ANACONDA TRAILER SONY JACK BLACK PAUL RUDD
Sony Pictures is releasing Anaconda on December 25, 2025. The film is directed by Tom Gormican, who co-wrote the script with Kevin Etten. It’s not a straight remake of the 1997 classic, but a meta-styled action comedy horror that taps into nostalgia while doing something fresh. The plot centers on Doug (Jack Black) and Griff (Paul Rudd), longtime friends who decide to remake their favourite childhood monster movie—Anaconda. Their dream project takes them deep into the Amazon, and things go off script fast when a real giant snake becomes part of the shoot.
The cast also includes Thandiwe Newton, Steve Zahn, Daniela Melchior, Selton Mello, Ione Skye and others, who bring a mix of humour, tension, and action. Filming was completed earlier in 2025 in Australia, including on the Gold Coast locations like Springbrook and rainforest areas to stand in for the Amazon. The production received support from local governments, helped create hundreds of jobs, and injected millions into the local economy. While there are laughs and absurd moments, Anaconda also promises real creature horror moments like the original.
The trailer released in September teases the chaos: the crew starts with no real snake, loses the rented one, then must go deeper into danger to find a living anaconda. Black’s character is a wedding videographer, while Rudd’s is a background actor. Their project begins as fun, nostalgic, even silly, but soon becomes a fight for survival. Some promotional bits even show Black joking about how big the snake will be, while Rudd wonders if people want to laugh, get scared, or just escape reality for a while. There are shots that balance stunning jungle visuals with the threat of the snake, and moments of over-the-top humour.
What makes this version different is the “meta” layer: Black and Rudd are playing people who love Anaconda, who want to remake it. The movie they set out to make becomes the movie life forces upon them, with danger, fear, and laughs all mixed up. They lean into their own mid-life urges and regrets, and through that we get both comedy and tension. Fans of creature features may be hoping for jump scares and a giant snake, and the film seems ready to deliver, but with some self-aware jokes too.
People are excited and divided. Some love the idea of a reboot with Jack Black and Paul Rudd—they trust those two to bring both humour and heart. Others worry about messing with a cult classic. But the fact that the film isn’t just copying the old version, that it has its own tone, helps many feel hopeful it will hit right.
