{"id":258223,"date":"2026-01-29T21:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/258223\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T21:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:00:10","slug":"the-reef-director-andrew-traucki-to-helm-crocodile-survival-thriller-ulu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/258223\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The Reef’ Director Andrew Traucki to Helm Crocodile Survival Thriller ‘Ulu’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Reef and Black Water writer-director\u00a0Andrew Traucki\u00a0is heading back into the water for another high-concept survival thriller titled Ulu.<\/p>\n

Deadline<\/a> reports that\u00a0Alliance Media Partners is launching world sales at the European Film Market in Berlin next month.<\/p>\n

Set deep in the rarely-filmed river systems and rainforests of Borneo, Ulu is inspired by true events.<\/p>\n

It follows a group of outsiders and locals drawn into a remote river basin, where a series of violent incidents reveal that a massive, highly territorial crocodile \u2013 long believed to exist only in legend \u2013 has been driven into deadly proximity with the humans.<\/p>\n

Borneo Pictures produces, with Traucki co-producing. Formation Effects founder Steve Boyle (Anaconda, Beast of War) will lead the visual effects.<\/p>\n

\u201cAndrew Traucki is a proven master of survival cinema,\u201d said Anthony Buckner, AMP\u2019s Head of Sales, Acquisitions & Distribution. \u201cUlu combines an extraordinary setting, a formidable crocodile, and a highly experienced team whose credits include The Revenant, Lone Survivor, Edge of the World, and The Reef. We\u2019re also thrilled to be working with Steve Boyle on bringing this creature to life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUlu is designed as a visceral theatrical experience,\u201d added Traucki. \u201cThe river, the jungle, and the crocodile are all active forces in the story. It\u2019s a survival thriller rooted in real environments, real pressures, and real consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n

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