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Sequel 'Monsters: Dark Continent' Starts Filming, Johnny Harris & Joe Dempsie Starring

By Oliver Lyttelton
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March 25, 2013 9:40 AM
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Ever since it was unveiled back in 2010, there's been talk of a possible sequel to "Monsters." And that's hardly a surprise: while Gareth Edwards' film wasn't a giant success, it made a very decent $5 million worldwide (plus much more on home video formats), which is an unqualified success for a film made on a miniscule budget.

By Oliver Lyttelton
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July 14, 2012 6:36 PM
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It's hard to be surprised at a major show like Comic-Con, and indeed, WB/Legendary's ace-in-the-sleeve had already leaked out a few weeks back; namely, that "Monsters" director Gareth Edwards would be there to support his "Godzilla" reboot for the studio. But even after Guillermo del Toro's glimpse of "Pacific Rim" (look for our reactions to that soon) caused nerd palpitations in Hall H, "Godzilla" was able to raise the game.

By Kevin Jagernauth
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June 25, 2012 3:55 PM
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Well, it's been awhile since we've heard anything from "Monsters" director Gareth Edwards. Following the success of his cult genre flick, he landed the director's chair on the "Godzilla" remake that seems to be going nowhere fast and then last summer word arrived he was pitching a movie developed with producer Timur Bekmambetov that was said to be "an epic human story set in a futuristic world without humanity" that would be something akin to "a robot 'Star Wars.' " And then, nothing else was heard. But a few more details about the movie has cropped up.

By Oliver Lyttelton
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August 14, 2011 3:27 AM
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Director Gareth Edwards could not be on a better run right now. With "Monsters" impressing folks on both sides of the ocean, the helmer is executive producing a sequel to the flick and he's landed the director's chair of the mother of all creature features, "Godzilla."

By Kevin Jagernauth
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August 5, 2011 5:02 AM
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Gareth Edwards had a pretty big 2010. His low-budget, and very clever alien invasion flick "Monsters" turned out to be a genre hit and his calling card to Hollywood, allowing him to bag the director's chair for the upcoming "Godzilla" redo. "Monsters" has also made a star out of one of it's leads, Scoot McNairy who has Andrew Dominik's "Cogan's Trade" and Ben Affleck's "Argo" on his calendar. And while a "Monsters" sequel is moving ahead with Edwards producing, he's got another original idea for a movie that he wants to bring to the big screen.

By Gabe Toro
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January 5, 2011 3:15 AM
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Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures are gearing up to launch a new "Godzilla" picture, but everything's been quiet in regards to development, despite a 2012 release date already planned. Quiet no more! Gareth Edwards, the talented helmer of "Monsters" is now the new man for the job, entrusted with bringing the Toho titan back to the big screen.