If you were scared witless by Aussie psychopath Mick Taylor (John Jarrett) in 2005's** Wolf Creek**, then you were probably reaching for a new pair of trousers after learning that writer/director Greg McLean finally seemed to have cracked a follow-up script late last year.Well, now you may want to steel yourself for an actual cinematic experience and take someone to hide behind, as McLean and Jarrett will be hard at work shooting the sequel in February.
Screen Daily locked on to a press release from government-run film backers Screen Australia, which mentions that McLean has secured the necessary investment to get working properly on the film and that pre-production will kick off in December.
“We’re keeping story details top secret for now, but it is safe to say: scarier, bigger, badder,” producer Matt Hearn tells the site. Which is roughly in line with what McLean talked up the last time he dropped any info on the script – essentially, he wants this one to be even nastier than last time.
Now the pair will be tracking down a few suitable victims for the sequel, which will likely be with us either later next year or early in 2013.
Intriguingly, the press release also mentions a new film from brothers Peter and Michael Spierig, called Jungle. While it appears to be in very early development, it does make us wonder what's happening with the plans for **Dark Crystal **2...