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“Primitive War” is a new Australia-produced science fiction war movie, directed by Luke Sparke, based on the 2017 novel by Ethan Pettus, starring Ryan Kwanten, Tricia Helfer, Nick Wechsler and Jeremy Piven, releasing August 21, 2025 in theaters:

“…during the ‘Vietnam War’ in 1968, a ‘recon unit’ aka ‘Vulture Squad’…

“…is sent to an isolated jungle valley to rescue a missing ‘Green Beret’ platoon.

“They soon discover that dinosaurs inhabit the jungle…”

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Primitive War is shaping up to be a visceral mash-up of Kong: Skull Island and The Lost World: Jurassic Park, and that’s sure to attract a number of action and sci-fi enthusiasts.

The gritty R-rated action-horror, based on Ethan Pettus’s cult-favorite novel, will debut in select theaters from August 21–25, 2025, via Fathom Entertainment.

The film brings a grimy, blood-soaked, B-movie energy to the dinosaur genre, set against the chaotic backdrop of the Vietnam War.

Directed by Luke Sparke, Primitive War follows an elite military squad on a search-and-rescue mission gone horribly wrong. Dropped into enemy territory in 1968, “Vulture Squad” quickly finds itself stalked by monstrous prehistoric creatures, including a T-rex, Utahraptors, and more.

Speaking to the crowd at Sdcc, Sparke stated [via ScreenRant], "I got in touch with the author and pitched him what I’d love to do… we shopped it around Hollywood… ‘you’re not Steven Spielberg, you can’t do dinosaurs…...

Fathom Entertainment announced the company will distribute to theatres nationwide director Luke Sparke’s latest film, Primitive War. Receiving one million trailer views within the first 24 hours of its debut, the highly anticipated dinosaur Vietnam War film was screened at San Diego Comic-Con on July 25.

Featuring Ryan Kwanten (“True Blood”), Tricia Helfer, Nick Wechsler (“The Boys”) and Jeremy Piven (“Entourage”), the film will come to theatres nationwide beginning August 21.

Known for his gritty, suspenseful directing style, Luke Sparke’s latest film, Primitive War, takes place during the Vietnam War in 1968. A search and rescue team known as “Vulture Squad” is sent to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing Green Beret platoon. As they hunt through the primordial depths of the valley, they discover ancient horrors that not only threaten to unravel their minds but also to end their lives . Dinosaurs have somehow been unleashed, and when the casualties mount,...

Dinosaurs are headed back to the big screen in director Luke Sparke’s (Occupation Rainfall, Bring Him To Me) Primitive War, which is getting a theatrical release on August 21, 2025 from Fathom Entertainment. Watch the brand new official theatrical trailer below.

Grab your tickets to see Primitive War in theaters later this summer.

Primitive War adapts author Ethan Pettus’ 2017 sci-fi military novel. Jeremy Piven (“Entourage,” Old School), Tricia Helfer (“Battlestar Galactica,” “Lucifer”), Ryan Kwanten (“True Blood,” Glorious), and Nick Wechsler (“The Boys“) headline the film.

The official synopsis: “Vietnam. 1968. A recon unit known as Vulture Squad is sent to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing Green Beret platoon. They soon discover they are not alone and must face the most terrifying creatures to ever walk the earth.”

Anthony Ingruber (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny), Aaron Glenane (Interceptor, Danger Close), Carlos Sanson Jr (Bump, Legacies...

Speaking at San Diego Comic-Con, the Primitive War director, Luke Sparke, speaks on how his new horror movie went against expectations. This unique upcoming movie combines multiple genres, including action, war, and a monster horror dinosaur film. It is based on the book of the same name by Ethan Pettus.

The plot focuses on a group of U.S. military personnel in Vietnam in 1968 who are looking for a Green Beret group in an isolated Jungle Valley. On their dangerous mission, they discover that they are not alone, but rather are accompanied by dinosaurs. Primitive War features a leading cast including Tricia Helfer, Jeremy Piven, Ana Thu Nguyen, and Ryan Kwanten. It is set for release on August 21.

In a panel at Sdcc that ScreenRant attended, Sparke spoke on how Primitive War stands out and was captivated by the Pettus novel and "pitched him [Pettus] what [he'd] love to do." When he...

Upcoming Vietnam War-meets-Jurassic Park thriller Primitive War just celebrated its approaching release at San Diego Comic-Con, where it unveiled the latest trailer. Based on the eponymous 2017 novel by Ethan Pettus, the Australian-produced movie follows a Vulture Squad who are dispatched to the jungle after an elite platoon of Green Berets goes missing. The movie is directed, produced, and co-written by Luke Sparke, who makes the most of the unexpected twist on a war story.

