Gerard Johnstone is enrolling in Monster High . The filmmaker, who broke out with M3GAN , is on board to direct the feature based on the Mattel brand.
Universal is partnering with the toy company for the film, and in a piece of corporate synergy, Mattel and Universal are also teaming for a Monster High Skullector M3GAN Doll, in honor of Johnstone’s upcoming M3GAN 2.0 , which arrives June 27.
With M3GAN , Johnstone showed he could tap into the horrors of growing up, which will come in handy when taclking Monster High. The toy line debuted in 2010 and centered on the teenage children of monsters such as Dracula, Frankenstein and the Wolfman. It followed them as they grow up and deal with the trials and tribulations of high school.
Gerard Johnstone is enrolling in Monster H