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Go ape with the trailer and poster for “PRIMATE”

Thursday, October 16, 2025 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

In which a bunch of vacationing young people get a chimp on their shoulder.

Paramount Pictures will release PRIMATE exclusively to theaters January 9, 2026. Directed by Johannes Roberts (the 47 METERS DOWN films) from a script he wrote with Ernest Riera, it stars Johnny Sequoyah, Jessica Alexander, and Troy Kotsur, Victoria Wyant, Gia Hunter, Benjamin Cheng, Charlie Mann and Tienne Simo. The synopsis: “In PRIMATE, a group of friends’ tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival.”

 

 

 

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).