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‘Dangerous Animals’ – Bloody Disgusting Presents Early Screenings of Sean Byrne’s New Shark Thriller
One of the most anticipated horror films this year is Dangerous Animals, the latest splash from Australian filmmaker Sean Byrne (The Loved Ones,The Devil’s Candy). Although the Jai Courtney-led thriller doesn’t chomp into theaters until June 6th, Bloody Disgusting has the early ticket for those willing to wade in the film’s shark-infested waters.
On Thursday, May 29th, we’re presenting special sneak screenings across the US. With the exception of Dallas and Houston, all screenings start at 7 PM local. Do you see your local theater listed? RSVP below and see what Meagan Navarro called in her 4.5 skull review: “one ferocious subversion of shark horror” and “one of the year’s must-see movies.”
Austin – AMC Barton Creek Square 14
Philadelphia – AMC Cherry Hill
Phoenix – Harkins Arizona Mills
San Diego – AMC Mission Valley
In the summer horror movie, “Trapped on a killer’s boat with hungry sharks circling below, a surfer must outwit a predator more dangerous than the ocean itself—will she escape, or become the next offering to the deep? Sean Byrne returns with his third visceral feature.”
Hassie Harrison (“Yellowstone”), Jai Courtney (The Suicide Squad) and Josh Heuston (“Heartbreak High”) lead the cast of Sean Byrne’s shark movie Dangerous Animals.
Watch the trailer below that gives a closer look at Jai Courtney’s Tucker, a serial killer with a rather unique modus operandi. Filmmaker Sean Byrne recently previewed his upcoming feature in Bloody Disgusting’s Summer Preview, where he teased more about Courtney’s unforgettable turn.
“That’s how the spider catches the fly,” Byrne said of Tucker’s disarming qualities. “He’s got to be charismatic to get people on the boat, but then equally terrifying. But yet, still somehow capture the damaged child inside; and Jai and I spoke a lot about just the opportunity within horror. Villains can just own the stage in a way. The way that Kathy Bates does in Misery, Christian Bale in American Psycho, and Jack Nicholson in The Shining, and really having fun.”
Byrne continued, “But it also has got to be a nuanced performance. I’d always been a fan of Jai’s, and just a really solid actor. I had this feeling that there was this weird character actor inside him that wanted to explode, and I think it’s my favorite performance of his. I mean, I’m biased, but I really feel like it’s one of those iconic villains. And in a way, he does see himself as the shark.”
Nick Lepard wrote the screenplay for Dangerous Animals, which comes courtesy of Brouhaha Entertainment, LD Entertainment, Oddfellows Entertainment, and Range Media Partners.
Before updating the video nasty Faces of Death, director Daniel Goldhaber and writer Isa Mazzei explored the dangers of online life in tech-thriller Cam, their feature debut that was acquired by Netflix in 2018 after making waves on the festival circuit.
At the end of last year, the Netflix exclusive quietly departed from the streaming platform, left without another streaming home.
It’s not an isolated story; Mike Flanagan’s Hush also left streaming entirely for a period until it was finally picked up on both physical media and other streaming services.
While the tech-thriller currently isn’t available to watch on Netflix, Tubi, Hulu, or any other platforms, that’s not a problem for Cam thanks to a very cool move by Goldhaber: the director has made his breakout film accessible to watch online for free via his website.
As his site notes: “CAM is unfortunately not currently available to view on any platforms, so you can watch it here if you like :).“
No subscriptions or fees necessary, just hit play.
Cam follows Alice (Madeline Brewer), who works as an online cam girl obsessed with her ranking on the cam site. The higher her ranking goes, the more it draws unwanted attention, and Alice soon finds herself replaced on her own show with a doppelganger.
Written by Mazzei, a former camgirl, it uses the horror thriller premise to examine the life of a sex worker; Alice’s career ambition is directly at odds with the shame it brings to her family, and how she tries to spare them from it by keeping them in the dark. It only compounds her danger when the doppelganger enters the equation in Goldhaber’s engaging thriller.
For a deep dive into the treacherous world of Cam, listen to Horror Queers’ episode on it now.
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