Kevin Munroe, director of TMNT and Imagi’s upcoming Gatchaman CG feature, may be wrangling blood-thirsty simians for his next job. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the filmmaker is in negotiations to helm War Monkeys, a horror comedy slated to go into production next year under the Dark Horse Indie (DHI) banner. The story isn’t derived from a Dark Horse comic, but rather an original idea by DHI producer Chris Patton. The script is written by Cleve Nettles.
Chubby martial arts star Sammo Hung is negotiations to star in the flick. He would play one of two janitors who battle military-trained Rhesus monkeys after they accidently free them while cleaning an underground research facility during the Christmas holiday. The title animals will be brought to the screen through a combination of real monkeys, animatronics and CG animation.
The pic is being produced by Robert Sanchez. Ruben Arizpe and Infinite Filmed Entertainment/7 Renegades Ent. partner Faith Zuckerman will also produce and finance the film in association with an unnamed Asian co-producer.
DHI has had fanboys giddy with anticipation of My Name Is Bruce, an upcoming horror comedy directed by and starring genre icon Bruce Campbell, star of Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead films. The production entity recently won an Emmy for the Don Rickles documentary Mr. Warmth, which was directed by John Landis (An American Werewolf in London, Animal House).
