Critics have been a bit combined on the film, however audiences have, usually talking, beloved what Sparke is promoting with “Primitive Battle.” Its viewers rating on Rotten Tomatoes is increased 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 chance. As all the time, although, it may come all the way down to the financials. For an independently produced film, that may be a steep hill.
“To me, it may be the way it goes on VOD,” Sparke stated of what it should take to make a “Primitive Battle” sequel occur. “I undoubtedly wish to proceed.” The crew 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 accomplished an audio commentary, and there is behind the scenes and there is a complete 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 plenty of movie festivals, however they did get an enormous 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 might’ve beloved to take it. In case 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 perfect factor. I make ’em for the viewers. I do not make ’em for the critics.”
“Primitive Battle” is out now on VOD and Digital.
