The Primevals (2023) Official Trailer | Juliet Mills I Richard Joseph Paul I Leon Russom

A Civilization lost in time invaded one million years ago.
Director: David Allen
Produced By: Charles Band
Writers: David Allen, Randall Cook
Starring: Juliet Mills, Richard Joseph Paul, Leon Russom , Walker Brandt, Tai Thai
Decades in the making WORLD PREMIERE of David Allen's THE PRIMEVALS will happen as part of the 2023 FANTASIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL!
Get ready to have your mind blown! And make sure you get to Montreal and experience the WORLD PREMIERE of THE PRIMEVALS for yourself on July 23rd!
You MUST see this jaw-dropping stop motion epic on the BIG SCREEN. Ticket on sale soon from the official FANTASIA website.

[@bgabe]

I remember reading about this in Cinefantastique magazine back in 1978 and thinking that I can’t wait for that to come out. Took forty-five years, but now I will finally get to see it.

[@davidsalucco56]

Me toooo!!! This is really cooL!!!

[@Jaguardini]

Truly? Is this a project from that far back? I love the old Harryhausen style animation

[@markjones5561]

yup! It's been a while. I think I may have the magazine hanging around somewhere !

[@mastercob]

Waaaoo me alegro por ustedes 👏👏👏 y pues también me gusta el tipo de animación que le dan y el estilo la ropa la forma de los vestidos los peinados no todo clásico amo eso ❤

[@maleiva]

It is appreciated to see a movie like this in these times, with the old school effects recovers that charm. Without a doubt, I arrive in the best moment where the CGI with questionable results, this film stands out.

[@redrain2206]

They don't have to copy the CGI. If they use this day CGI it will be perfect.

[@GoodmansGhost]

@@redrain2206 CGI today looks like ass, have you seen any recent movie? They almost all look terrible and have budgets about a hundred times as expensive as this film.

[@ollllj]

production for this movie started in the 1970s. talk about development-hell. i hope it is self aware of this.

[@Aeoline_official]

Stop motion technology is such a beautiful reminder of a bygone era full of wonder and adventure in our youth.

[@Koleyl]

I love this it's a nice throwback to the early years of using stop motion animation with live action

[@margotwhitworth3163]

It's not a throwback, it was started back in the 90s when they still used stop motion heavily.

[@Daniel-cruz-363]

​@@margotwhitworth3163king Kong 1935

[@R1PPA-C]

​@@Daniel-cruz-363 understanding a sentence.. no date

[@fandeevilbong]

I thought this movie would never come out but it's good that now we can all enjoy it

[@JesterMikey]

I’m looking forward to seeing this long waited Masterpiece.

[@cyborgparrot1996]

I'm so glad this is still being made and is coming out, I was really worried that it would never see the light of day since the Crowdfunding campaign failed.

[@simonj1971]

BEST MOVIE EVER! IT'S GOT EVERYTHING!!! TRULY AWESOME! THIS MOVIE HAS EVERYTHING, YETI'S, RACISM, ALIENS, A TOTALLY USELESS BIG GAME HUNTER, LOST FUTURISTIC CIVILIZATIONS THAT REGRESS TO THE ROMAN ERA, SHANGRI LA, FLYING SAUCERS, SLEESTAKS, LASERS, BRAIN MANIPULATION, PRISON CELLS WITH BARS BIG ENOUGH TO WALK THROUGH. EVERYTHING! I LOVED IT!!!

[@jojosforever2100]

It took more than 40 years to see this movie

[@namehereandthere]

This looks incredible. The footage is cleaned up so well I thought it was a new release, using old school techniques, not a film that’s almost 30 years old.

[@JVD8383]

It is new with old school effects

[@ShadovvV]

As of 2024, it's 46 years old, since it was made in 1978.

[@nenoman3855]

@@JVD8383 it's newly released but was filmed in the 90s and written in during the 70s. The stop-motion effects, ironically enough, are the "new" ones, since they were added sometime 2018.

