Dangerous Animals, the sharks-meet-serial-killer thriller from Sean Byrne (The Loved Ones, The Devil's Candy) has been picked up by Shudder and IFC Films for a wide theatrical release on June 6, Variety reports today.
Written by Nick Lepard, Dangerous Animals stars Jai Courtney (Suicide Squad), Hassie Harrison (Yellowstone) and Josh Heuston (Dune: Prophecy), and 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 only person who realizes she is missing is new love interest Moses (Hueston), who goes looking for Zephyr, only to be caught by the deranged murderer as well.
Per Variety, Dangerous Animals is a Brouhaha Entertainment production, in conjunction with LD Entertainment, Oddfellows Entertainment and Range Media Partners.
Here's what Byrne has to say about re-teaming with IFC Films, and what we can expect from the toothy thriller:
“I’m delighted to be back with the IFC family and – together with my dear friends at LD, Brouhaha, Oddfellows, and Range – I can’t wait to unleash Dangerous Animals this summer […] There have been a lot of shark films over the years but, I promise, none like this, where audiences are left to decipher who the deadliest creature really is – man or animal. It’s a survival horror experience with teeth that screams to be seen on the big screen,”
Shudder’s SVP of acquisitions and productions, Emily Gotto, adds:
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. Prepare for a groundbreaking cinematic experience that will leave you breathless this summer,
Producers on Dangerous Animals include Troy Lum, Andrew Mason for Brouhaha Entertainment, Pete Shilaimon, Mickey Liddell for LD Entertainment, Chris Ferguson for Oddfellows Entertainment, and Brian Kavanaugh Jones for Range Media Partners.
Look out for more news on Dangerous Animals when we get it. For more 2025 horror news, read our rundown of this year's most anticipated releases.
