Just yesterday I posted news about Pontypool (our review) coming to DVD and today we have news that a sequel is also in the works.

Again I say: AWESOME.

Our Twitchy friends posted a news item in which producer Jeffrey Coghlan confirms rumours that Pontypool Changes is in the works which will bring director Bruce McDonald with screenwriter Tony Burgess (who also wrote the book from which the original is based) together again. No news on what we’ll get in the second film and I’ll pretty much see it regardless but I hope it stays a fairly small film since it’s one of the things I liked best about the original.

The press release (as does the fact that they’re greenlighting a sequel) also suggests that the distributor is expecting a good turnout when the film debuts in theatres on May 29th. I’m hoping the buzz turns into box office dollars. If it opens near you, do yourself a favour and go see it.