[@Captianjim]

Heard the story about this movie a while ago and just thought to see if any progress was made. So glad to see this trailer!! I'm so glad to see it's close to being released!

[@fishingwithrick3991]

King Kong meets The Lost World meets Land of the Lost. Can't wait!😊

[@GordonBeckles]

You nailed it! 😂👍🏾 Three great Sci-fi/fantasy films all rolled into one.👊🏾

[@flyingalienqueen]

Looks downright amazing! Full Moon is having a banner year, I’m so happy for you guys. 🖤

[@gabevaldez2272]

This looks so good, I wish movies today could look more like this than just relying solely on CG.

[@dudeman1456]

I'm watching this trailer, thinking "Wow, how did Charlie Band manage to rub more than two quarters together to create a Full Moon movie in 2023 that actually lookalike it had a budget?" Before realizing this is an unfinished project from 1993 that is just now being released. Well, that explains why it looks so much better than a modern Full Moon movie! Those David Allen stop-motion effects are pretty distinctive, should've been my first clue that this was a leftover from the company's glory days.

[@vaderetro9648]

This part of my life...This little part...is called happiness! :') ❤

[@desdinova55]

soooo happy this is finally coming out. huge dave allen fan. huge full moon-empire fan. huge stop motion animation fan. the next 100 views will be me watching this over and over again.

[@TMontana333]

I just watched this movie. AMAZING! I grew up watching movies using stop animation. I love the old school Hollywood special effects. I hope the younger generation will watch this and appreciate that adventure movies started like this.

[@scottranalli6012]

At the movies or streaming?

[@splatterhouse138]

Yesss!!! Can't wait! Backed this bad boy years ago, and that trailer does not disappoint!

[@rothsothy]

The Primevals immediately caught my attention as I checked my email today and saw Full Moon is releasing this after decades of postponed production. Quite astounding! I appreciate the good ol' fashion stop-motion animation and dedication that go into projects like this. Like waiting for Mad God (2021 Phil Tippett), I can't wait to see it in full. 🍿

[@D.Mii.D]

😀Excellent use of stop-motion animation.😀

[@Zain_production]

This was one of the movies that I thought was going to be unmade but seeing this with full audio and soundtrack makes me glad that old effects are might be coming back in some day in the future of films

[@jimmygeeuk3638]

Hey Guys, any updates on the launch of this movie? I have been waiting a Long Time to see it. Thank you.

[@FullMoonFeatures]

Yes! It will be premiering at Fanasia film festival in July and then on streaming shortly after. Stay tuned!

[@AlthosWTF]

on the internets now

[@dylangeltzeiler946]

It’s the same thing that was seen in the videocast. Like I said, It’s finally here after I saw a few glimpses of the footage preview over the last few years. 4 or 5 years to be exact. I look forward to seeing one of the Stop Motion Creatures that are known to be appearing in The Primevals. Besides the Yeti AKA the Gigantopithecus & those Humanoid Lizards. There was some other Prehistoric looking Creatures that have been known to be making an appearance on this as well.

[@anthonyluetmer8499]

I heard some creatures were cut.

[@dylangeltzeiler946]

⁠@@anthonyluetmer8499 Which ones? Because these are the other known creatures that are known to be appearing on The Primevals besides the Humanoid Lizards & Yetis “Possibly Gigantopithecus itself”. Especially some Dinosaurian Lizard Creature that was seen on the test footage along with one of those Humanoids. *Horned Lizards (the lizards are like a reptile called Tetraceratops or like a Reptilian equivalent of the Arsinoitherium) *An Aquatic lizard (a plesiosaur called Elasmosaurus) *Dinosaur Hybrid or Megatherium, a Giant Ground Sloth *A Hybrid cross between a Mammoth & a Ceratopsian Dinosaur Those are all the creatures that are known to be appearing on The Primevals. But what could it possibly be that they cut out?

