‘Savage Hunt:’ Production Begins In Bulgaria On Survival Thriller From ‘Halo’ Filmmaker Roel Reiné, Film Bridge Launching At Cannes Market
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Cameras have started rolling in Sofia, Bulgaria, on the survival-thriller Savage Hunt from Dutch filmmaker Roel Reiné (Halo).
The pic comes from a screenplay penned by Chad Law and Christopher Jolley. The story follows a vengeful tracker who is brought in to hunt down a large grizzly bear, which has begun attacking humans when a new local resort begins construction, disrupting the natural habitat of the wildlife.
The production has told us they are currently using a real grizzly bear on location as part of the shoot. “We wanted to strive for as much realism as possible, showing how powerful nature can be, and the effects of man encroaching on an animal’s natural environment,” producers said.
Film Bridge International has sales rights to the pic and will introduce it to buyers at the forthcoming Cannes market. Producing the pic are United Film’s Gabriel Georgiev, Ellen Wander, and Jordan Dykstra alongside Pro Cinema’s Alexander Zdravkov and Reiné. “Filming with a real bear in real locations with real actors is a very complex task.
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