Monster House Sequel Chances Addressed by Director

Monster House could possibly get a sequel, though there are no active plans for that to happen at this time.

While promoting his new film Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, director Gil Kenan spoke with ComicBook.com about his first feature film, Monster House. The animated monster movie, which was released in 2006, was a big success, performing well at the box office and earning an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature Film. Despite this success, the film was never given a sequel, though Kenan confirmed that the door remains open, even if there are no active plans.

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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Director Addresses 'Fantastic' Deleted Scenes

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire director Gil Kenan discussed the movie's deleted scenes, revealing audiences will eventually get to see them.

"I love that movie so much and I am looking to find something else that takes place, tonally, in that same world in animation," Kenan said. "There might be another Monster House story, I haven't had the idea in the years since. Also, it feels like that movie had such a complete story. The reason to revisit a film series is always characters, that is the reason to do it. And I am still friends with a lot of the cast from that film and stayed in touch, especially with the young cast from that film. They're all doing so well, it's been amazing to watch them grow into adults."

Never Say Never With a Monster House Sequel

He added, "Never say never ... That was my first movie and I feel like, for me, it was a tonal calling card as much as anything, it was a reflection of the same experiences I had with movies like Ghostbusters and Gremlins and The Goonies and Beetlejuice, all movies that weren't afraid to thematically go a little darker and to lift back the curtain on some of the scarier parts of the process of growing up, or just trying to live your life as a human in this world."