Writer/Director Kiah Roache-Turner (Sting, Wyrmwood: Apocalypse) pays tribute to Steven Spielberg’s Jaws in an exclusive new clip from WWII thriller Beast of War.
Beast of War is loosely based on real-life events and will be released in theaters and on VOD from Well Go USA on October 10.
The film follows a warship carrying hundreds of Australian soldiers across the Timor Sea to the frontline of WWII. Suddenly, Japanese fighter jets scream out of the sky, and within minutes, the ocean becomes a hell of steel, fire, oil, and blood. While a handful of soldiers build a makeshift raft from floating debris as they cling to their lives, their biggest battle is yet to come. In the dark below, the ultimate apex predator — a great white shark — hunts in the wreckage and is drawn to the smell of fresh blood in the water.
In the clip below, an isolated soldier clinging to a barrel finds himself silently hunted by a predator. It’s a scene that calls back to the opening sequence of Jaws, where an unlucky swimmer met a similar fate.
While the shark remains mostly unseen, it’s worth noting that Formation Effects handled the movie’s shark effects, utilizing a mix of classic old school animatronics and puppeteering, with that practical work aided by cutting-edge visual effects.
The horror movie stars Mark Coles Smith (We Bury the Dead), Joel Nankervis, Sam Delich, Lee Tiger Halley, Sam Parsonson, Maximillian Johnson, Tristan McKinnon, and Aswan Reid.
I wrote in my Fantastic Fest review, “A familiar historical account gets an invigorating reinterpretation in Beast of War, one that places equal weight on every single vital component, from the soldiers to the breathtaking animatronic shark. It makes for a slick action thriller that isn’t afraid to draw from atypical gothic horror influences, yielding a unique genre-bender.”
Beast of War is rated “R” for “bloody violent content, gore, and language.”
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