[@anthonyluetmer8499]

​@@dylangeltzeiler946the sloth, the ceratopsian hybrid and the spider have been cut I think. Don't know about the river lizard though.

[@dylangeltzeiler946]

@@anthonyluetmer8499 I didn’t mention the spider. But I saw an image of the Stop Motion Dinosaur Hybrid or Ground Sloth Creature. There must be some kind of mistake about what is kept in the Film or what is cut out in the Film.

[@anthonyluetmer8499]

@@dylangeltzeiler946 well i guess were gonna have to wait and see.

[@xolta11]

You had me at stop motion effects full moon.

[@thestooge200]

This has got me thinking. If this film HAD been finished and released back in the day, I don't think we would have a master of this high fidelity being released. Sure, we'd have a decent dvd back in the 2000s but not something this otherworldly crisp! It still feels surreal seeing this 90s sci-fi film in such pristine quality.

[@loschrodproductions4519]

Stop Motion mixed with Live Action actors, It gets my Cult following

[@VirtualVikki]

I am so excited to finally see this movie completed!

[@MentalDeviant]

Wow! Fullmoon is on a roll! When you get a hit like baby oopsy. Don't milk it with 2 sequels. Those could have been condenced into one movie/Blu-ray.

[@BeyondBeliever]

I like a good stop motion retro styled flick

[@theeverythingprodoctions5561]

I can’t wait for this movie!

[@Luigui19-r1e]

This is very good 👍

[@fandeevilbong]

Al final si saldra esta pelicula despues de todo

[@nss7641]

After so many years we can finally see this beautiful movie

[@rhysseddon7279]

Really looking forward to seeing this

[@joshhedge6778]

Looks like a blast!

[@ackwagl4]

So keyed up to see this, even more than for Indiana Jones 5. 👍

[@Sthunderrocker]

This looks awesome!

[@VampireCitadel]

Finally, I'll see this movie in Sitges, after decades of waiting for this project become a reality. I'm sure I'll cry in the theater

[@madaboutmonsters9957]

Looks amazing!

[@c_i_n_e_m_a_n_i_a_c]

I hope this gets a theatrical release through Alamo Drafthouse or other. It would be so awesome to see this epic on the big screen 😮

[@williamcrowe2576]

They found ShangriLa somewhat by accident, and now they'll have to find a way out.

[@peterbriggs6857]

Watched it last night. I've been waiting 45 years for this film! 2024 Me was likely rolling my eyes watching this. But that was fine, as 1979 Me had pushed him out the door, and was watching this with a tube of Pringles and a silly grin all the way through. It's a film that played on my imagination as a kid, that I never thought I'd see. And now I have.

[@LFTLstudios]

Where did you watch this film?? It premiered on media only in September🤔

[@DarknessYT2010]

did they attempt to make it back then ?

[@peterbriggs6857]

@@DarknessYT2010 You should look up the making of this movie. It literally took decades.

[@Tchernobog]

please bring us a UK screening!

[@Skelta75]

Compared to todays movies this looks...fresh and fun! Looking forward:-)

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

I have got to see this movie! It is full of adventure, action, sci-fi goodness, and yetis.

[@magagog]

That's cool old school looking flick👍

[@leegaskins5506]

I have been waiting decades to see this film. Bravo, Full Moon to have the caring and guts to finish David Allen's vision. The trailer looks better than I would have thought. Matte work looks solid and stop motion looks fluid. Hope this movie turns around Full Moon to at least slow down the stupid crude of their 2000-era trash (Evil Bong, etc.) and put some intelligence and creative quirkiness into their future titles. Remember Dolls? From Beyond? You can do it Full Moon!!!!

