Overview
- Lionsgate rolled out character-style posters on Wednesday that show popular viral animals being devoured, and the studio released the film’s official trailer on Thursday to begin a wide promotional push.
- Beware Boiúna centers on a team of young doctors on a humanitarian mission near Brazil’s Curuçá River who confront the mythical Boiúna, described in press materials as a colossal ancient serpent that forces a fight for survival.
- The film stars Kiana Madeira, Jessica Rothe, and Logan Marshall-Green and is directed by Mike P. Nelson from a screenplay by Alan B. McElroy based on a story by McElroy and Tony Giglio.
- Producers Jeremy Bolt and Robert Kulzer are attached and Lionsgate has set a theatrical-only release date of October 2, 2026.
- Marketing choices that lean on internet-famous animals and a trailer-first rollout signal Lionsgate aims to reach genre fans online early and build word-of-mouth for a broad October theater opening.