02-04-2025
Ryan Kwanten Battles Dinosaurs in Vietnam in ‘Primitive War' Trailer (Exclusive)
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.
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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 instincts to survive the horrors they face, including the ultimate Apex predators, dinosaurs.'
Australian director Sparke helmed, co-wrote the adapted script, produced, edited and production designed Primitive War. The ensemble cast includes Tricia Helfer, Nick Wechsler, Ana Thu Nguyen and Jake Ryan.
'Dinosaurs in the Vietnam war? What's not to love about that concept?! When I first heard about the books, I loved the ideas and concepts Ethan brought into them, and we're shaping our film version into an exciting survival-horror film,' Sparke said in a statement when first taking on the project in 2022.
The Primitive War historical sci-fi military novel series includes Primitive War II: Animus Infernal and the upcoming third installment Primitive War III: Aeon Ouroboros. Carly Imrie, Zachary Garred and Alex Becconsall will produce the Primitive War film as they reteam with co-producer Sparke after Occupation: Rainfall, the franchise sequel that follows a group of survivors in Sydney fighting a desperate war two years after an extraterrestrial invasion.
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