The original Spanish version of Quarantine titled REC was a diamond in the rough that took the genre to the next level on a shoestring budget. Naturally a sequel followed. The American, shot for shot remake, retitled Quarantine (for American audiences) which was shown theater wide here in the states also had similar success however there is one difference, REC 2 made a theatrical release Quarantine 2 will be a direct to DVD/Blu-Ray...

Follow up:

STYD reports that a writer/director has been found to continue the “Quarntine” story, which will take the action out of the apartment of like in the original and moves things to an airport setting.

The odd news is in the Spanish sequel, the action immediately continued after the events of the first film, and was once again set in the same building location. For some odd reason they are ditching the shot by shot remake and going in their own direction. Writer/director John Pogue ("The Skull" & "Ghost Ship") will be taking over the franchise for production company Screen Gems.

Co-written and co-directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, the Spanish “REC” has become a profitable horror franchise overseas. 2008’s “Quarantine”, made $41 million worldwide from a $12 million dollar budget.

Source:STYD