Dinosaurs vs Soldiers in Action-Horror Primitive War

It's Jurassic Park meets Platoon in this upcoming indie horror. Written and directed by Luke Sparke (Occupation Rainfall, Bring Him to Me), the film is based on the cult-followed book by Ethan Pettus where a squad of soldiers in 1968 discover that dinosaurs have been let loose in the jungles of the Vietnam war.

“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. “

The prehistoric sci-fi film blends action with survival and war themes and promises: “This ain’t no walk in the park”.

The upcoming indie creature feature also boasts an impressive cast that includes Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Winner, Jeremy Piven (Entourage, Old School), Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica, Lucifer), Screen Actors Guild Nominee Ryan Kwanten (True Blood, Red Hill) and Nick Wechsler (Revenge, The Boys).

The film also stars Anthony Ingruber (Age of Adaline, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny), Aaron Glenane (Interceptor, Danger Close), Carlos Sanson Jr (Bump, Legacies), Ana Thu Nguyen (Mortal Kombat 2), Albert Mwangi (Tom Swift, Blueback), Adolphus Waylee (Nautilus), Henry Nixon (Triangle), Lincoln Lewis (Tomorrow When the War Began) Jeremy Lindsy Taylor (Underbelly) Marcus Johnson (Talk to Me) and Jake Ryan (Territory).

Rialto Distribution has acquired the film for Australian / New Zealand theatrical distribution with film makers still shopping round for worldwide distributors.

"Australian genre cinema is having a moment unprecedented since the heyday of Ozploitation and Luke Sparke is one of the talents ready to rocket into the stratosphere with his dynamic, furious and fearless ambition to take on the studios at their own game. PRIMITIVE WAR is an independent marvel that has the scope, thrills and technical wizardry to match any blockbusting creature feature stalking the cinema screens of the 21st century. Rialto is thrilled to be partnering with Luke and his team in ANZ on this most deliriously entertaining of pictures."  - Rialto Distribution 

Dinosaurs vs Soldiers in Action-Horror Primitive War

Producing is Carmel Imrie and Carly Sparke, alongside executive producers Geoff Imrie, Luke Sparke and Co-Producer Alex Becconsall. Primitive War author Ethan Pettus said, “I’m thrilled to see Luke’s interpretation of my work. I know his team is giving this project everything they’ve got." 

You can check out the first teaser below, which according to director Luke Sparke is just a "small taste" of what's to come.

“This teaser is just a small taste of what’s to come in this epic. We’ve been in post production for almost a year now and our amazing artists and team have cooked up something very cool!”

More recently, the final trailer dropped ahead of its Australian and American cinema release on August 21, and it looks fantastic. The trailer was first unleashed upon unsuspecting audiences at this years San Diego Comic Con in a panel with director Luke Sparke, Australian actor Ryan Kwanten (True Blood), Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica), Nick Wechsler (The Boyz) and Jemery Piven (Entourage) presenting unseen footage from the film.

“The reactions to the trailers and footage has been insane. The team and I have worked extremely hard to make this film as action packed and wild as possible - it’s a Dino-action extravaganza! “To those sharing our film trailer, we the filmmakers appreciate you. Because of you sharing our teaser trailer we’ve reached millions - people are going to lose it over the full trailer, I promise you!” - director Luke Sparke.

You can check out the final trailer for Primitive War below.