Director Jeff Wadlow on 'The Devil's Mouth' and tackling a shark movie
Kathryn Newton and Lana Condor lead a group of friends trapped in flooded caves as a bull shark turns the Prime Video thriller into a survival fight.
- On Wednesday, July 29, 2026, director Jeff Wadlow's shark thriller The Devil's Mouth debuted on Prime Video, following a group of friends trapped in a flooded Thai cave system with a bull shark.
- While initially scripted for Mexico, the production relocated to Thailand on short notice after soundstages became available, prompting Wadlow to perform a quick rewrite to set the story in the new location.
- To construct the underwater labyrinth, the crew built a 120-foot-long cave set flooded with water, using two sets to represent all 13 caves while maintaining a PG-13 rating.
- Kathryn Newton and Lana Condor star as friends Sara and Max, whose relationship fractures under pressure; Newton described her character's arc as an "apex predator" while Condor noted Max's confrontation with her leadership limits.
- Reaching up to 200 million subscribers via streaming, the film aligns with Wadlow's strategy for broad appeal as he pursues large-scale action projects like Mission: Impossible or Fast & Furious.
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‘The Devil’s Mouth’ movie review: Fun-soaked survival thriller
Jeff Wadlow's The Devil's Mouth turns a flooded Thai cave system into a hunting ground for a hungry bull shark in this entertaining survival thriller starring Kathryn Newton, Lana Condor and Gavin Casalegno
Gavin Casalegno & Nico Hiraga Go Shirtless for ‘Devil’s Mouth’ Beach Party Alongside Their Leading Ladies
Todd Williamson / January Images The new horror film The Devil’s Mouth is now streaming on Prime Video and the cast celebrated the release by partying the day away at the beach in Los Angeles. Gavin Casalegno and Nico Hiraga put their abs on display while going shirtless in the sun on Wednesday afternoon (July 29) at Perry’s Beach Club in Santa Monica, Calif. The guys were joined at the event by their leading ladies Kathryn Newton, Lana Condor, …
Gavin Casalegno & ‘Devil’s Mouth’ Cast on Who They'd Use as Shark Bait!
Gavin Casalegno, Tomi Rose and Nico Hiraga are dishing on their new shark survival thriller “The Devil’s Mouth.” “Extra” spoke with the group, who revealed who they would use as shark bait. The three agreed on Harrison, with Tomi saying, “It would take the most time to eat Harrison.” Gavin chimed in, “There’s more to chew on and Harrison would fight back, put up a good fight.” Tomi added, “It would give us the most time.” They also talked about…
Breaking Down the Surprisingly Emotional Ending of Shark Thriller 'The Devil’s Mouth'
Kathryn Newton and Lana Condor in The Devil's Mouth —Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios 2026Warning: This post contains spoilers for The Devil’s Mouth.Prime Video’s The Devil's Mouth begins with a carefree vacation between a group of lifelong friends in Thailand. Sara (Kathryn Newton), Max (Lana Condor), James (Nico Hiraga), Greg (Gavin Casalegno), and Adrienne (Tommi Rose) set out on one last adventure before their lives take different paths, joini…
Director Jeff Wadlow on 'The Devil's Mouth' and tackling a shark movie
People love shark movies. Not all of them are good, but people love them anyway, and Jeff Wadlow has become the latest director to throw their hat into the ring, or water, in this case, with The Devil’s Mouth. The filmmaker’s newest effort finds a group of college friends blowing off steam in Thailand, where they sign up for a guided tour through a submerged cave system. If you’ve ever seen a shark movie before, which you probably have, then you…
The Devil's Mouth is shark weak
Back in 2020, director Jeff Wadlow blazed a boring trail for destination vacations masquerading as feature films. Where most of those movies are either rom-coms subsidized by the tourism board of wherever they’re set, or Adam Sandler comedies filled with people he’d be hanging out with off-camera anyways, Fantasy Island took horror to the tropics. It was terrible, but at least it was a mix of genre and locale we don’t often get. For this year’s …
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