Devil's Mouth Trailer: Shark Attacks in Freshwater Cave
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- The Devil's Mouth trailer has been released ahead of its July 29 streaming premiere on Prime Video, a co-production with Lionsgate directed by Jeff Wadlow.
- Lana Condor, Kathryn Newton, and Gavin Casalegno star as college friends whose Thailand cave trip turns deadly when a bull shark attacks in the freshwater grotto that gives the film its name.
- Tayme Thapthimthong (The White Lotus) plays the group's cave guide, whose character pulls a shark tooth from a pair of cracked goggles that float to the surface.
- Aja Gabel and Myung Joh Wesner wrote the original script, which landed on the 2019 Black List alongside Leah McKendrick's "Voicemails for Isabelle," with Wadlow handling latest revisions.
- Wadlow produces alongside Thunder Road Films' Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee, with Scott O'Brien and Pavan Kalidindi overseeing for Lionsgate.
- At Prime Video's Obsessed Fest, Casalegno told Deadline the shark movie was on his bucket list, then teased viewers "won't want any of the characters to die."
Why it matters: For Prime Video, the film slots into its 'Obsessed Fest' summer slate under a Lionsgate co-production that splits financial risk. The 2019 Black List pedigree and a cast pulled from buzzy streaming franchises — To All The Boys, Summer I Turned Pretty, Outer Banks — target the young-adult horror audience on the same platforms that built those stars.