The twist, of course, is that prehistoric creatures inhabit the jungle, including a Tyrannosaurus Rex and velociraptors. Now, the fearless search and rescue squad must survive dinosaurs in addition to the war itself. Primitive War stars Nick Wechsler, Jeremy Piven, Ryan Kwanten, Lincoln Lewis, Jake Ryan, and Tricia Helfer (a fan-favorite from Battlestar Galactica) — many of whom attended Sdcc 2025 to promote the exciting new release.

ScreenRant is proud to present the first look at the...

If you thought the Jurassic World franchise was the only way to get your dinosaur fill on the big screen, well, that’s kind of been true for the most part over the years. But there are exceptions like the Adam Driver-starring 65 back in 2023, as well as the upcoming Primitive War.

Soldiers in Vietnam unexpectedly find themselves battling dinosaurs in director Luke Sparke’s (Occupation Rainfall, Bring Him To Me) Primitive War, which is getting a theatrical release on August 21, 2025 from Fathom Entertainment. Watch the theatrical trailer below!

Primitive War adapts author Ethan Pettus’ 2017 sci-fi military novel. Jeremy Piven (“Entourage,” Old School), Tricia Helfer, Ryan Kwanten, and Nick Wechsler (“The Boys“) headline the film.

The official synopsis: “Vietnam. 1968. A recon unit known as Vulture Squad is sent to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing Green Beret platoon. They soon discover they are not alone...

In the upcoming Primitive War, soldiers in Vietnam unexpectedly find themselves battling dinosaurs, and the film finally has a release date.

Primitive War releases in theaters on August 21, 2025 from Fathom Entertainment.

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The upcoming monster movie from writer/director Luke Sparke adapts author Ethan Pettus’ 2017 sci-fi military novel.

Jeremy Piven, Tricia Helfer, Ryan Kwanten, and Nick Wechsler (“The Boys “) headline Primitive War.

The official synopsis: “Vietnam. 1968. A search and rescue team known as Vulture Squad is sent to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing Green Beret platoon. As they hunt through the primordial depths of the valley, they discover ancient horrors that not only threaten to unravel their minds, but to end their lives as well. Dinosaurs have somehow been unleashed! When the casualties mount, the men of Vulture Squad must abandon their human nature and give in to their savage instincts in order to survive…...

The new live-action, dinosaur monster movie “Primitive War”, is directed by Luke Sparke, starring Tricia Helfer, Nick Wechsler and Jeremy Piven, currently in post-production:

“…Vietnam 1968. A recon unit known as ‘Vulture Squad’ is sent to an isolated jungle valley…

“…to uncover the fate of a missing ‘Green Beret’ platoon.

“They soon discover they are not alone…”

Click the images to enlarge…...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if someone decided to make a Vietnam War movie that had dinosaurs in it? If you have, today is your lucky day. Even if you haven't, today is also your lucky day because this concept is being introduced to you in the form of the first teaser trailer for "Primitive War." This is a very real movie that is coming out this year that is based on a very real book. Check it out for yourself above and marvel at what's coming.

There's a lot to discuss here. There are lots of dinosaur movies that aren't "Jurassic Park." Everything from "The Land Before Time" to "The VelociPastor." But in the realm of blockbuster entertainment, the "Jurassic" franchise has had a stranglehold on the genre for decades. While "Primitive War" is probably closer to a mockbuster, it does look pretty darn good,...

Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica), Ryan Kwanten (True Blood), Jeremy Piven (Entourage), Nick Wechsler (The Boys), Anthony Ingruber (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny), Aaron Glenane (Danger Close), Carlos Sanson Jr (Legacies), Ana Thu Nguyen (Mortal Kombat 2), Adolphus Waylee (Nautilus), Richard Brancatisano (The Messenger), Marcus Johnson (Talk to Me), and Jake Ryan star in writer/director Luke Sparke’s upcoming sci-fi horror film Primitive War – and while we don’t have a release date for this one yet, a trailer has just dropped online! You can check it out in the embed above.

An adaptation of Ethan Pettus’ sci-fi military book, Primitive War is set during the Vietnam War and features American soldiers facing off with dinosaurs! The story follows an elite recon unit known as the Vulture Squad. In 1968, at the height of the Vietnam War they are sent to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate...

The first trailer for Primitive War is here, and it’s a wild mix of military action and dinosaur horror. The movie stars Ryan Kwanten (True Blood) and Jeremy Piven (Entourage) as U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War who discover something terrifying in the jungle—dinosaurs.

Directed by Australian filmmaker Luke Sparke, Primitive War is based on Ethan Pettus’ book series. The story follows an elite military team called Vulture Squad, sent into a remote jungle in 1968 to find a missing platoon of Green Berets. But instead of just enemy soldiers, they face prehistoric monsters.

“Three days ago, I lost my Green Berets. There was something going on in that battle,” Piven’s character says in the tense trailer. As the squad fights to survive, they realize they must become as savage as the creatures hunting them.

Sparke, who also co-wrote and produced the film, was excited by the crazy concept.

