Ryûhei Kitamura’s upcoming direction will be set in an Island wherein the protagonists will have to fight for their survival following an unfortunate chain of events. Titled as ‘Apex’, the film will showcase a newly engaged couple, Jenna and Tyler who decide to spend their time at a tropical resort in order to celebrate their engagement. Accompanying them in the trip is the fiancé’s young niece Tori and his aunt Mel. When Tyler and Tori book the group on an adventurous tour of the island, despite Jenna’s hesitance owing to her fear of the ocean, trouble begins to ensue. As they all board a boat and set out to the open water with their guide, who goes by the name of Jones, tension rises between Jenna and Tori. Tori’s bashing of her aunt’s fear of water bodies ends up pushing Jenna into diving with the seemingly harmless whale sharks. However, as Jenna returns to the boat, it soon becomes evident that Tyler is missing. In her pursuit of her fiancé, Jenna sets out in the water and is consequentially surrounded by great white sharks summoned to the water by
Jones and his crew by dumping dead fish in the ocean. What follows is Jenna and Tori teaming up to defeat the enemies above and below the surface.
Details on the Crew, Location, Language and More
Ryûhei Kitamura is an established filmmaker who is known for his horror and action films. He has worked in both Japanese and English language works with some of them being ‘No One Lives’ which premiered in 2012, ‘Versus’ which is an action horror, ‘Azumi’, ‘Downrange’ and more. The development for the upcoming film is taken up by VMI Worldwide, a known production company. Some of VMI Worldwide’s recent releases are, ‘Last Son’, ‘Clean’, ‘Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon’ and more.
‘Apex’ will most likely be shot in Thailand with the filming commencing soon. Many movies have been released in the past which are centered on survival amidst a shark attack such as ‘The Meg’, ‘The Shallows’ and ‘Jaws’ to name a few. It will be interesting to see how the crew for ‘Apex’ will bring forth a novelty to the already established genre and with Ryûhei Kitamura heading the direction, the upcoming feature film will potentially feature chilling sequences. Not much is known regarding the cast for ‘Apex’ , yet, the film can be expected to premiere in the following year.
