Official poster for the cult sci-fi thriller Monsters released

The official poster for Gareth Edwards’ sci-fi thriller Monsters released. If this film is half as good as it’s buzz, it will kick ass. Monsters, which stars Whitney Able and Scoot McNairy, premieres in theaters on October 29, 2010.

Six years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America. Soon after, new life forms began to appear and grow. In an effort to stem the destruction that resulted, half of Mexico was quarantined as an INFECTED ZONE. Today, the American and Mexican military still struggle to contain the massive creatures… Our story begins when a jaded US journalist (McNairy) begrudgingly agrees to find his boss’ daughter, a shaken American tourist (Able) and escort her through the infected zone to the safety of the US border.

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