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Primeval
Release Date: January 12, 2007
Studio: Hollywood Pictures
Director: Michael Katleman
Screenwriter: John Brancato, Michael Ferris
Starring: Dominic Purcell, Orlando Jones, Brooke Langton, Jurgen Prochnow
Genre: Horror, Thriller
MPAA Rating: R (for strong graphic violence, brutality, terror, and language)
Official Website: Primeval-themovie.com

In one of the most remote places on earth, a bloodthirsty serial killer has claimed over 300 victims, and is still at large to this day. Now, inspired by the true story of the world's most prolific killer, comes "Primeval," a nail-biting horror-thriller that follows an American news crew determined to capture this terrifying murderer alive. The danger begins as producer Tim Freeman (Dominic Purcell, "Prison Break"), cameraman Steven Johnson (Orlando Jones) and their rag-tag team set out on a journey up-river in search of their subject. But the deeper they probe into the mystery of this elusive assassin, the deadlier their trip becomes.

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Primeval is a 2007 adventure/thriller film, written by John D. Brancato and Michael Ferris and directed by Michael Katleman. The film is inspired by the true story of Gustave, a 2,000 pound (907 kilograms), 6-meter-long crocodile in Lake Tanganyika, Burundi.

A news team is sent to South Africa to capture a notorious killer crocodile known as "Gustave", who has supposedly killed over 300 people.

The promotion of the film mentions little of the fact that Gustave is a crocodile. The film's promotional trailer dubs Gustave a "serial killer", who has claimed more than 300 victims and "remains at large". It is compared to Jack the Ripper and the Zodiac Killer with his non-human status never mentioned except for a brief line where the narrator says, "He's real, but he's not human." A shortened version of this trailer does not contain this at all. The promotional poster similarly calls Gustave "the most prolific serial killer in history". The film's official website rarely makes any mention that the killer is in fact a crocodile.