{"id":258469,"date":"2026-01-22T19:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T19:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/258469\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T19:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T19:11:08","slug":"primitive-war-2-will-escalate-the-war-between-soldiers-and-dinosaurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/258469\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Primitive War 2’ Will Escalate the War Between Soldiers and Dinosaurs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vietnam soldiers will battle even more dinosaurs in Primitive War 2.<\/p>\n

Variety<\/a> confirms that the sequel is in late development with plans to shoot in Queensland, Australia, later this year for a 2027 release.<\/p>\n

Luke Sparke is returning to write and direct. He also served as editor, production designer, and VFX supervisor on last year\u2019s film<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Expanding the scope and mythology, Primitive War 2\u00a0is positioned as a darker, more intense escalation \u2014 and more grounded war epic \u2014 continuing the series\u2019 distinctive blend of military realism and survival horror.<\/p>\n

Set in the aftermath of the original film, the sequel follows a new U.S. platoon sent into an increasingly unstable valley, where competing kill zones, rival apex predators, and secret Cold War agendas converge. As containment collapses, the mission becomes one of survival \u2014 and the cost of failure threatens to extend far beyond the battlefield.<\/p>\n

Sparke will produce alongside Carly Sparke and Carmel Imrie, with Geoff Imrie as executive producer and Alex Becconsall as co-producer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first film was about discovery,\u201d said Sparke. \u201cThis is about escalation \u2014 what happens when control is lost, when nature adapts faster than military doctrine and when the war itself becomes secondary to what\u2019s been unleashed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a blast watching the first Primitive War film, and I\u2019m excited to see how the sequel goes!\u201d added author Ethan Pettus, on whose novels the franchise is based.<\/p>\n

Set in 1968, Primitive War followed a recon unit known as Vulture Squad on a mission to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing Green Beret platoon. They soon discover they are not alone and must face the most terrifying creatures to ever walk the earth.<\/p>\n

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