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Irish Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Dangerous Animals review: Jaws meets Wolf Creek in this watery Ozploitation movie
Dangerous Animals Director : Sean Byrne Cert : 16 Genre : Horror Starring : Jai Courtney, Hassie Harrison, Josh Heuston, Rob Carlton, Ella Newton, Liam Greinke Running Time : 1 hr 38 mins Jaws meets Wolf Creek in a watery Ozploitation movie that seems to ask what would happen if Steve Irwin were a demented serial killer with a camcorder and mommy issues. The movie's villain, Tucker, played with operatic derangement by Jai Courtney of Terminator Genisys and Suicide Squad, runs a gnarly Gold Coast shark-dive business that is not what it seems. After luring unsuspecting tourists on to his boat, he sails into shark-infested waters, dangles his passengers overboard and films their deaths for his VHS snuff collection. New to town, Zephyr (Hassie Harrison) is a nomadic lone-wolf American surfer chick with a militant resistance to emotional intimacy. When she hooks up with a sensitive Aussie named Moses (Josh Heuston), she stays in her van and disappears before breakfast. Unhappily, that's when she gets nabbed by Tucker. READ MORE Zephyr's lock-picking girlboss survivalist isn't always enough to counter the film's fetishised female suffering or its subplot sending Moses to the rescue. For all the Oedipal signalling, Nick Lepard's script can't reconcile Tucker's strangely desexualised sadism with his desire to decorate his torture-porn tapes with locks of hair from his victims. The sharks – best when they are rotoscoped from nature footage – are demoted to junior partners in this crazy man's gendered trauma. They, of course, are not the dangerous animals of the title. A surprise inclusion at Cannes' Directors' Fortnight strand last month, Sean Byrne's third feature is neither as gripping as The Loved Ones, his prom-night horror, nor as intriguing as The Devil's Candy, his supernatural heavy-metal thriller, but it rattles along as effective B-movie gore. It even manages to include a rendition of Baby Shark without descending into the pointless camp of Sharknado. [ 'Incredible - real David Attenborough stuff': thousands of young sharks discovered off Ireland's west coast Opens in new window ] Harrison is a game final girl, Courtney is an imposing villain, and their two-step is a masterclass in look-out-behind-you dramaturgy. See it with an audience for the biggest possible splash. In cinemas from Friday, June 6th
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dune: Prophecy Season 2 Filming Update Hints at Release Date Window
actor Josh Heuston recently shared an update regarding the filming of the show's Season 2, thus teasing its release date window. The prequel series of the Dune movies by Denis Villeneuve premiered its debut season on HBO in November 2024. Despite its huge hype among the franchise's fans, the HBO series met with mixed reception from critics and viewers. The Heartbreak High actor, who portrays the role of Constantine Corrino in Dune: Prophecy, recently revealed the filming status of Season 2. While speaking to Collider, Josh Heuston conveyed that he was part of the second installment. He added, 'Yes. Definitely in Season 2. We go back, I believe, in August, and then we're filming through the rest of the year.' Heuston further shared more details regarding what fans can expect from his character in the upcoming season. He stated, 'I love playing Constantine. He's such a loose, fun character. And the way Season 1 ends, you can tell that he's probably going to go on a bit of a ride after that. So, yeah, I'm excited to jump back into those shoes.' Although Heuston avoided spoiling the plot details, he said, 'Production has lots of secrecy around it, basically like the show. But I know that it will have all of the factions going against each other. I know that much at least.' According to Screen Rant, in January 2025, Emily Watson, who portrays the character of Valya Harkonnen in Dune: Prophecy, also shared a filming update. She told the outlet, 'I think we are going to start in the fall, and I don't know anything [about Valya's story]. I know nothing, so I'm just as excited as you are.' Season 1 of the series came out in November 2024, almost a year after it wrapped filming in December 2023. With Dune: Prophecy Season 2 starting filming in August 2025, the release date window of the next installment is speculated to fall in late 2026. However, if the sophomore season doesn't follow the same aforementioned pattern as its predecessor, the release date can also be pushed to early 2027. Nevertheless, there is no official word from the makers yet about the release date window for Dune: Prophecy Season 2. Originally reported by Ishita Verma on The post Dune: Prophecy Season 2 Filming Update Hints at Release Date Window appeared first on Mandatory.
