More Zombies Are What The Doctor Ordered

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REC2 is being released in the US in July - which is pretty weird since the first REC didn't get much if any release at all, usurped here in the States by its English-language remake Quarantine - and as I said when I reviewed it it's one of those immensely rare satisfying sequels. It didn't terrify me quite as deeply as the first one did but it managed to open up the world in completely fascinating ways that were unexpected and at the same time be completely engaging. So this news via STYD is welcomed by me:

"Two More Rec Films Are Coming!

Filmax announced it's not just developing Rec 3, but it has also ordered up Rec 4 as well!

Both films are sequels to Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza's immensely Spanish scary series that began with Rec and continued with Rec 2 (opening in the U.S. this July from Magnet Releasing).

Balagueró and Plaza are working to have Rec: Genesis (that's part three) ready for fall 2011. The film - an origin story that delves into the mystery behind the "virus" that plagued the previous two films - will be co-written by Plaza and Luis Berdejo. Plaza will direct.

Rec: Apocalypse - the last film in the series - is going to be directed by Balagueró and released in 2012. Balagueró first needs to direct Sleep Tight, a new thriller reported here on Shock under the moniker Flatmate.

Whether Rec: Genesis and Rec: Apocalypse will adhere to the cinema verite style like their predecessors remains to be seen."

I'm keeping this spoiler-free so I won't say anything about anything here, but given how the 2nd film ended this approach makes a lot of sense. But these guys haven't disappointed with the series so far, so I'm on board with all this.
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