Beast (2022 American film)
Beast is an upcoming American thriller film directed by Baltasar Kormákur from a screenplay by Ryan Engle, based on a story by Jaime Primak Sullivan, and starring Idris Elba. The film will be released on August 19, 2022, by Universal Pictures. Premise. A recently widowed husband returns to South Africa, where he first met his wife, on a long-planned trip with his teenage daughters to a game reserve managed by an old family friend and wildlife biologist. Soon, however, a rogue lion begins stalking them. Production. In September 2020, it was announced that Idris Elba  would star in a new Universal Pictures film titled "Beast", based on an original idea by Jaime Primak-Sullivan and directed by Baltasar Kormákur. In June 2021, Sharlto Copley, Iyana Halley and Leah Sava Jeffries joined the cast. Filming commenced on June 1, 2021, in South Africa and lasted for ten weeks. Shooting also occurred in the rural provinces of Limpopo and Northern Cape as well as in Cape Town. Release. "Beast" is scheduled to be released on August 19, 2022 by Universal Pictures. Marketing. In April 2022, the first standee posters for the film were unveiled at CinemaCon. Beast