“When I was growing up, I would watch horror movies and you’d notice that so many people will react from a sound that they hear, and so I was on a journey into your world,” says Troy Kotsur, the first male deaf actor to win the Academy Award, for his performance in the 2021 film CODA.
In Primate, Kotsur plays Adam, patriarch of the Pinborough family, which includes a chimpanzee named Ben. Ben was brought home by Adam’s late wife, a linguistics professor who used to work with Ben. While Adam is away on a short work trip, his daughters and their friends’ tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival. Primate is directed by Johannes Roberts and also stars Johnny Sequoyah, Jessica Alexander and Victoria Wyant.
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Get ready to go bananas for PRIMATE when it opens in Philippine cinemas January 21, 2026. #PrimateMovie
About Primate:
Paramount Pictures Presents
In Association with Domain Entertainment
An 18Hz Production
“PRIMATE”
SYNOPSIS:
In PRIMATE, a group of friends’ tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY
Vicki Dee Rock, Nathan Samdahl, Johannes Roberts, Pete Chiappetta, Anthony Tittanegro, Andrew Lary
PRODUCED BY
Walter Hamada, p.g.a., John Hodges, p.g.a., Bradley Pilz
WRITTEN BY
Johannes Roberts & Ernest Riera
DIRECTED BY
Johannes Roberts
STARRING
Johnny Sequoyah, Jessica Alexander, and Troy Kotsur, Victoria Wyant, Gia Hunter, Benjamin Cheng, Charlie Mann, Tienne Simon
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