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Jai Courtney Shines in New Aussie Survival Thriller
- Jai Courtney stars as Tucker, a twisted murderer who preys on tourists off Australia’s Gold Coast by luring them out to sea and orchestrating deadly shark attacks in Dangerous Animals, released June 6, 2025.
- The film follows Zephyr, an American surfer played by Hassie Harrison, who Tucker kidnaps during a shark dive tour on his boat, highlighting human evil over shark attacks.
- Director Sean Byrne and screenwriter Nick Lepard frame the movie as a horror tale centered on toxic masculinity, with Tucker ritualistically feeding sharks and imprisoning victims.
- Dangerous Animals had its world premiere on June 3, 2025, during the Cannes Film Festival, followed by its release in theaters across Ireland on June 6, with Courtney’s performance receiving notable acclaim.
- The film redefines shark horror by portraying the human predator as more terrifying than the ocean creatures, suggesting a grim reflection on male violence and psychological menace.
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'Dangerous Animals' review: Jai Courtney goes sublimely savage as a shark-centric serial killer
Dangerous Animals has a killer hook: Jai Courtney stars as a deranged serial killer who uses sharks as his weapon of choice. It sounds bonkers, like something you'd see in an old Batman comic, in an Austin Powers movie, or on late-night TV, back when the ads were all 1-900 numbers. But props to screenwriter Nick Lepard and director Sean Byrne. They bring blood and bite to this funky premise, delivering a movie that's deep in dread, sweat, thrill…
Interview With Jai Courtney, Star Of 'Dangerous Animals'
Shark movies are a dime a dozen these days so it’s really important that this one is better than the last one. Dangerous Animals (read our review HERE) is that movie. Written by Nick Lepard (This is like his first movie. Color me impressed!) and directed by Australian filmmaker Sean Byrne (read our interview with him HERE) … The post Interview With Jai Courtney, Star Of ‘Dangerous Animals’ appeared first on PopHorror.
‘Dangerous Animals’ Interview: Jai Courtney on Taking on an Unhinged, Shark Obsessed Character
We were joined on the Popternative show by Jai Courtney (Suicide Squad, Divergent) who stars in the new shark-themed horror thriller, Dangerous Animals, which released today in theaters. Directed by Sean Byrne (The Devil’s Candy, The Loved Ones), the film also stars Hassie Harrison (Yellowstone, Tacoma FD), and Josh Heuston (Dune: Prophecy, Heartbreak High). Harrison plays Zephyr, a rebellious surfer who is abducted by a shark-obsessed serial ki…
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