I’ve got a behind-the-scenes video to share with you today that offers a first look at the upcoming survival thriller Primitive War, which stars Jeremy Piven (Entourage) and Ryan Kwanten (True Blood).
The movie is set during the Vietnam War and involves a squad of soldiers facing off with Dinosaurs! 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.”
The movie was written and directed by Luke Sparke (Occupation Rainfall, Bring Him To Me), and it also stars Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica, Lucifer), Nick Wechsler (Revenge, The Boys), Anthony Ingruber (Age of Adaline), Aaron Glenane (Danger Close), Carlos Sanson Jr (Bump) and Ana Thu Nguyen (Mortal Kombat 2).
The movie 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.
The behind-the-scene video not only includes footage from the movie, but it also features interview with the the cast and crew talking about bringing this wild story to life.
Sparke talks about first reading Pettus’s novel, and how the striking cover of a soldier battling a Utahraptor captured his imagination, while Helfer adds, “It’s about people coming together, using primal instincts to survive.”
Wechsler describes the concept as “bananas – and so much better than it has any business being.” Carlos Sanson added that it’s “a war film meets dinosaur film meets action film – blending the best of all genres.”
Produced by Carmel Imrie and Carly Sparke, with executive producers Geoff Imrie and Luke Sparke & Co producer Alex Becconsall, “Primitive War” also boasts Wade Muller (“Occupation Rainfall”) as cinematographer and Carly Sparke overseeing production design, editing and visual effects.
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