‘The Reef’ Director Andrew Traucki to Helm Crocodile Survival Thriller ‘Ulu’
The Reef and Black Water writer-director Andrew Traucki is heading back into the water for another high-concept survival thriller titled Ulu. Deadline reports that Alliance Media Partners is launching world sales at the European Film Market in Berlin next month. Set deep in the rarely-filmed river systems and rainforests of Borneo, Ulu is inspired by true events. It […]
The Reef and Black Water writer-director Andrew Traucki is heading back into the water for another high-concept survival thriller titled Ulu.
Deadline reports that Alliance Media Partners is launching world sales at the European Film Market in Berlin next month.
Set deep in the rarely-filmed river systems and rainforests of Borneo, Ulu is inspired by true events.
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 – long believed to exist only in legend – has been driven into deadly proximity with the humans.
Borneo Pictures produces, with Traucki co-producing. Formation Effects founder Steve Boyle (Anaconda, Beast of War) will lead the visual effects.
“Andrew Traucki is a proven master of survival cinema,” said Anthony Buckner, AMP’s Head of Sales, Acquisitions & Distribution. “Ulu 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’re also thrilled to be working with Steve Boyle on bringing this creature to life.”
“Ulu is designed as a visceral theatrical experience,” added Traucki. “The river, the jungle, and the crocodile are all active forces in the story. It’s a survival thriller rooted in real environments, real pressures, and real consequences.”