They call it “high concept.” In the upcoming Primitive War, soldiers in Vietnam do battle with prehistoric dinosaurs, and the teaser trailer for the action/horror/sci-fi movie has arrived.

Debuted by THR this morning, watch the teaser trailer for Primitive War below! “This ain’t no walk in the park,” the trailer promises, taking a shot at Jurassic Park in the process.

On that note, it’s awesome to see filmmakers outside the Jurassic franchise playing with dinosaurs, as that’s something we haven’t seen enough of over the years. The high concept approach to the material here reminds us a bit of the 2023 movie 65, which saw Adam Driver going up against dinosaurs. And it looks like Primitive War has enough of a budget behind it to make the dinosaur action look pretty damn good, which gives us hope for this one.

Expect Primitive War to stomp...

Ryan Kwanten, Jeremy Piven and fellow battle-hardened U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War discover dinosaurs among their deadly jungle enemies in the trailer for Primitive War.

Luke Sparke’s upcoming sci-fi horror pic is based on Ethan Pettus’ book where American soldiers in an elite unit in Vietnam discover their enemies are not all human. “Three days ago, I lost my Green berets. There was something going on in that battle,” Piven’s character says at one point in the trailer.

A logline from the film’s producers adds about the mystery: “Set in Vietnam in 1968, the Primitive War movie will follow a search and rescue team known as Vulture Squad sent to an isolated jungle valley to reveal the fate of a missing Green Beret platoon. As they hunt through the primordial depths of the valley and the casualties mount, the Vulture Squad members must embrace their savage...

Movie fans might have a Jurassic Park-adjacent blockbuster franchise coming up from the land down under. The Australian action horror sci-fi movie Primitive War has just received an in-depth update that is sure to excite fans of the franchise created by author Ethan Pettus. The film by co-writer and director Luke Sparkle best known for Occupation Rainfall and Bring Him To Me adapted Pettus' sci-fi military novel about soldiers in the Vietnam War finding another unexpected opponent in the jungle. And it's set to hit theaters in 2025.

Produced by Carmel Imrie and Carly Sparke, executive producers Geoff Imrie and Luke Sparke, and co-producer Alex Becconsall, the first look featurette gives audiences a peek into how the film was made. Actors and crew members glistening with sweat give their takes on the production of the film, which was shot on-location with no blue or green screen in sight, according to the new promotional trailer.

Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica), Ryan Kwanten (True Blood), Jeremy Piven (Entourage), Nick Wechsler (The Boys), Anthony Ingruber (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny), Aaron Glenane (Danger Close), Carlos Sanson Jr (Legacies), Ana Thu Nguyen (Mortal Kombat 2), Adolphus Waylee (Nautilus), Richard Brancatisano (The Messenger), Marcus Johnson (Talk to Me), and Jake Ryan star in writer/director Luke Sparke’s upcoming sci-fi horror film Primitive War – and while we don’t have a release date for this one just yet, a featurette has just arrived online to give us a behind-the-scenes look at the making of it. You can check that out in the embed above.

An adaptation of Ethan Pettus’ sci-fi military book series, Primitive War is set during the Vietnam War and features American soldiers facing off with dinosaurs! The story follows an elite recon unit known as the Vulture Squad. In 1968, at the height of the Vietnam...

And while Spielberg’s Jurassic Park was not a horror movie, the fact that you are isolated on an island with a bunch of dinosaurs definitely sounds scary. In light of that, we are glad to inform you – if you are a fan of horror movies and dinosaurs – that a new horror movie focused on humans battling dinosaurs is coming soon.

Primitive War might not be a title you’ve heard of or a title that will sweep the box office, but the premise certainly seems interesting and we are certain that horror fans will like the movie, which is coming out next year.

The movie’s first teaser trailer has just been released, and that is what actually inspired this report, in which you are going to see the trailer, as well as get all the necessary information about the movie and its cast and crew. So, if you’re interested,...

“Soldiers in Vietnam encountering dinosaurs… that hasn’t really been done.” That’s the premise behind the upcoming action/horror/sci-fi movie Primitive War, coming soon from writer/director Luke Sparke (Occupation Rainfall, Bring Him To Me). The film adapts author Ethan Pettus’ sci-fi military novel, and the first footage has arrived.

Primitive War is expected sometime in 2025, and a behind the scenes featurette this morning gives us our very first look at the film along with insights from the cast and crew.

Watch the Primitive War behind the scenes footage below and expect more soon.

International sales on the movie are being handled by Film Mode.

Jeremy Piven (“Entourage”), Tricia Helfer (“Battlestar Galactica”, “Lucifer”), Ryan Kwanten and Nick Wechsler (“The Boys“) headline Primitive War.

The official synopsis: “Vietnam. 1968. A search and rescue team known as Vulture Squad is sent to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing Green Beret platoon.

