Zombie Alert: Magnet picks up [REC]2

"Without a doubt, [REC] 2 is the scariest film of the year," said Magnolia SVP Tom Quinn. "Nobody does horror as terrifying as directors Jaume Ballaguero and Paco Plaza. It's a great fit for Magnet"

[REC]2 has been picked up for distribution by Magnet and I'm assuming it will be a part of their Six Shooter series but that has not been announced as of yet. For those who've seen the first [REC] this sequel follows directly after the events of the original with a new group of SWAT and medical officers preparing to enter the zombie infested building. Apparently a sequel has also been optioned for the U.S. remake, 'Quarantine,' but I can only imagine it will take an entirely different route as they changed (and ruined) the story entirely in the end.

This is another good move by Magnet, who've brought titles such as 'Bronson,' 'Let The Right One In,' 'Not Quite Hollywood,' et-cetera. They are quickly becoming this decade's Miramax, in all aspects. Along with their Six Shooter series they release more of the important independent & foreign titles that would otherwise largely go unseen in the U.S. But along with that they have issues, just like Miramax did, with their foreign titles with issues ranging from dumbing down the translations for 'Let The Right One In,' editing several hours out of 'Red Cliff' and defaulting every foreign dvd to a dub track. But all the same they do good work in getting the titles released and they'll never be as bad as the Weinsteins. I hope.