Cannes 2011: Monsters sequel on the way
What's that coming over the hill..?
Monsters , the micro-budget breakout that wowed the industry with its intimate story and home-computer rendered CGI, has been tapped for a sequel.
The film will follow a 'Heart of Darkness' tale of two brothers trying to find each other in a wal♍led city.
Commercial Directors Brent Bonacorso and Jesse Atlas will direct, with producer Allan Niblo promising to 'keep the quality and ꩲintelligence of the first film and make it much more of a 🍸genre pic.'
He added " Monsters 2 𓃲will expand the world created in the original whilst upping the action ante."
The sequel is expected to introduce a wider variety of ♕aliens than ꦍseen in the original.
Gar🐎eth Edwards, the Brit-director responsible for the original will serve a🉐s executive producer, along with lead actor Scoot McNairy.
With a budget under $5 million, the pic is expected to shoot in September in Soജuth America.
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Gareth Edwards will next be directing a big-budget Godzilla reboot.