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Since several decades the horror genre has enjoyed quite a big fan following and popularity with several movies hitting the big screens every now and then. But in this plethora of projects, only a few manage to leave an everlasting impression on the viewers. One such movie was Black Sheep released in 2006, directed by Jonathan King. It presented a very unique combination of horror and comedy with an out-of-the-box storyline.

The movie stars Nathan Meister and presents the plot of genetically modified sheep going on a bloody spree. As soon as it was released, it managed to win the audience over with its quirky horror. Amidst this, fans also wondered if the makers would bring out a sequel to it or not.

A still from Black Sheep | Credits: Icon Film Distribution

Now almost two decades later, King and Meister are all set to bring back the horror-comedy movie Black Sheep...

The cast and crew of the cult-classic horror comedy Black Sheep are reuniting for a surprise sequel. Directed by Jonathan King, the 2006 feature sees a traumatized farmer's son return home to put his trauma behind him, only to learn his brother has been conducting cruel experiments to turn the docile herbivores into contagious, bloodthirsty mutants. Black Sheep was a success at film festivals, leading to it earning positive praise alongside grossing $5 million from its box office run.

Deadline has reported that French production company WTFilms has joined forces with King to uncover the next stage of the virus seen in Black Sheep with a sequel 16 years after the original movie. While few plot details have been revealed, Black Sheep 2 will see a young scientist set out to cure a potentially deadly pathogen before it can cause a pandemic, only to be brought to the remains of the Oldfield Farm that has stood by her hometown.

The horror genre has expanded in the last few decades. The scary films are divided into different subgenres, including comedy horror, body horror, slashers, supernatural horror, and psychological horror, among others. In 2006, a New Zealand horror comedy put animals at the core of its terror.

Black Sheep, which follows a killer sheep, has since become a cult classic. Because of its ever-growing popularity and positive reviews, the film is moving forward with a sequel 18 years later, Deadline announced. The good side is that many people involved in the original will return to work on the sequel, as well.

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WTFilms announced the revival of the 2006 cult classic horror comedy about a flock of killer sheep, the result of genetic engineering. The...

Back in 2006, writer/director Jonathan King brought us the “nature run amok” horror comedy Black Sheep, about killer, genetically altered sheep. That movie surpassed Peter Jackson‘s early works to become New Zealand’s most successful horror movie ever. Now, Deadline reports that the killer sheep are coming back for Black Sheep 2! King is returning to the helm for the sequel, working from a script he crafted with Matthew Grainger and Rosie Howells.

Black Sheep had the following synopsis: Sheep-fearing Henry (Nathan Meister) returns to his brother’s (Peter Feeney) New Zealand farm, hoping his sibling will buy out his share of the property. However, what he finds are genetically altered sheep that prey on humans and turn their victims into undead, woolly killers. Shear madness ensues as Henry, an animal-rights activist (Danielle Mason) and a farmhand (Tammy Davis) set out to stop the rampaging animals. Meister will be reprising...

Writer/Director Jonathan King’s 2006 wacky zombie comedy Black Sheep is getting a sequel with King back at the helm, Deadline reports today.

King will direct the sequel, currently titled Black Sheep 2, from a story he wrote with Matthew Grainger and Rosie Howells.

The filmmaker isn’t the only one back for this sequel to New Zealand’s most successful horror movie; lead actor Nathan Meister returns to the role of Henry Oldfield. Henry is the “sheep-phobic son of a farmer who discovers his twisted older brother has been carrying out dangerous genetic experiences on his livestock, which transform them from docile vegetarians to ruthless, carnivorous killers.” Meister will be joined by new faces on this outing.

As for Sheep 2’s plot, it’ll “follow a young scientist who is convinced that a dangerous new pathogen threatens the population and tracks it back to her hometown – which is located in...

Exclusive: Paris-based sales and production genre specialist WTFilms has boarded a revival of New Zealand 2006 cult classic horror-comedy Black Sheep, about a flock of sheep transformed into bloodthirsty predators by genetic engineering.

The sequel, entitled Black Sheep 2, reunites key members of the team involved in the original film, which was New Zealand’s most successful horror movie ever.

Original writer–director Jonathan King will direct the sequel, from a story he wrote with Matthew Grainger and Rosie Howells.

Lead actor Nathan Meister returns to the role of Henry Oldfield, the sheep-phobic son of a farmer who discovers his twisted older brother has been carrying out dangerous genetic experiences on his livestock, which transform them from docile vegetarians to ruthless, carnivorous killers.

Black Sheep 2 will follow a young scientist who is convinced that a dangerous new pathogen threatens the population and tracks it back to her hometown – which is located in...