Seems Kevin Munroe is a busy guy. Now in case that name doesn’t ring any bells, Munroe is the guy that directed the recent Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles update TMNT. Now aside from the ongoing rumored TMNT sequel and the Dylan Dog adaptation DEAD OF NIGHT, it seems like Munroe has a couple other things lined up.
One of those things is WAR MONKEYS. Now that’s exactly what it sounds like. MONKEYS is about two janitors who, during a Christmas holiday, get trapped in an underground research facility after accidentally unleashing military-trained Rhesus monkeys. The horror/comedy script comes from Cleve Nettles with Sammo Hung eyeing a starring role as one of the janitors according to The Hollywood Reporter.
ShockTillYouDrop recently caught up with Munroe, where he described the project a bit:
“It’s kind of like if Quentin Tarantino did Gremlins, Nettles first told me. I read it and it was exactly that. The horror stuff was at a peak and the characters are really rich… It’s real horror with real scary elements. You’ve got real monsters here with the monkeys. But the characters are a modern day Abbott and Costello. In the same vein of Shaun of the Dead but scarier.”
That actually sounds like it could be awesome! And apparently the monkeys in the film will be a combination of real monkeys, animatronic puppets and CGI. All good in my eyes. MONKEYS is set to start production in early 2009. Head on over here to read up on a few other things Munroe had to say. As always, we’ll keep you updated.
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