Rumors on the internet do not confirm nor deny that the big Michelle Rodriguez flick is based on the short. The movie took the top stop at the box office in North America with an estimated 35.5 million over the weekend. The short was directed by Fede Alvarez from Uruguay on a $300 budget. He then sold the rights to Ghost House Pictures for a cool $30 million deal (read article here)
if you haven’t already seen it, check out the short on Youtube
El Cine Latino 