The dogs are out…and walking Frankenstein style in Monster Dogs!

Last Updated on July 23, 2021

Imagine waking up one morning to see your dog next to your bed. What do you see? A simple dog next to your bed, right? That sounds normal enough. Unless your dog was genetically altered to stand up on two legs, wear 19th Century clothing, eventually overpower and eat you before running off to new york to party their last hurrah.

Folks, lend me your eyes and feast upon this little shred of news that there will indeed be MONSTER DOGS. Wedge (ICE AGE, ROBOTS) and his team at WedgeWorks have decided to round of a few pennies and develop this monster of a puppy (Puns at this early in the morning?) called “Lives of the Monster Dogs,” a postmodern “Frankenstein”-style novel by Kirsten Bakis that was written in 1998. What good came out of 98 anyway? Oh yeah, THE FACULTY, HALLOWEEN: H20 and BRIDE OF CHUCKY…

Adam Klein, who so far has nothing under his belt, will be penning the story down that Wedge will use to direct. MONSTER DOGS will also be his first live action film. WedgeWorks will develop the film before turning it over to Fox. The film is reported to “be live action and heavy with effects” . For a guy who’s made nothing but animated kid movies it’ll be interesting to see how his first fling with a live action film would turn out. Chris Wedge, after reading the book within its initial release, had a soft spot for it and apparently sought after its right to turn it into a film. What’s so intriguing about it? A short synopsis details the harriness.

“Dogs” revolves around a group of soldier dogs genetically engineered by mad Prussian scientists hiding in a Canadian village. The hyper-intelligent dogs, who walk erect and use voice boxes to communicate, revolt against their masters and, dressed in 19th century formal wear, show up in modern New York.

Sounds doggy. I’m digging the mix between a Frankenstein drama with dogs who want to party. Now will the dogs be CGI’d into the whole mix or are we going to get another batch of dogs with digitally moved mouths a’ la SNOW DOGS? While I’m down for any crazy sci-fi film involving talking dogs I’m not so sure about how the angle of this film is going to turn out. Will it be more kid or horror friendly? Regardless there is one thing that both audiences will still pay up bucks to see and that’s buttloads of action. Depending on how “actiony” MONSTER DOGS will be will determine the thrill factor for me. Othewise it’s going to turn out to be a bitch of movie. Alright, I’m done with the dog puns. Strike down below to and tell us what you think about it? Are you expecting even similar to THE BREED?

Drool over this fine specimen. Michelle Rodriguez of THE BREED.