Dinosaurs and Vietnam War jungle action are both on the agenda in the first footage from “Primitive War” released by producers Sparke Films. The survival thriller stars “Entourage” star Jeremy Piven, Tricia Helfer, Ryan Kwanten and Nick Wechsler.

Written and directed by Luke Sparke, “Primitive War” is adapted from the cult novel of the same name by Ethan Pettus. The story follows Vulture Squad, a recon team sent to a remote jungle valley in 1968 to locate a missing Green Beret platoon, only to find themselves face-to-face with prehistoric predators.

“Primitive War” was filmed on the Gold Coast, Australia, with a mostly local crew, sprawling sets and real jungle locations that add up to a raw, immersive experience.

International sales are handled by Film Mode ahead of the picture’s global release in 2025. “Filming has been pretty darn amazing,” says Kwanten.

In the three-minute featurette, director Sparke recounts his first encounter with Pettus’s novel,...

Next year, director Luke Sparke is taking viewers deep into the jungles of Vietnam for a bonkers horror ride with his upcoming new film Primitive War. Based on the sci-fi military novel by Ethan Pettus, the film unfolds during the bloodiest days of the Vietnam War when a group of soldiers, the Vulture Squad, are sent to find a missing group of green berets only to find something much worse lurking in the shadows. It's being described as Full Metal Jacket meets Jurassic Park, setting up for some bloody and brutal fun in the jungle that mixes the horrors of war with the terror of dinosaurs. Before heading back to 1968, though, Collider wants to take viewers to the Gold Coast of Australia with an exclusive behind-the-scenes sneak peek teasing the camaraderie and dedication of the cast in their twisted new war movie.

Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment has announced territory sales led by the UK on Sparke Films’ one-take horror Scurry ahead of an AFM market screening.

Jamie Costa from crime thriller Bring Him To Me and Emalia from the Paramount+ show Paper Dolls star in the feature, which shot in Queensland, Australia, at Sparke Films’ facilities on the Gold Coast, in real-time using only one take.

The story follows two strangers, trapped underground during an attack on a city by a monstrous threat, who must navigate through a tunnel in hopes of finding an exit. Luke Sparke, who has a multi-film deal with Film Mode,...

“Asian Persuasion,” the film directing debut of three-time Tony Award- and Grammy-winning producer Jhett Tolentino, has set North American distribution and will have a sales launch at the imminent American Film Market.

Hawaii-based Scatena & Rosner Films has acquired the worldwide rights to the romantic comedy. The film tells the story of a lovable underachiever who hatches an outrageous scheme to avoid paying alimony to his fashion-executive ex-wife.

Scatena & Rosner Films will release the film itself in the North American or ‘domestic’ market and has earmarked a Spring 2025 date. The company will begin rights licensing in all other territories from next week’s AFM in Las Vegas (Nov. 5-10).

The film was written by Mike Ang. It stars an ensemble cast, including Dante Basco (“Hook”), Kc Concepcion (“Boy Golden: Shoot to Kill”), Kevin Kreider (“Bling Empire”), and Paolo Montalban (“Cinderella”).

“Asian Persuasion” is produced under the Jhett Tolentino Productions banner...

Writer/Director Luke Sparke (Occupation Rainfall, Bring Him To Me) is adapting author Ethan Pettus’ sci-fi military novel Primitive War, testing a military unit’s survival skills against an unlikely enemy: dinosaurs. A new poster and images have been released, introducing the human side of the equation.

The poster, along with images below, teases dino carnage and promises that Primitive War is arriving in 2025.

Jeremy Piven (“Entourage“, Old School), Tricia Helfer (“Battlestar Galactica”, “Lucifer”), Ryan Kwanten (“True Blood”, Glorious) and Nick Wechsler (“The Boys“) are set to headline Primitive War.

The official synopsis: “Vietnam. 1968. A search and rescue team known as Vulture Squad is sent to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing Green Beret platoon. As they hunt through the primordial depths of the valley, they discover ancient horrors that not only threaten to unravel their minds, but to end their lives as well. Dinosaurs have somehow been unleashed!

Yesterday, the first look at Luke Sparke's adaptation of Ethan Pettus' Primative War novels went out, and we can share that with you now, down below. Sparke's live action adaptation will come out some time in 2025. There's no trailer yet, but a small selection of stills of the cast were sent out.    Dinosaurs in the Vietnam war. It sounds like something that we'd dream up when we were kids, playing with our G.I. Joes and Jurassic Park figures at the same time. Someone's gone and made it real, for all those kids who've grown up and craving somethng a bit more adult in approach.    A new mature take on the dinosaur genre. Live-action adaption of popular book and comic series by Ethan Pettus....

