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Queensland’s reputation as a global hub for screen production continues to build with two Hollywood A listers Paul Rudd and Jack Black commencing filming on Sony Pictures’ reimagining of the iconic film Anaconda.
Anaconda will see the sunshine state’s tropical locations double for the lush Amazon rainforest.
Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten (The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent) wrote the script, with Gormican directing. Brad Fuller and Andrew Form are producing.
The first Anaconda movie, an adventure horror film, was released in 1997 and was directed by Luis Llosa. It starred Jon Voight, Jennifer Lopez, Eric Stoltz, Ice Cube and Owen Wilson. The film followed a National Geographic film crew “taken hostage by a hunter who forces them along on his quest to capture the world’s largest and deadliest snake,” according to a description of the film.
Anaconda, starring Black and Rudd, will slither into theaters Dec. 25, 2025.