[@davidsalucco56]

I can't believe that this movie was finished. I remember reading about it over 20+ years ago and I remember the stills with the the roots that formed dwellings and I thought, how cool...Juliett3 Mills is 82 years old now...I bet she's really excited to see this project completed!!! I can't wait to get this on Bluray & DVD!!!!!!

[@brianrosenthal82]

The stop motion FX look fantastic!

[@cyborgparrot1996]

When will this be coming to DVD/Bluray and Digital?

[@keithnallawalla621]

I just saw preorders for it in Australia, will likely be available wherever you are as well.

[@Browchowskis]

4K! 4K! 4K! Let’s give this a well deserved 4K release!

[@ThePeterBlood]

The transfer elements are only in 2K.

[@augustvalek]

The animations are so good, but the puppets look just like they were taken from a 50s movie. This is magic and you cannot convince me otherwise, all I can do is stare at it in awe, trying to absorb every frame with the same passion Allen put into it.

[@Phaota]

Wow, I've gotta see this. Love the classic Harryhausen stop-motion animation.

[@Regal99]

Hopefully this gets a Blu-Ray release.

[@keithnallawalla621]

it is

[@spacepopeextremis9746]

If they had omitted EVERYTHING regarding the regular humans, this could have been classic. Something really special.

[@CaptGage]

I've gotta see this. I read about it decades ago! Does anyone know where or if you can view Raiders of the Stone Ring? That was a '60s short that was also from Dave Allen.

[@livegooddad]

Man this movie was worth every penny spent. If you're a fan old-school quality effects great story line adventure, action sci-fi this is your movie to watch

[@sepixsound]

Such a fantastic project!

[@JurassicLion2049]

Will this film see release on physical media? I would love to buy it on Blu-ray.

[@itmustbednesh]

The only thought I had was to only come for this movie after all my 80's childhood memories flashing through

[@daringilmore6470]

The effects used to create the creature...👍👍 When and where can I watch this?!! The aliens remind me of a mix of the Sleestacks and the best ghouls from Sinbad's Eye of the Tiger! I'm already hoping there'll be action figures to collect 🤞🙏

[@dylangeltzeiler946]

You mean The Sleestacks from the 3 different versions of Land of the Lost?

[@daringilmore6470]

@@dylangeltzeiler946 from the original kids live action show.

[@dylangeltzeiler946]

@@daringilmore6470I did say one of them. The 1970S version show was okay, but I however prefer the 1991 version Show & the 2009 Film that was based on the original series in a modern way.

[@daringilmore6470]

@@dylangeltzeiler946 are there Sleestacks from somewhere else? I thought they were only characters from Land of the Lost. The old t.v. show was what I was thinking about when I made my comment.

[@dylangeltzeiler946]

@@daringilmore6470 I said there was a 1991 version of Land of the Lost that had the Sleestacks. “3 of them in a diIncluding the 2009 version Film of Land of the Lost that had Sleestacks in a Creature from the Black Lagoon like appearance.

[@sabatheus]

I'm here from Film Threat, and I desperately want to see this. Can we (Hollywood, really) get back to just telling great stories like this, please?

[@malz6791]

Si esta película lleva en desarrollo desde 1978 y se estrena finalmente en 2023, tal vez Sabel Redemtion aún tenga esperanza.

[@cabello_asi]

Oh my good it seems a 60s-80s-90s movie all in together. I love this

[@FabledHeroes3351]

This movie was in development for over 40 years wow it’s really nice to see the stop motion effects in this day and age

[@anacatarina1388]

What an amazing King Kong x Journey to the Center of the Earth mixed up👣🦎🤩

[@LordsofMedia]

2023?

[@ivane5110]

Awesome! Feel like this is something from my childhood and almost expected to see a young Doug McClure.

[@jondoe-du2fr]

Who found this on the Jason and the Argonauts cutting room floor and thought it would be a good idea to release it?

[@zachthezombie]

So is this coming out on blu ray at any point ?

