So, let’s say, if we talk about killer hippos in the movies, it may come to mind that one appeared briefly in Jumanji: Welcome to the jungle! gobbling Bethany (Jack Black), and another in a scene of Congo 1995. If it were about killer animals in the movies, then there would be a good handful more, from anacondas, lions, bears and dogs to crocodiles and sharks. However, what we did not imagine is that an aforementioned hippopotamus could do the trick. like the beast protagonist of a survival.
But, the thinking minds of the project Hungry They thought the idea could work, so let’s get to work. According to reports Varietythe argument would go about a group of tourists lost in the Louisiana swamps who must face a dangerous and hungry hippopotamus. The creature has included (human) meat in its diet and threatens to hunt them down to eat them one by one.
To materialize it there is already a director, James Nunnresponsible also from the script and titles like One Shoot (Secret Mission), Extreme chase 5 or, speaking of unleashed animals, Great white shark released in June 2022 directly for rent on various digital platforms. And there are also producersthose of the British distribution and production company Signature Entertainment.
What there is not yet is distribution. No actor announced. But the project, which began with location locations in Malta to start filming there as soon as possible, seems to have fallen into favor because it has been promoted in the American Film Marketwhich takes place from November 5 to 10, and has already obtained buyers from various international distributors, among them for Spain and whose distribution will be handled by A Contracorriente Films.
And who knows if in the end they even manage to sign a renowned performer? At the moment, the makeup artist is also on board Daniel Martin (of Possessor either Infinity Poolboth by Brandon Cronenberg) and the visual effects company Magic Dust VFX (from the True series Detective: Polar Night and One Piece) to give life to the most animal star of the show.
To know more, we have to wait. In the meantime, we can (maybe) get an idea of how things might go. with a couple of scenes with killer hippos. The first corresponds to the aforementioned Congo directed by Frank Marshall.
The second to Zoombies 2of which we were unaware of its existence until now and the work of the production company specialized in Z series films The Asylum with, for example, the films of the saga Sharknado to his credit.
And one more side note. Since the title of Zoombies 2 puts us on the track that there was previously anotherwe will find that this was indeed the case and that the first of Zoombies It dates back to 2016 and was its special low-budget version inspired by zombie beavers (Zombeavers).
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