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Director Luke Sparke has announced the casting for his upcoming sci-fi horror feature Primitive War, based on the novel by Ethan Pettus. Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner Jeremy Piven has been given the lead role, alongside Tricia Helfer, SAG Award Nominee Ryan Kwanten and Nick Wechsler. Together, they’ll be playing US soldiers in 1968 who have been sent to a remote region of Vietnam. They’re an elite recon unit known as Vulture Squad and they only get handed the toughest assignments. All they know is a Green Beret platoon has gone missing in the area, and they’ve been sent to investigate and possibly retrieve them. What they don’t expect, but who possibly could…was that this was the region of 1968 Vietnam that had dinosaurs in it. Well, no wonder we lost. Primitive War will also star Anthony Ingruber, Aaron Glenane, Carlos Sanson Jr

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Jeremy Piven (Entourage), Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica), Ryan Kwanten (True Blood), Nick Wechsler (The Boys), Anthony Ingruber (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny), Aaron Glenane (Danger Close), Carlos Sanson Jr (Legacies), Ana Thu Nguyen (Mortal Kombat 2), Adolphus Waylee (Nautilus), Richard Brancatisano (The Messenger), Marcus Johnson (Talk to Me), and Jake Ryan have all signed on to star in writer/director Luke Sparke’s sci-fi horror film Primitive War, Deadline reports. An adaptation of Ethan Pettus’ sci-fi military book series, the film will be set during the Vietnam War and feature American soldiers facing off with dinosaurs!

The story follows an elite recon unit known as the Vulture Squad. In 1968, at the height of the Vietnam War they are sent to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing Green Beret platoon. They soon discover they are not alone. Dinosaurs have been let loose in the jungles.

Emmy winner Jeremy Piven has officially enlisted for the Primitive War. A feature adaptation of Ethan Pettus’s sci-fi military novel series is in the works with Piven set to star alongside Battlestar Galactica veteran Tricia Helfer, True Blood star Ryan Kwanten, and Revenge alum Nick Wechsler. Principal photography will soon begin on the Gold Coast of Australia with Occupation: Rainfall helmer Luke Sparke directing from his own script and producing under his Sparke Films banner.

Writer/Director Luke Sparke is adapting author Ethan Pettus’ sci-fi military novel Primitive War, pitting soldiers against dinosaurs…in 1968?! Per Deadline, the sci-fi horror film is lining up a rather robust cast.

Jeremy Piven, Tricia Helfer, Ryan Kwanten and Nick Wechsler (“The Boys“) are set to headline Primitive War.

The dino horror film follows “an elite recon unit known as the Vulture Squad, who, in 1968, at the height of the Vietnam War that is sent to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing Green Beret platoon. They soon discover they are not alone. Dinosaurs have been let loose in the jungles.”

Anthony Ingruber, Aaron Glenane, Carlos Sanson Jr, Ana Thu Nguyen (Mortal Kombat 2), Adolphus Waylee (Nautilus), Richard Brancatisano (The Messenger), Marcus Johnson and Jake Ryan also star.

“I was captivated by the imagery surrounding Ethan’s book and the story it told. I’ve worked hard...

Exclusive: Emmy and Golden Globe winner Jeremy Piven, Tricia Helfer, SAG Award Nominee Ryan Kwanten and Nick Wechsler are set to headline Primitive War, Luke Sparke’s sci-fi horror adaptation of Ethan Pettus’ sci-fi military book series.

The film also includes actors Anthony Ingruber, Aaron Glenane, Carlos Sanson Jr, Ana Thu Nguyen (Mortal Kombat 2), Adolphus Waylee (Nautilus), Richard Brancatisano, Marcus Johnson and Jake Ryan.

Primitive War follows an elite recon unit known as the Vulture Squad. In 1968, at the height of the Vietnam War they are sent to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing Green Beret platoon. They soon discover they are not alone.

The movie Bring Him to Me explores themes of guilt, addiction, and grief through a tense, single-location thriller narrative. Barry Pepper's character, the Driver, is a getaway driver dealing with inner turmoil, represented visually through his unkempt appearance. Pepper's method acting approach immerses him deeply in his roles, even leading to sleepwalking and intense processing after filming wraps.

A man begins to question his entire life of crime over the course of one fateful drive in Bring Him to Me. The movie stars Lawmen: Bass Reeves' Barry Pepper as the Driver, a criminal getaway driver tasked with transporting one of the crew members of a robbery gone awry, who is believed to have stolen some of the money from the job, to their boss to face the music.

Alongside Pepper, the ensemble Bring Him to Me cast includes Jamie Costa, Liam McIntyre, Zac Garred, Bryan Jennings Brower, Jurassic...

"I thought I made it clear: nobody steals from me and gets to live!" Roadside Attractions + Lionsgate have revealed an official trailer for an action thriller titled Bring Him To Me, an Australian production made by the Australian filmmaker Luke Sparke of Sparke Films. Set for release in the US later this month to watch on VOD at home. "When is it too late to turn back?" is the tagline. Under orders from a ruthless crime boss, a getaway driver must battle his conscience and drive an unsuspecting young crew member to an ambush. But there is a long drive ahead for them both... Bring Him To Me stars Barry Pepper, Rachel Griffiths, Jamie Costa, Sam Neill, with Liam McIntyre and Zac Garred. This has a very nice gritty look and feel, at least it isn't half bad, despite being such an eclectic mix of ideas and actors all packed into one crime film.

