Since the release of the epic teaser for Luke Sparke’s Primitive War film via The Hollywood Reporter, much buzz and hype has built around the release of the film, with many reaction videos in the community being shared by the cast & crew on social media. Thanks to a press release from Sparke Films, we now know that Rialto Distribution will theatrically release the film in Australia & New Zealand markets, but sadly for those fans in the ‘States and beyond, the remaining worldwide rights are still open. Thankfully, though, said rights are behind handled by the in-house producers directly.
Regarding this acquisition, Rialto Distribution stated: “Australian genre cinema is having a moment unprecedented since the heyday of Ozploitation and Luke Sparke is one of the talents ready to rocket into the stratosphere with his dynamic, furious and fearless ambition to take on the studios at their own game. PRIMITIVE WAR is an independent marvel that has the scope, thrills and technical wizardry to match any blockbusting creature feature stalking the cinema screens of the 21st century. Rialto is thrilled to be partnering with Luke and his team in ANZ on this most deliriously entertaining of pictures.”
Director Luke Sparke excitedly reflected on the teaser’s online premiere as well. Luke adds, “This teaser is just a small taste of what’s to come in this epic. We’ve been in post production for almost a year now and our amazing artists and team have cooked up something very cool!”
Primitive War was filmed on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, and employed a majority local crew and cast with hundreds of jobs and countless services for the area. Rounding out team Sparke are accomplished producers Carmel Imrie, Carly Sparke, executive producers Geoff Imrie, Luke Sparke and Co-Producer Alex Becconsall.
Check out the full gallery of stills from the teaser below. For more on Primitive War, check out our interview with the film’s director, Luke Sparke.
ABOUT SPARKE FILMS
Sparke Films is an Australian based company focusing on an exciting slate of action, genre and character driven films. To date, their list has included the historic two part TV series ‘YESTERDAY IS HISTORY’, the monster movie ‘RED BILLABONG’ followed by the alien invasion films ‘OCCUPATION’ and ‘OCCUPATION RAINFALL’ starring Temuera Morrison, Ken Jeong and Daniel Gillies and the crime drama BRING HIM TO ME with Barry Pepper, Sam Neill and Rachel Griffiths. Their latest film, the creature feature SCURRY is complete and will be released in early 2025. The company has also announced development is underway on the adaptation of John Birmingham’s trilogy to a tv series currently titled ‘WEAPONS OF CHOICE’ and several other feature films in different stages. For more information visit: sparkefilms.net and lukesparke.com or you can follow either on social media.
