#FIRSTLOOK: “PRIMITIVE WAR” TO GET CANADIAN RELEASE SEPTEMBER 19, 2025

Samuel Goldwyn Films announced today that the company acquired distribution rights to Luke Sparke’s PRIMITIVE WAR, the dinosaur Vietnam War thriller in Canada with a limited theater release beginning September 19th. With it’s limited US theatrical run in August performing above expectations, Samuel Goldwyn quickly acquired ancillary rights to the film which will also be available on VOD October 3rd.

The film is directed by Luke Sparke and stars Ryan Kwanten (“True Blood”), Tricia Helfer (“Battlestar Galactica”), Nick Wechsler (“The Boys”) and Jeremy Piven (“Entourage”). The first trailer for the film garnered over a million views in the first 24-hours of release and director Luke Sparke made history as the first Australian independent filmmaker to hold his film’s panel to a full room in Ballroom 20 at San Diego Comic Con this past Summer.

“PRIMITIVE WAR grossed over a million dollars in it’s limited US release with a 90% audience Popcornmeter and positive reactions across social media platforms. We’re very excited to bring this film to greater success after its ongoing theatrical run,” said SGF president Peter Goldwyn.

Known for his gritty, suspenseful directing style, Luke Sparke’s latest film, PRIMITIVE WAR, takes place during the Vietnam War in 1968. A search and rescue team known as “Vulture Squad” is sent to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing Green Beret platoon. As they hunt through the primordial depths of the valley, they discover ancient horrors that not only threaten to unravel their minds but also to end their lives. Dinosaurs have somehow been unleashed, and when the casualties mount, the members of “Vulture Squad” must abandon their human nature and give in to their savage instincts in order to survive…

Tickets for PRIMITIVE WAR will be available at Landmark Cinemas and participating theatre box offices (theatre locations are subject to change).