Up next from director Luke Sparke (Occupation) is the underground horror movie Scurry, and Variety shares a first look this morning (above) along with some fresh information.

Of particular note, the film “was shot in real time in a one-shot take.”

“The film tells the story of two strangers (Jamie Costa and Emalia) who find themselves trapped underground when their city is attacked by a monstrous threat.”

The official plot synopsis continues, “Badly injured and with limited resources, they must navigate a treacherous, narrowing tunnel in hopes of finding an exit before they bleed out.

“Fear and desperation consume them as the threat closes in and they soon discover they have more to fear than each other.”

Tom Evans (Bring Him to Me) wrote the screenplay.

Umbrella Entertainment has acquired the rights to Scurry for Australia and New Zealand, with Film Mode Entertainment handling the worldwide sales rights on the upcoming film.

Umbrella Entertainment has snapped up Luke Sparke’s one-shot horror feature “Scurry” for Australia and New Zealand.

Starring Jamie Costa (“Kenobi: A Star Wars Story”) and Emalia (“Paper Dolls”), the film tells the story of two strangers who find themselves trapped underground when their city is attacked by a monstrous threat.

“Badly injured and with limited resources, they must navigate a treacherous, narrowing tunnel in hopes of finding an exit before they bleed out,” reads the logline. “Fear and desperation consume them as the threat closes in and they soon discover they have more to fear than each other.”

The film, which is directed by Luke Sparke (“Occupation”), was shot in Queensland, Australia, in real time in a one-shot take. It was written by Tom Evans (“Bring Him to Me”) and is currently in post-production.

A first look will debut at AFM. Film Mode Entertainment is handling worldwide sales rights.

Roadside Attractions and Samuel Goldwyn Films have acquired U.S. rights to “Bring Him to Me,” a mob thriller starring Barry Pepper (“Saving Private Ryan”) and Sam Neill (“Jurassic Park”).

The film will open in select theaters and on digital on Jan. 19, 2024.

Written by Tom Evans and directed by Luke Sparke, “Bring Him to Me” centers on a mild-mannered getaway driver (Pepper). His conscious is tested when his mob boss asks him to collect a young and unsuspecting new crew member, known as Passenger (Jamie Costa), one week after a violent robbery. The driver must battle his conscience as he takes the passenger to an uncertain fate. The cast also includes Rachel Griffiths, Liam McIntyre and Zac Garred.

“My goal with ‘Bring Him to Me’ was to bring a talented team together to make a suspenseful and action-packed film that explores loyalty and moral dilemmas,” Sparke said in a statement.

Jeremy Piven, who won three Primetime Emmy awards for his performance on the HBO series Entourage, and Jamie Costa, best known for his impression of Robin Williams in the 2021 viral video Robin, have signed on to star in the supernatural action movie Fight for Your Life, which Luke Sparke (Occupation: Rainfall) will be directing from a screenplay he wrote with Tom Evans.

Piven will be taking on the role of a soldier who wakes up in a mysterious cell and is forced to face an onslaught of deadly opponents in an ever-changing fight arena – his only goal being to survive long enough to return to his daughter.

Fight for Your Life is coming our way from Sparke Films, and pre-production is underway in Australia, where sets are already being built.

Sparke had this to say about the project: “Fight for Your Life places Jeremy in a morality battle with himself...

Multistory Media Bolsters Entertainment Team

ITV Studios label MultiStory Media has bolstered its entertainment team. Simone Haywood has been promoted to Creative Director for MultiStory London, while Jon Cahn has joined as Executive Producer and Zinia Scroggs has been appointed Series Editor. Haywood was previously Head of Factual Entertainment, steering shows such as Scared of the Dark for Channel 4, BBC Three’s Project Icon, Big Flower Fight for Netflix and Come Dine With Me for Channel 4. Reporting to Chief Creative Officer Ana de Moraes, she will work with Ceri Aston, Creative Director at MultiStory North. Cahn most recently worked on the Danny Dyer-hosted, celebrity show Scared of the Dark, with other credits including Channel 4’s Sas: Who Dares Wins and Married at First Sight. Scroggs is currently working on Project Icon with previous credits inlcuding BBC Three’s Glow Up. “Simone is fearless about breaking new ground and...

Exclusive: Australian filmmaker Luke Sparke is set to direct the epic adventure Shadow Chasers for Steve Lee Jones’ Bee Holder Productions and Matthew Shreder’s Concourse Media. A fall shoot in Australia is planned as casting gets underway.