Daily Mail
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Hunky Aussie actor Josh Heuston left with 'cuts and bruises' on set of new horror film Dangerous Animals
Josh Heuston was in the wars on the set of his new horror flick Dangerous Animals. The Aussie star, 28, who has featured in projects such as Netflix 's Heartbreak High, Dune spinoff series Prophecy and Thor: Love and Thunder, opened up about his new scream-worthy movie about a rebellious girl and a serial killer, who abducts her to feed her to the sharks. Josh's character in the horror film, which was directed by Sean Byrne and filmed on the Gold Coast, sets out to try and save the abductee from becoming shark bait in the action-packed movie. However, the high-stakes film called for some high-stakes stunts, which the actor says left him with 'cuts and bruises'. Speaking to the Aussie hunk opened up about his experience on the film and some of the boundary-pushing stunts that put him through the wringer. The stunt that took the cake? Being suspended above his crew in a harness. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'It was the most physical – it was two or three days in that thing,' he recalled. Doing one test round before the real thing, Josh says he was the 'guinea pig' before the other two actors tried it out. 'So I got all the cuts and bruises,' he laughed. Also starring in the film is none other than Divergent's Jai Courtney, who plays the shark-obsessed abductor, and Yellowstone's Hassie Harrison, who plays the brave heroine. Over the years, Josh has made a name for himself in the industry, being named Breakthrough Actor at GQ Men of the Year awards in 2022 and attending international premieres for his numerous star-studded projects. In November, Josh cut a suave figure at the Dune: Prophecy premiere in Sydney. He wore a black suit with a white, wide-collared shirt unbuttoned down to the chest and paired the outfit with black boots, and styled his dark hair in a light tussle. Dune: Prophecy is a new series inspired by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's novel Sisterhood of Dune. Set 10,000 years before the birth of Timothee Chalamet's character Paul Atreides in the Dune film franchise. The series, which was originally commissioned in 2019, was previously titled Dune: The Sisterhood. The TV series follows the incredible success of Dune: Part Two, which grossed more than $710 million worldwide at the box office this year. The first Dune ended its theatrical run with around $400 million globally in 2021.
News.com.au
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Aussie star Josh Heuston opens up on Jai Courtney-led horror, Dangerous Animals
IN CANNES After starring in Netflix hit Heartbreak High and landing roles in both the Marvel and Dune franchises, there's no denying Josh Heuston's star is firmly on the rise. The Sydney-born actor, 28, is now appearing in Dangerous Animals, a horror film directed by Sean Byrne and set on the Gold Coast. It follows free-spirited surfer, Zephyr (Hassie Harrison) who is abducted by a serial killer (Jai Courtney) and must figure out how to escape before he feeds her to sharks for his own entertainment. Heuston's Moses also finds himself embroiled in the dangerous nightmare after setting off to try and find save Zephyr, whom he's just met and is falling for. 'It was my first time stepping into horror and thriller and I honestly had the best time ever,' Heuston told at Cannes Film Festival, where Dangerous Animals is having its global premiere. 'I just came off the back of [filming] Dune [Prophecy], and went straight into this. Going into a horror, the stakes are 110 percent at all times and it's just fun … You're almost like a big kid just running around and being chased by a bear of a man [Courtney].' He may be a sadistic killer on screen, but on set, Terminator Genisys and Divergent star Courtney was at the centre of the action every day, supporting the rest of the cast and crew. 'I learned a lot and he was there for me every step of the way', Heuston said, including while he was undertaking gruelling physical stunts, like being suspended 'in a harness'. 'And he's one of those actors where, even when he's not on camera, he'll still be giving you the performance … And it was so positive, because of Jai setting that example.' Not to give away any spoilers – but the harness, a particularly grisly element of the movie, proved to be one of the most challenging scenes to film. 'It was the most physical – it was two or three days in that thing,' Heuston recalled. 'We did a test round, and then just went straight in … I was the guinea pig in the harness for the first time before the two others went in. He added, laughing: 'So I got all the cuts and bruises.' One of the new generation of rising Aussie stars, Heuston also opened up about finding out he'd landed a role in Dune: Prophecy, the TV spin-off of the hugely popular films. 'There's a video of me getting the FaceTime and I've just gotten out of bed and I'm all messed up, going, 'What?!' he told 'I did one audition and then got it and flew out the same week, so it was kind of instantaneous.' Season one of the show aired last year, and its follow-up is expected sometime in 2026. Before he gets back on set though, Heuston is next set to film Prime Video's upcoming YA drama Off Campus in Vancouver. 'I like to mix up genres a lot at the moment – I just did sci-fi, and then horror, and now a dramedy, and then I'll go back to Dune … I'm just trying to do a bit of everything,' he said. 'It's a gut instinct thing, about what feels right, or what kind of story I feel like telling.' Heuston quickly added: 'That being said, I don't get everything that I gravitate towards!" The actor also made a brief, but memorable, appearance in Thor: Love and Thunder back in 2022, as 'Pretty Boy' Zeus. It saw him working alongside some of his heroes, including Chris Hemsworth and Russell Crowe, and he admitted that he'd found the experience 'insane'. 'You watch them and you just learn so much – you get to see how they work, and what they do … And then you can take bits and pieces. Being on set with people like that, who are just so experienced and talented, you learn a lot quicker.' Plenty of actors who've turned up in major franchises with famously passionate fanbases choose to avoid social media feedback, but Heuston admitted he does the opposite, despite it feeling 'a bit sadistic'. 'I'm a bit of an internet troll, so I'm on there – I'm doom-scrolling and I'm reading a lot,' he said. 'I don't comment. [People] are like, 'I don't like you', but I shut up. But you see it … it doesn't really bother me too much at this stage. You can't please everyone and I'm just doing what feels right – if it doesn't feel right, I don't do it. 'I can't really get upset if I'm living life like that.'
