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Highland Film Group has released the first look image of thriller “The Black Demon: Atlantis.”
The shark survival actioner stars Jack Kesy, pictured above, in a sequel to “The Black Demon.” Kesy plays undercover DEA
agent Jerry, who arrives at offshore fortress prison Atlantis in the Pacific Ocean after his operative mysteriously disappears while investigating inmate deaths tied to Diego Núñez (Harold Torres), a feared cultlike killer rumored to wield ancient powers. As mutilated bodies surface around the prison and rumors of blood rituals spread through the cell blocks, Atlantis spirals into fear, violence and chaos. Forced to rely on Chato, a haunted inmate who knows the prison’s hidden underworld, Jerry is pulled into a desperate fight for survival when the legendary Black Demon tears into Atlantis, turning it into a nightmarish war zone.
Carmen Cabana (“Resident Evil,” “Ms. Marvel,” “Narcos: S2”) directed; Cabana, Aaron Benjamin (“The Nest”) and Boise Esquerra (Austin Film Festival award-winner “Blackwater,” “The Black Demon”) penned the script.
Cast includes Julio César Cedillo (“Sicario,” “Narcos: Mexico”), Harold Torres (“ZeroZeroZero”) and Vanesa Restrepo (“The Surrogacy”).
Pic is in post-production, and is produced by Javier Chapa for Mucho Mas Media (“The Long Game,” “Rosario,” starring Emeraude Toubia and David Dastmalchian) and Arianne Fraser and Delphine Perrier for Highland Film Group.
Highland Film Group is handling worldwide sales at AFM.
The sequel comes after the success of “The Black Demon” starring Josh Lucas, which, following its theatrical release in 2023, claimed the No. 1 spot on Amazon’s streaming rankings for seven consecutive days.
Highland Film Group has already closed deals on the film with Vertigo Releasing (U.K., Canada), Leonine Studios (Germany), IIF (Italy), Mis.Label (Scandinavia), NOS Lusomondo (Portugal), Three Lines Pictures (Benelux), Mediasquad (Poland), Blitz Film (ex-Yugoslavia), Foxx Media Group (Czech Republic/Slovakia), Karpat Media (Romania), Sun Distribution (Latin America), Chantier Films (Turkey), Falcon Films (Middle East), Filmfinity (South Africa), Rialto Distribution (Australia/New Zealand), Nikkatsu/AMG (Japan), Kinolights (South Korea), Lionsgate Play (India), Pioneer Films (the Philippines), Antenna Entertainments (Malaysia), PT Prima Cinema (Indonesia), Moviecloud (Taiwan), Movie Copyright (Thailand) and PictureWorks for airline rights.
