At this point, there is a good chance you’ve already heard or read about Gareth Edwards’ ‘Monsters.’ After the impact it made at the last Cannes festival, the amount of coverage it has received from pretty much everywhere is pretty staggering.
Before we add fuel to the hype-fire, it has been pointed out many times now that the focus of the film is on the relationship between the two main characters. It isn’t an FX extravaganza with giant action sequences. So, hopefully that diffused some of the hype, but we’re still pretty excited to see the film regardless.
The limited theatrical release was just announced for Oct 29th. Magnet will distribute. In celebration of the theatrical announcement, here is a small collection of the coverage so far:
Plot
Six years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America. Soon after new life forms began to appear there and half of Mexico was quarantined as an “Infected Zone.”
Today, the American and Mexican military still struggle to contain “the creatures”… The story begins when a US journalist agrees to escort a shaken American tourist through the infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the US border.
Trailer:
You might recognize Whitney Able, who starred opposite Amber Heard in the surprisingly fresh slasher ‘All the Boys Love Mandy Lane’ -
Adobe Showcase – Gareth Edwards An in-depth technical overview
/Film: How Gareth Edwards Shot ‘Monsters’ On An Incredibly Low Budget (Video) Best Buy’s Making-Of Featurette
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1470827/
Facebook: A ton of links collected by the community
FirstShowing.net’s Cannes Review
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I saw this and even though I didn’t think it was that good it’s hard not to be blown away by what was accomplished with such a minuscule budget. Good job, and I hope to see more films by this director in the future.