| HFA NEWS EXCLUSIVE
I got a flyer from an anon source about a new horror film that is going
to be made by MUSHROOM PICTURES, ("CUT" and "CHOPPER").
The film is titled ROGUE and is about a crocodile
even Mr. Irwin would have trouble with. The flyer reads like so.
IN 2001 THE FEEDING FRENZY BEGINS
ROGUE
An idyllic wildlife cruise disintegrates into terror when a party of
tourists are stalked by a massive man-eating crocodile…
Pete McKell, a cynical American travel writer, joins a disparate group
of holiday-makers on a river cruise through the waters of Kakadu National
Park. Initially Pete clashes with their tour captain, Kate, a feisty young
woman who assumes he is just another ‘city-slicker’ in search
of a quick thrill. After an uneventful day cruising the river, Kate is reluctantly
persuaded to steer their boat into unexplored territory. They discover a
secluded lake but terror strikes when their craft receives a powerful blow
from beneath the murky depths and begins to sink. With little choice, she
beaches the vessel on the closest dry land –a tiny mud island.
With a rising tide and only half an hour of daylight left, fear grips
the group as they realize they are trapped in the lair of a ‘rogue’
crocodile, governed only by its need to hunt and kill. Begrudgingly, Pete
and Kate join forces to keep hysteria at bay and in the process start to
see beyond their initial impressions. Their first attempt to escape fails,
but then Pete has an idea – they must trap the crocodile to enable
the group to flee to the other side of the island whilst Kate swims for
help. Pete volunteers to stand guard, but without warning, the beast breaks
free and targets Kate who fails to resurface.
As darkness descends and the muddy waters rise, a terrifying struggle
ensues with only one probable outcome…death.
Writer/Director: Greg McLean
Producers: Martin Fabinyi (CUT, CHOPPER)
Julia Overton (CUT, SPIDER & ROSE)
Cast: TBA
Status: In Pre-Production
Genre: Horror Thriller
Kind of sounds like JAWS meets Crocodile Dundee, shakes hands with Anaconda
while looking around for snack to eat. This will be more than the Australian
LAKE PLACID for sure. (HFA NEWS EXCLUSIVE.) | 
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