Director Gareth Edwards debuted his indie sci-fi film Monsters at the Toronto International Film Festival last year. The film was shot guerrilla-style, and was a very low-budget venture, clocking in at about $500,000 and managed to score $4.2 million worldwide at the box office. Edwards is currently prepping to direct Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros’ forthcoming GODZILLA reboot, and the director also has an untitled sci-fi thriller that is being co-produced by director Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Vikrutasi) and Jim Lemley (9) in the pipeline.

Now, ScreenDaily reports that Vertigo Films is ramping up the sequel to Edwards’ Monsters. The director will not be helming the sequel, Brent Bonacorso and Jesse Atlas (Now and Nowhere) have stepped in to the directors chair on the follow-up.

Gareth Edwards will serve as executive producer alongside actor Scoot McNairy and Vertigo Films’ Rupert Preston. The sequel will reportedly continue by introducing a teacher living in a protected walled city, who has to go into the infected zone to find his long-lost brother, a former military man who is now a Col. Kurtz-esque figure.

Vertigo Films’ Allan Niblo promises “lots more creatures” than the original, and assures fans that the sequel won’t betray the spirit of the original:

“We wouldn’t have done it if we didn’t find the right talent [in the two new directors]. Gareth loves their vision. People want to see more of this world.”

Monsters 2 is currently in development.