Primitive Struggle Was Rejected By Hollywood – The Director Made His Wild Dinosaur Struggle Film Anyway [Exclusive Interview]

Critics had been a bit blended on the film, however audiences have, usually talking, beloved what Sparke is promoting with “Primitive Struggle.” Its viewers rating on Rotten Tomatoes is larger than each single “Jurassic” film save for the unique “Jurassic Park.” The excellent news is that Pettus has extra novels to adapt, that means a sequel is a definite risk. As at all times, although, it should come right down to the financials. For an independently produced film, that may be a steep hill.

“To me, it should be the way it goes on VOD,” Sparke stated of what it’s going to take to make a “Primitive Struggle” sequel occur. “I undoubtedly need to proceed.” The group has additionally been promoting shirts, posters, and different merchandise on eBay tied to the film. For bodily media followers on the market, the filmmaker additionally confirmed {that a} Blu-ray launch is being deliberate.

“There’s going to be a Blu-ray, and if that goes nicely or if it goes on VOD steelbook as nicely,” Sparke stated. “I’ve completed an audio commentary, and there is behind the scenes and there is a entire bunch of additional stuff.” Come what might, the film’s mere existence is one thing of a victory lap for Sparke. His film was initially rejected by a variety of movie festivals, however they did get a giant panel at this previous summer time’s San Diego Comedian-Con, which made all of it actual, each for him and the world at massive. As he defined:

“Movie festivals, excessive movie festivals, I will not say which of them, however as soon as they noticed us go to Comedian-Con and as soon as they noticed the gang and as soon as they noticed the trailers and as soon as they noticed the discharge, they reached again out to me going, oh look, we should always have taken it. We’d’ve beloved to take it. Should you do anything, let me know.”

“Even up till the discharge, there was nonetheless this, you possibly can’t do that,” Sparke concluded. “Fortunately, the followers and everybody else like your self have actually jumped on board and made a little bit of a web-based noise about it, which, for a filmmaker, is the most effective factor. I make ’em for the viewers. I do not make ’em for the critics.”

“Primitive Struggle” is out now on VOD and Digital.