Little Monsters (2019 film)

Little Monsters is a 2019 Australian-American comedy horror film, written and directed by Abe Forsythe. It stars Lupita Nyong'o, Alexander England and Josh Gad.

It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2019.

Plot
After a rough breakup, directionless Dave crashes at his sister’s place and spends his days expanding his young nephew’s questionable vocabulary. When an opportunity arises to chaperone an upcoming school excursion alongside the charming and enigmatic teacher Miss Caroline, Dave jumps at the chance to impress her. What he wasn’t anticipating was Teddy McGiggle, an obnoxious children’s television personality who shapes the excursion’s activities. What he was expecting even less was a zombie invasion, which unfolds after an experiment at a nearby military base goes awry. Armed only with the resourcefulness of kindergartners, Dave, Miss Caroline and Teddy must work together to keep the monsters at bay and carve a way out with their guts intact.

Cast

 * Lupita Nyong'o as Miss Caroline
 * Alexander England as Dave
 * Josh Gad as Teddy McGiggle
 * Diesel La Torraca as Felix
 * Charlie Whitley as Max
 * Kim Thien Doan as Kim
 * Stephen Peacocke as Stevens
 * Nadia Townsend as Sara
 * Kat Stewart as Tess
 * Jason Chong as Lietuenant
 * Felix Williamson as Novak
 * Zindzi Okenyo as Security Guard
 * Henry Nixon as Security Guard
 * Rahel Romahn as Griffin

Production
In October 2017, it was announced Lupita Nyong'o and Josh Gad had joined the cast of the film, with Abe Forsythe directing from a screenplay he wrote. Keith Calder, Jess Calder, Bruna Papandrea will serve as producers on the film, under their Snoot Entertainment and Made Up Stories banners, respectively. Screen Australia will finance and produce the film.

Release
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2019. Shortly after, Neon and Hulu acquired distribution rights to the film.