Primitive Battle Was Rejected By Hollywood – The Director Made His Wild Dinosaur Battle Film Anyway [Exclusive Interview]

Critics have been a bit blended on the film, however audiences have, typically talking, beloved what Sparke is promoting with “Primitive Battle.” Its viewers rating on Rotten Tomatoes is larger than each single “Jurassic” film save for the unique “Jurassic Park.” The excellent news is that Pettus has extra novels to adapt, that means a sequel is a definite risk. As at all times, although, it’ll come right down to the financials. For an independently produced film, that may be a steep hill.

“To me, it’ll be the way it goes on VOD,” Sparke stated of what it’ll take to make a “Primitive Battle” sequel occur. “I undoubtedly wish to proceed.” The workforce has additionally been promoting shirts, posters, and different merchandise on eBay tied to the film. For bodily media followers on the market, the filmmaker additionally confirmed {that a} Blu-ray launch is being deliberate.

“There’s going to be a Blu-ray, and if that goes nicely or if it goes on VOD steelbook as nicely,” Sparke stated. “I’ve performed an audio commentary, and there is behind the scenes and there is a entire bunch of additional stuff.” Come what might, the film’s mere existence is one thing of a victory lap for Sparke. His film was initially rejected by quite a few movie festivals, however they did get an enormous panel at this previous summer time’s San Diego Comedian-Con, which made all of it actual, each for him and the world at giant. As he defined:

“Movie festivals, excessive movie festivals, I will not say which of them, however as soon as they noticed us go to Comedian-Con and as soon as they noticed the group and as soon as they noticed the trailers and as soon as they noticed the discharge, they reached again out to me going, oh look, we must always have taken it. We might’ve beloved to take it. For those who do anything, let me know.”

“Even up till the discharge, there was nonetheless this, you may’t do that,” Sparke concluded. “Fortunately, the followers and everybody else like your self have actually jumped on board and made a little bit of a web based noise about it, which, for a filmmaker, is one of the best factor. I make ’em for the viewers. I do not make ’em for the critics.”

“Primitive Battle” is out now on VOD and Digital.