Is Primitive Battle Getting A Sequel? This is What It Will Take [Exclusive]

“Primitive Battle” is slowly making its method to folks of the world. Director Luke Sparke’s wild dinosaur film had a restricted run in theaters earlier this summer time, which has solely appeared to gasoline curiosity, extra broadly, in his adaptation of Ethan Pettus’ novel of the identical identify. Who would not wish to watch dinosaurs rampaging within the jungle through the Vietnam Battle, in spite of everything? It is a idea that could be very completely different from “Jurassic Park”https://www.slashfilm.com/”Jurassic World,” however one which additionally has severe franchise potential. So, are we going to get a sequel?

I lately had the nice fortune of talking with Sparke forward of the “Primitive Battle” VOD and Digital launch within the U.S., which is about for Friday, October 3. As for a sequel? The director instructed me that all of it comes all the way down to how the film performs on VOD within the coming weeks. “To me it will be the way it goes on VOD,” Sparke stated once I requested him a couple of sequel. The excellent news is, it is already trying good on that entrance. This is what he needed to say about it:

“Australia’s simply 4 days in and is trying good. So how that goes in America, clearly I even ended the movie even additional than what Ethan did within the e-book. I added these little after credit score scenes and added a world construct factor occurring. I believe within the books, it is nonetheless a lot of a secret after e-book one. My [ending] was type of like the military sees it, the world sees it. I all the time type of love the ending of Iron Man, how he says ‘I’m Iron Man.'”

“It type of blew the MCU as much as be completely different to what had been completed earlier than,” Sparked added. “I type of went that manner. Clearly my intention is that I might positively love to leap in and construct all these property and all these dinosaurs and we have all of them on our computer systems and that, so it feels bizarre simply to not do something with them. So for those who’re a fan on the market, I positively wish to proceed.”

The ending of the film very a lot tees up the ball for extra. Pettus additionally has a number of books within the collection. The opposite constructive factor working in favor of a sequel is that “Primitive Battle” was made for an incredibly low amount of cash. So the bar for monetary success is, because of this, a fraction of what the common blockbuster would wish.

“It simply got here out digital right here in Australia final week and within the first 4 days it blew previous our projections are three months value of projections,” Sparke stated. “So holy s***. We’re actually pleased with that. So I am hoping that bodes properly for the remainder of the world, particularly America.”

VOD has grow to be a a lot greater a part of the enterprise and, although this film did discover relative success in its restricted launch, that also wasn’t sufficient to cowl the prices. Although it was a very good begin. Talking additional, Sparke stated they’re having conversations about what a sequel would appear like, though nothing is about in stone.

“We’re having, clearly, conversations right here with the group and other people about what’s subsequent and the way to do this. The query is will we return in and simply actually simply do the identical finances or will we attempt to push, attempt to push somewhat bit up, but when we push up, is it going to harm? So there’s all these completely different conversations on the backend stuff that is having the dialog. As a director, I would not simply wish to go and do the identical, so it relies upon how my ego goes.”

I referred to as “Primitive Battle” the best non-“Jurassic” dinosaur film ever made. So the potential for a sequel is extraordinarily interesting. Sparke additionally confirmed that the film can be getting a bodily launch down the road. “There’s going to be a Blu-ray and if that goes properly or if it goes on VOD steelbook as properly,” he stated. “I’ve completed an audio commentary and there is behind the scenes and there is a complete bunch of additional stuff that may be placed on there.” 

“Primitive Battle” is out there starting October 3, 2025 on VOD and Digital.