IFC Films, Shudder Buy Buzzy Horror Thriller ‘Dangerous Animals’ (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent IFC Films and AMC Networks’ streamer Shudder have acquired “Dangerous Animals,” Sean Byrne (“The Devil’s Candy”)’s buzzy movie from LD Entertainment, for the U.S.

Pairing the serial killer genre with sharksploitation, “Dangerous Animals” was penned by Nick Lepard and stars Jai Courtney (“Suicide Squad”) Hassie Harrison (“Yellowstone”) and Josh Heuston (“Dune: Prophecy”).

The movie will get a wide release, exclusively in theaters, on June 6. “Dangerous Animals” follows Zephyr (Harrison), a rebellious surfer who is abducted by a shark-obsessed serial killer (Courtney). “Held captive on his boat – she must escape before he carries out a ritualistic feeding to the sharks below,” the synopsis reads.

Shudder’s SVP of acquisitions and productions, Emily Gotto, said “Sean Byrne is one of the most visceral filmmakers in the current genre space and we are thrilled to join forces with him again on ‘Dangerous Animals.'” “In this film, he ventures boldly into two of horror’s most terrifying realms—serial killers and sharks—fusing them into a singularly intense and ferocious spectacle.