Three years ago, the day after we shared the news that Deep Blue Sea director Renny Harlin would be directing the shark thriller Deep Water for producer Gene Simmons, it was announced that director Jeff Wadlow – whose previous credits include the 2018 film Truth or Dare and the 2020 horror version of Fantasy Island – would be taking the helm of a shark thriller called The Devil’s Mouth. Deep Water released at the start of May, and now it has been revealed that The Devil’s Mouth will be released at the end of July. The film will be streaming on Amazon’s Prime Video as of July 29th – and exactly one month out from that release date, a trailer has been unveiled. You can watch it in the embed above.
What is The Devil’s Mouth about?
The screenplay for The Devil’s Mouth was written by Aja Gabel and Myung Joh Wesner and was featured on the 2019 Black List, the annual collection of the best unproduced scripts in Hollywood. Back then it was titled Apex and was listed with the following plot: “When old college friends on a trip to Mexico get trapped in an underwater cave system with a bull shark, old tensions and power struggles resurface as they fight to survive.” Later revisions have been made by Wadlow, and the setting has been moved from Mexico to Thailand.
Here’s an old synopsis: Despite a series of storms recently flooding the area, Sara, the planner amongst the partiers, is adamant on continuing with their exploration of the La Boca Del Diablo (The Devil’s Mouth) cenotes – a hauntingly intricate maze of deep underwater caverns. But as they traverse the awe-inspiring flooded caves and tunnels, looming in the depths below is a silent, swift, and bloodthirsty trapped outsider – a true apex predator. The group’s only hope for survival is to set aside their petty differences and work together to find their way out. But even then, do they stand a chance?
Kathryn Newton (Ready or Not 2: Here I Come) and Lana Condor (X-Men: Apocalypse) star in the film, which is coming our way from Amazon MGM and Lionsgate.
The Devil’s Mouth is officially rated PG-13 for violent content, bloody images, some language, and suggestive material. Will you be watching this movie next month? Take a look at the trailer, then let us know by leaving a comment below.
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