Fans of Greg McLean’s WOLF CREEK have been waiting anxiously over five years for an encore to the brutal Aussie horror film, and we’re inching ever closer to getting one. A sequel was announced in September, with returns from McLean and star John Jarrett confirmed. Not much else, however, outside of a very slight plot synopsis.
Today, however, I dug up a promo poster for the film, as well an expanded synopsis. Both come from the official site of Darclight Films, which is producing the project.
Here’s the synopsis, which can be considered somewhat SPOILER heavy:
Lured by the promise of an authentic Australian holiday, backpackers RUTGER, KATARINA and PAUL visit the notorious Wolf Creek crater. Their dream Outback adventure soon becomes a horrific reality when they encounter the site’s most infamous local, the last man any traveler to the vast and isolated region ever wants to meet; MICK TAYLOR (John Jarratt).
As the backpackers flee, Mick pursues them on an epic, white knuckled rampage across hostile wasteland. Only one will remain to be dragged back to his lair to witness the true magnitude of his monstrosity. And if the last man standing is to have any hope of surviving where no one has survived before, he’ll have to use every ounce of cunning to outwit the man behind the monster, and become every bit as ruthless as the monster inside the man.
This is what McLean had to say about the film back in September: “”This one’s a little wider in scope and we get to see Mick Taylor return in full terrifying glory across the lonely wastes of the Outback. We’re hoping to shoot next year and everyone involved is psyched to be seeing John Jarratt reprise Mick. And at the end of the day, from a directors point of view, he’s too fascinating and chilling a character to not explore the darkest depths of. And his depths, as you’ll see in the new film, are pretty damn dark…”
No release date has been set, nor is it clear when the film goes into production. Last month it was announced McLean was getting ready to direct 6 MIRANDA DRIVE, a micro-budget thriller for Lionsgate. We’ll see how this all pans out in the coming months…
WOLF CREEK star Cassandra Magrath