Gareth Edwards has revealed that he was always keen on making a monster movie from where Hollywood left off.
And that is exactly what he has done with his new movie Monsters as his film starts after the disaster has happened and follows a group of people as they try to survive.
Speaking to Collider the filmmaker said: "In terms of Monsters, it was the concept of, 'Start a monster movie where the others end.'
"I wanted the opening scene to be the equivalent of people picking up the pieces of Godzilla and disposing of his carcass and clearing up the rubble.
"I wanted that to be the first scene of the film. Our film begins where Hollywood normally ends, and that was the premise.
"On top of that, I wanted to shoot it realistically, opportunistically and guerilla, but that wouldn’t mean it would look horrible because of these 35 mm adapters that connect to low-budget, very cheap, high-definition cameras, so it can still look cinematic.
"And then, on top of that, I did my special effects very cheaply."
Edwards is making his big screen directorial debut with movie Monsters, having working in TV and special effects in recent years.
Monsters is released 3rd December.
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