International release January 9th 2026

Directed by Johannes Roberts, Producers Walter Hamada, John Hodges and Vicki Dee Rock for Paramount Pictures.

Primate (2025) is a natural horror film directed by Johannes Roberts about a family's beloved pet chimpanzee, Ben, who contracts rabies after a mongoose bite in Hawaii. The chimp turns violent, turning a secluded home into a deadly trap for a college student, her friends, and her family

“Lucy and company find themselves confined to their house with the chimpanzee intent on killing them. But this isn’t just any house. Primate’s production designer Simon Bowles deserves immense plaudits for employing a novel, interactive contained setting for our protagonists.” Review by George & Josh Bate, THE HOLOFILES

“The large home, built on sound-stage in London, never feels like it is not in Hawaii, and serves as the primary location for nearly the entirety of the picture.” Review by Kurt Halfyard, SCREEN ANARCHY

“A beautiful set. Simon Bowles, the production designer, did amazing, amazing work” Johannes Roberts, BLOODY DISGUSTING