You would probably be forgiven for thinking it was a mistake to see producer Will Packer's name on [...]
You would probably be forgiven for thinking it was a mistake to see producer Will Packer's name on the upcoming survival thriller Beast. Having made a name for himself creating comedies like Ride Along, Girls Trip, and Think Like A Man, plus acclaimed dramas like Straight Outta Compton, it does seem out of the ordinary, but that was by design. Speaking in an exclusive interview with ComicBook.
"I hadn't done a survival thriller. I'm a fan of Jaws and the Cujos, and those types of projects, and I hadn't done one. And I thought that this concept was like, clean enough. It felt like a great, theatrical, late-summer movie, you know? You can come in and eat your popcorn, and just have an escapist moment and watch Idris Elba punch lions in the face. I mean, I'm here for it.
When we followed up and asked why seeing a film like this in the theater with an audience was important to him, Packer added:"I think that's important to have a breath of opportunities and options for movie goers. I think, I got nothing against like big tentpole, comic book things, big brands and IP, but an original movie like this one, let's see if audiences respond because I just like there to be just a plethora of options when you go to the cinema.
0commentsElba leads the cast of the new Universal movie, which also stars Sharlto Copley , Iyana Halley , and Leah Sava Jeffries . In the film Elba plays Dr. Nate Daniels, a recently widowed husband who returns to South Africa, where he first met his wife, on a long-planned trip with their daughters to a game reserve managed by Martin Battles , an old family friend and wildlife biologist.
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