Monsters
Monsters is a 2010 British science fiction horror film written, directed, and largely independently produced by Gareth Edwards in his feature directorial debut.
Monsters is a 2010 British science fiction horror film written and directed by Gareth Edwards in his feature directorial debut. Set after a NASA probe crash causes giant tentacled creatures to appear in Mexico, it follows two people traveling through an infected zone toward the United States.
Plot
The film is set years after extraterrestrial creatures emerge from a crashed NASA probe in Mexico, creating a dangerous infected zone. Two characters, Andrew Kaulder and Samantha Wynden, must cross this area to reach safety in the US.
Production
Gareth Edwards made his feature directorial debut with Monsters, also serving as cinematographer, production designer, and visual effects artist. The film was independently produced on a low budget.
Release & Reception
Released in 2010, the film is classified as science fiction and horror. It was followed by a sequel, Monsters: Dark Continent, in 2015.
In short
- Gareth Edwards's feature debut as director, cinematographer, and VFX artist.
- Low-budget independent production.
- Plot: two people travel through a monster-infected zone in Mexico.
- Sequel: Monsters: Dark Continent (2015).
Canadian readers may know Monsters as part of the wider monster-film tradition discussed in film studies and popular-culture writing, but the film itself has no specific Canadian setting or production connection in the provided sources.
Quick questions
What is Monsters?
Who directed it?
Is there a sequel?
Sources
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters_(2010_film)Supports: Basic identification, year, country, director, writer, plot premise, and sequel.
- IMDb — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1470827/Supports: Runtime, genre tags, and plot summary.
- — https://www.wiquipedia?