by FilmInk Staff
Just ahead of its theatrical release in Australia on 21 August through Australian Distributor Rialto Distribution, PRIMITIVE WAR has been selected to head up a major panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con in Ballroom 20.
“From what we know this is the first time an Australian indie film or any Australian film has been given a major panel at the comic con, it’s exciting and surreal,” Director Luke Sparke.
Director Luke Sparke (Occupation Rainfall), Australian actor Ryan Kwanten (True Blood), Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica), Nick Wechsler (The Boys) and Jeremy Piven (Entourage) will be presenting unseen footage from the film in San Diego at the con.
“The reaction to the first trailer has been absolutely 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,” Director Luke Sparke.
The first teaser trailer mounted a huge reaction online, quickly racking up over 5 million views on Youtube alone and millions more across Facebook and Tiktok – one of the most watched trailers for an independently released film trailer out of Australia – EVER!
“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.
Written and directed by Luke Sparke (Occupation Rainfall, Bring Him to Me) and produced by Carly Sparke and Carmel Imrie of Sparke Films. 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.”
PRIMITIVE WAR will be exclusively released to Australian Theatres on August 21 from Rialto Distribution.