Shadow Chasers is a modern and fresh take on Charles Dickens’ most famous works, including notable characters like Ebenezer Scrooge and Jacob Marley. The story is an adrenaline-fueled thrill ride when these characters team up with Oliver Twist and a young Dickens himself to save Old London from imminent destruction. The script is written by George Mahaffey, who is the scribe behind recently completed Bee Holder spy thriller Chief of Station starring Aaron Eckhart.

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Up next from director Luke Sparke is the mob thriller Bring Him to Me, and today brings some distribution news plus two first-look images from the film.

Sam Neill and Barry Pepper (Crawl) star in Bring Him to Me, and we’ve learned that Myriad Pictures has acquired North American and the rest of world sales rights (excluding Anz) and will feature a first look at the film at EFM in February.

Meanwhile, Rialto Distribution has picked up the Australia/New Zealand rights.

In Bring Him to Me, “Under orders from a ruthless crime boss, a getaway driver must battle his conscience and drive a young and unsuspecting passenger to an uncertain fate.”

Written by Tom Evans, it’s interesting to note (via the press release) that the script was inspired by the traumatic scene in Martin Scorsese’s Casino in which Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci) unwittingly turns up for...

Exclusive: Rialto Distribution has acquired Australia/New Zealand rights to mob thriller Bring Him To Me, which Myriad will be selling at the upcoming EFM.

Directed by Luke Sparke (Occupation), Barry Pepper (Saving Private Ryan), Sam Neill (Jurassic Park), Rachel Griffiths (Six Feet Under) and Liam McIntyre (The Flash) star in the film whose script is inspired by the traumatic scene in Martin Scorsese’s Casino in which Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci) unwittingly turns up for a meeting in a cornfield and things go south.

Today, we can reveal first images for the movie, which is now in post-production.

In the movie, under orders from a ruthless crime boss, a getaway driver must battle his conscience and drive a young and unsuspecting passenger to an uncertain fate. Script comes from Tom Evans.

The film also introduces actor Jamie Costa, who made social waves in 2021 with a portrayal of Robin Williams...

Stars: Tim Pocock, Dan Ewing, Ben Chisholm, Sophie Don, Felix Williamson, John Reynolds | Written and Directed by Luke Sparke

I was surprised that Devil Beneath managed to stealthily fly under my radar, I’m a fan of both monster movies and of writer/director Luke Sparke. It took me about five minutes to realize why I hadn’t heard anything about it, it’s not a new movie.

Devil Beneath is Sparke’s first feature Red Billabong, which he shot in 2016, edited down from an hour and fifty-three minutes to an hour and a half and given a new score. While I was disappointed that it wasn’t a new film, I had been meaning to rewatch Red Billabong since the Occupation films were released but never got around to it. And while I remembered liking it, I also remembered it being a bit longer than it needed to be,...

From the director of Occupation Rainfall comes the brand new giant monster movie Devil Beneath, an Australian feature that was released in the US by Vertical Entertainment today.

Watch the official Devil Beneath trailer below for a peek at the film’s super-sized monster. It’s a bit hard to see, but it looks pretty cool and it’s certainly massive in size and scale!

You can watch the film on Digital outlets now.

In director Luke Sparke‘s movie, “Two estranged brothers come together and discover old family secrets after inheriting their grandfather’s property. As their friends start to go missing, they fear they are being stalked by a creature lurking in the shadows.”

Dan Ewing, Tim Pocock, Jessica Green, Sophie Don, Ben Chisholm, Alex Becconsall, Damien Bryson, Philippe Deseck, Col Elliott, Gregory J. Fryer, Yutaka Izumihara, Emily Joy, Selina Kadell, John Reynolds, John Sparke, James Straiton, and Felix Williamson star.

Released in it’s native Australia over 6 years ago and finally coming out here in North America! Luke Sparke’s Bunyip creature feature and first film Red Billabong has now been re-dited, re-mixed, re-scored, and obtained by Vertical Entertainment! The film has also been retitled to The Devil Beneath …

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Among the first batch of projects I wrote about when I first joined Arrow in the Head back in 2015 was an Australian creature feature called Red Billabong, which was described as being like “an Australian Jurassic Park“. The movie was released in its home country back in 2016, but never managed to make its way over to the U.S. But its North American fortunes are changing now, as the film has been acquired by Vertical Entertainment and they’re planning to give it a digital release in North America on January 13th. Red Billabong has been re-edited, re-mixed, re-scored, and retitled for this new release. It’s now going by the title Devil Beneath.

A press release notes that Devil Beneath has nothing to do with The Devil Below, another movie Vertical released last year.

Luke Sparke made his feature writing and directorial debut with this action thriller creature feature,...

Barry Pepper takes the lead in feature film “Bring Him to Me,” which is now shooting in Queensland, Australia, under director Luke Sparke (“Occupation Rainfall”). The picture is a mob thriller written by Tom Evans and which also stars Sam Neill and Rachel Griffiths.

