VIDEO: Watch Animal Kingdom Actor/Future Megastar Joel Edgerton's Directorial Debut

Not only has Joel Edgerton proven himself in the Movieline HQ favorite Animal Kingdom and the underseen Aussie thriller The Square, but he's also probably about to become pretty famous. What other guarantee of fame is there than showing up on those ever-shifting shortlists for sought-after parts like the lead in the new Bourne film? You'll be able to catch his stateside debut as a leading man soon in the remake of The Thing, but if you're like me and really couldn't care less about another remake of The Thing, then you may prefer to check out the seven-minute short film he directed titled Monkeys. Later on when he pulls a George Clooney and ends up directing his way to multiple Oscar nominations, you'll be one of the few who knows that his directing career began with...mullets.

[Via Twitchfilm