Monster High Movie finds its frighteningly perfect director in Gerard Johnstone of M3gan

Mattel and Universal have just delivered the keys Monster High To a horror director who knows how to have a little fun with fear.

M3gan director Gerard Johnstone Will Helm the Live-Action Monster High Movie, the latest addition to Mattel’s ever-growing cinematographic part. For fans of Monster Lore, Campy Satira and emotionally Weird Teen Angst, this could be the perfect combination.

The Monster High brand was launched in 2010 and immediately distinguished itself among the fashion dolls with its characters inspired by the monsters that included the teenagers of Dracula, Frankenstein and other horror legends that tried to navigate in the life of high schools.

Now, under the banner of the Mattel films and universal images, those Ghoulish corridors are brought to life with a genre filmmaker behind the wheel.

Johnstone also made the 2014 film Bound HouseA success of the horror comedy, but has become a family name in gender circles after directing the surprise horror phenomenon of 2022 m3gan.

Speaking of the project, Johnstone said: “With Barbie, Mattel Studios has shown that they are not afraid of making bold oscillations with their IP. What makes Monster so exciting for me is the opportunity to play in the sand of so many myths of iconic monsters”.

That mix of gender love and playful reinvention is exactly what Mattel Robbie Brenner He is looking for. Brenner, who also produced Barbie, said:

“The unique vision and the style of Gerard’s kind make it perfect for this film. This is exactly what we are building at the Mattel Studios while we continue to work with the best talents to tell fresh and unexpected stories by our rich brands.”

The screenplay is written by Oscar-WinneR Akiva Goldsman (A nice mind, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), which also produces together with Brenner. For Goldsman, the project arrives closest to the house:

“Monster High is deliciously personal for me: my daughters have grown by loving dolls and what they represent. Gerard’s work is acute, bold and full of heart. It is exactly the director who needs this film.”

There is still no word on the casting or on the plot, but this creative team suggests a tone that could incline somewhere between horror tribute and sincere adventure for teenagers. Think in a ghostly, elegant way and perhaps just a little evil.

And if Johnstone can also bring half of the chaos and charm of M3gan TO Monster HighFans of property are able to something strange.

Source: Thr