their vision. People want to see more of this world.” There are no actors attached just yet, but the casting process is gearing up for a shoot that will deliver the film for late 2012.
In related Vertigo news, the company is also putting its dance shoes back on for StreetDance 2 3D, which will find a European super-team being formed to go up against an American dance crew. Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini are back to direct.
Oh, and The Sweeney, starring Ray Winstone and Ben Drew, with director Nick Love making his own script, will shoot in October in London.