Beast

Pippa Hudson speaks to South African actor, writer, producer and director, Sharlto Copley about the making of his new film 'Beast'.

This is a place worth fighting for.' Read More He says that awards are not a measure of success for him. The crew were careful not to disrupt the environment. He says they were charged by a black rhino at some stage. This goes south, as the wildlife turns on them, and they have to fight for their survival against a massive rogue lion.

We spoke to Sharlto Copley on the red carpet on Thursday evening when we attended the Beast premiere – and the star sure is happy to be back on home soil.

And literally, as I was trying to get off the bike, to throw the bike at him, it swerved around me and carried on running. "I was cycling on a mountain bike, and they allowed me to cycle without any escort or anything. And obviously, those are very big issues for us here in South Africa. So to be able to put some of those out on the world stage is also, I think, important.

From Friday, experience wild movie action with Beast and the ferocious power of Nu Metro's Xtreme cinema at The Glen – featuring one of SA's largest cinema ...

Win tickets to enjoy the movies showing at Nu Metro The Glen. Here’s the new movie to see at Nu Metro The Glen this week: From Friday, experience wild movie action with Beast and the ferocious power of Nu Metro’s Xtreme cinema at The Glen – featuring one of SA’s largest cinema screens and ground-breaking Dolby Atmos sound.

Owen Wilson, Jesse Williams, Michael Peña and Jessie Mueller walked the red carpet on Monday in NYC for the premiere of their Paramount+ superhero family film.

On Wednesday, roller disco The DiscOasis hosted a reunion between Madonna and Nile Rodgers, celebrating the upcoming release of Madonna’s Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones remix collection. On Saturday, Cinespia held a special 30th anniversary screening of A League of Their Own that featured a Q&A with Geena Davis and the cast of the new upcoming Amazon series including Abbi Jacobson, D’Arcy Carden and Chanté Adams. UTA’s News and Broadcasting division hosted a cocktail reception during the National Association of Black Journalists – National Association of Hispanic Journalists Convention at Vista Lounge in the Caesars Palace hotel in Las Vegas on Aug. 4. On Wednesday, cast and producers of comedic murder mystery series Bad Sisters, including Sharon Horgan, Eve Hewson, Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle, Sarah Greene and Claes Bang, gathered at New York City’s The Whitby Hotel for a special screening event. On Tuesday, director James Ponsoldt and actresses Lake Bell, Eden Grace Redfield and Sanai Victoria attended a special screening for their new movie Summering at the London Hotel in West Hollywood. The team behind the sophomore season of Power Book III: Raising Kanan celebrated at the Bowery Hotel in NYC on Monday.

INTERVIEW: Sharlto Copley, Martin Munro, Naledi Mogadime and Kazi Khuboni. Beast, now showing in cinemas across the country, stars Idris Elba, and SA's very ...

It's not seen as well as it should be, but I definitely think it's going to be on the world map now." "And every chance that I get, I'm always trying to play South African characters. I'm grateful to see the project, and I'm ready to receive whatever it brings." The movie was shot entirely in South Africa, with the country's beautiful landscapes on display for the world to see. "I don't see why you'd want to shoot anywhere else but in South Africa. All of those plains. In the film, Elba's Dr Nate Samuels returns to South Africa after the death of his wife.

Idris Elba's prowess is on display again as he stars in Beast, a fascinating, new thriller movie about an African safari gone horribly wrong.

Beast delivers on the promise of an entertaining, gripping survival movie thriller that’s designed to provide, thrills, screams and the occasional jump scare. The two men work well together onscreen, and Battles does a decent job of balancing Samuels out. Samuels must overcome his fears and become the father he’s supposed to be, in order to protect his daughters and himself.

When we think of movies where the characters are being pursued by a large rogue creature, we always anticipate sharks, alligators, and even large snakes.

When it came to casting the lead role of Dr. Nate Samuels, Beast executive producer Jaime Primak Sullivan had a specific vision of which actor could be the ...

“And so for me, it was like, what would happen if you took the Cujo isolation element with the Jaws feel and put them together?” she wondered. “It really is amazing how when a director says action how he goes from like the British guy talking about his DJing career and the video games he loves to play. “Just like sitting next to him and he would just be talking to me with his very British accent. And it is amazing,” she said. “Sitting next to him in South Africa in the bush [sigh],” she said. And, we found our leading man in Idris. And I mean, what a leading man he is.”