Under orders from a ruthless crime boss, a getaway driver must battle his conscience and drive a young and unsuspecting passenger to an uncertain fate. Evans’ script was inspired by the traumatic scene in Martin Scorsese’s “Casino” in which Nicky Santoro (portrayed by Joe Pesci) unwittingly turns up for a meeting in a cornfield and things go South.

“I’ve been fascinated by morally gray stories like ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Drive,’ so when presented with the chance to dive deep into the underworld, I couldn’t resist bringing my own flavor to the genre, toeing the lines of film noir and graphic novels,” said Sparke.

Barry Pepper is set to star in horror film “Scurry” from “Occupation Rainfall” director Luke Sparke.

Film Mode Entertainment is launching world sales at Cannes.

“Scurry” sees two injured strangers — a family man and a criminal — trapped underground while the city above is attacked by a monstrous threat. Bleeding and with no resources, their only hope is to make it out of a treacherous tunnel before time runs out.

Carmel Imrie, Carly Sparke and Luke Sparke are producing the feature while Zac Garred and Alex Becconsall are co-producing.

Clay Epstein, Geoff Imrie and Luke Sparke are executive producing.

“Scurry” is a Film Mode Entertainment and Sparke Films production.

“We’re thrilled to be working with Luke and the Sparke Films team on yet another stellar feature film that raises the genre bar as well as the project’s commercial viability around the world,” said Epstein. “The addition of Barry Pepper and his adept talent,...

Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment and Luke Sparke’s Sparke Films have just announced the next feature films in the sci-fi action thriller Occupation: Rainfall franchise, Occupation: Rainfall Chapter 2. With the Cannes market in full swing, they’ve announced that the film will star Jeremy Piven (Judgment Night), Casper Van Dien, Tricia […]

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Jeremy Piven, Casper Van Dien, Liam McIntyre and Tricia Helfer among cast.

Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment has boarded Occupation: Rainfall Chapter 2, the next instalment in the alien invasion franchise from Sparke Films, which will star Jeremy Piven, Casper Van Dien, Tricia Helfer, Liam McIntyre and Danny Trejo.

Australian filmmaker Luke Sparke returns to direct from his original screenplay and plans to start pre-production after Cannes ahead of a third quarter start of principal photography in Australia.

Chapters 2 and 3, the third and fourth entries in the series after 2018’s Occupation and Occupation: Rainfall in 2020, will film back-to-back on a custom-built LED volume stage.

Film Mode Entertainment has inked a multi-project distribution deal with Australian director/producer Luke Sparke’s company Sparke Films.

Among the titles Film Mode will represent worldwide are Sparke’s upcoming projects “Weapons of Choice,” an adaptation of John Birmingham’s World War Two trilogy “Axis of Time” and “Primitive War,” a horror feature franchise based on Ethan Pettus’ book series.

Film Mode will also handle worldwide sales rights for “Occupation: Rainfall 2” and “Occupation: Rainfall 3” – the third and fourth films in Sparke’s franchise – as well as a number of other projects still in development.

“Occupation: Rainfall 2” and “Occupation: Rainfall 3” are currently in pre-production and will be announced in advance of Cannes.

Sparke and Film Mode owner Clay Epstein previously worked together on “Occupation: Rainfall” (pictured above), which starred Ken Jeong and Jason Isaacs. Film Mode sold the feature, which is the second in the Occupation franchise, to dozens of...

For actor Zac Garred, starring in the long-awaited and much-delayed Australian Gangster was like “going to a really cool party and not being able to tell anyone about it”.

The Roadshow Rough Diamond series, written and directed by Gregor Jordan, premieres tonight on the Seven Network some three years after it was shot, with delays due to legal reasons.

Inspired by true events, Alexander Bertrand leads the show as Pasquale “Pas” Barbaro, who grew up in an organised crime family. He is released from jail, but not before making an enemy of fellow inmate and Brothers For Life member, Mohammed “Little Crazy” Hamzy (Rahel Romahn).

The newly-freed Barbaro is not concerned about playing it safe or hiding in the shadows. He is, however, concerned about looking good on Instagram.

The supporting cast includes Steve Bestoni, Louisa Mignone, Karla Tonkich and Salvatore Coco.

Given legal sensitivities, when he speaks to If,...

Given the WWII setting of author John Birmingham’s Axis of Time book trilogy, it’s fitting that filmmaker Luke Sparke became inspired to work on a television adaptation while working on a project detailing the same era.

While he read the first book, Weapons of Choice, upon its release in 2004, Sparke told If it wasn’t until he came across the series again at Brisbane Airport while en route to join the costume and wardrobe department on mini-series The Pacific in 2007 that the potential of the subject matter dawned on him.

“I picked it up and read it on the plane and couldn’t put it down,” he said.

“That’s when the gears starting turning that it would make a good TV show, but at the time I wasn’t in any position to create one.

“I kept the book, which is the copy I am using to do all my notes in.