While the Amazon rainforest is a beautiful and fascinating place, it also remains an extremely deadly one when it comes to horror movies. First we had Anaconda, and now we have Beware Boiúna, a new film from director Mike P. Nelson that just released its first stills ahead of its theatrical premiere in October.
Directed by Nelson from a script by Alan McElroy, Beware Boiúna stars Jessica Rothe, Kiana Madeira, Jackson Bews, Juan Pablo Shuk, and Logan Marshall-Green. The film’s synopsis is as follows:
Deep in the Amazon, a medical mission spirals into a fight for survival when Boiúna, a colossal ancient predator, awakens to reclaim her domain. In the jungle where nature holds absolute power, she decides who lives and who dies.
Originally titled Titan, the new film is Nelson’s latest foray into horror after directing last year’s remake of Silent Night, Deadly Night, and the “No Wake” and “Ambrosia” segments of V/H/S/85. Its story is based on the Brazilian legend of the Boiúna, a giant black snake who lives in the rivers of the Amazon and can take on any shape to protect its territory, including objects, humans, and other animals.
The film also serves as the third Rothe-led horror film to hit theaters this year, after the Happy Death Day star also featured in Affection and Imposters earlier this year. She joins Madeira as co-lead, the latter of whom returns to horror for the first time since she starred in Netflix’s Fear Street trilogy in 2021.
Beware Boiúna hits theaters on October 2.