[@livegooddad]

Make another!!!! We're ready!! Bring back stop motion so much better than cgi

[@DarknessYT2010]

This was so good reminds me of the good old days Land of the lost , HR puff en stuff and that one with the dragon in the cave sigmund the sea monster

[@DubeIncorperated]

For those who don’t know, this masterpiece has been in production since the 70s! They finally got the budget to finish it.

[@marcgothic]

I just got the score yesterday. Wonderful Richard Band soundtrack. I cannot wait to see this!!

[@charlesbennett7484]

This looks awesome!!

[@Blackferret66]

The stop-motion in this is so smooth. At times I almost thought it was CGI..

[@DrEdwardDiesel1]

Been hearing about this project since I was a kid!

[@FanCineB]

This movie has better effects than the MARVEL movies.

[@evanmarmer8576]

David Allen's film is seeing a release and it looks awesome.I remember reading about it in cinefantastique magazine.Look forward to seeing it and his stop motion is what makes Laserblast memorable.

[@space-time-hobo]

This is the most beautiful thing I've seen in years

[@BDOGreatSaiyanMan]

Absolutely phenomenal.

[@Survivethejive]

WHERE can I see this?

[@griffinnunnelee7236]

I'm a little embarrassed to admit just how fast I pre-ordered this film. I don't know, something about those old stop motion effects have so much more charm compared to bland CGI in today's films.

[@mikeyfrazshow]

Awesome!

[@SuperNuttyPuddyBuddy]

This got me excited. This looks so good.

[@hilfychanur6102]

One more day! I can't remember the last time I was this excited for a movie

[@christiancampagna2229]

Wow. This looks fantastic. A real throwback to classic monster movie. Has this been released yet. My parents took me to see "Laser Blast" at the Drive-In. I remember being blown away by the stop motion effects. Those reptilian aliens and their spaceship looked amazing.

[@thecat8513]

My theory is that this isn't a lost film, it's a new film done with A.I. and they're testing if anyone notices.

[@gurpreetbajwa4490]

So I just found out that this movie started production in the early 90s and is NOW coming out. I'll check it out

[@v.4789]

this is sooo cool

[@domcagney2352]

I saw this on IG and the name Primevals rang a bell deep in the recesses of my mind…is this from the 90s or even earlier? When was it made? It’s so familiar but I can’t remember much about it…

[@alpha8299]

David Allen started thinking about it in the 60s Full Moon backed it because of a deal they made with David Allen shot in the early 90s 2 years of post production completed before David Allen passed away . He had storyboards for whole film so they got with David Allen’s last apprentice a few years ago and picked the shots needed to make a coherent story

[@gsbtee-heeheewhoopee8511]

Looks awesome 👍

[@MrEmilable]

i have been looking forward to seeing this for a LOOOONG TIME!

[@WhatDillionYT]

After so so many years of developement, this film is finally released!

[@Sockpoppet]

I loved it ❤❤❤

[@marcoantoniomaldonadocaile1693]

Esta es la que harryhausen quería hacer ? ¿ O me equivoco???

[@thomastarwater2989]

This is the one that stop-motion animation maestro David Allen started working on in 1978, storyboards and all. Principal photography was finished in 1995, but David Allen was bogged down with other Charles Band films and didn’t have a chance to finish THE PRIMEVALS before he passed away in 1999. He’s now smiling down from heaven, because his film is finally seeing the light of day. About time.

[@andrewflashchannelgibbs5384]

Dear Full Moon. What is the latest on this? Will it be seen this year? Thanks. 🙏

[@ethanreynolds3522]

The film will be released in the United States, in limited theaters on March 11, 2024.

[@harrisonbergeron3599]

I am onboard with the whole Yetis and Sleestaks. I just can't get past the flintlock rifle in 2023.

[@youngemu3949]

So this movie was conceived in the 70s, filmed in the 90s and released in 20s? Ya better make a VHS release

[@PhilipWielgus]

This movie looks amazing