ShockTillYouDrop.com reports that David Ellis (Final Destination 2, The Final Destination) is attached to direct War Monkeys. Kevin Munroe was first attached to the project, followed by Kyle Newman.
Written by Cleve Nettles, War Monkeys is about a pair of janitors who are trapped in an underground research facility over Christmas weekend and must struggle to survive an escaped horde of military-trained monkeys.
Other projects Ellis has lined up are Shark Night 3D, Bad Luck and Humpty Dumpty.