Vietnam’s deadliest war zone is about to get a whole lot worse. Primitive War 2 is officially on the way, and this time, the soldiers are facing even more dinosaurs.

Variety reports that the sequel is currently in late development, with production expected to kick off later this year in Queensland, Australia. The film is targeting a 2027 release.

Filmmaker Luke Sparke is returning to write and direct after pulling triple duty on the first film as editor, production designer, and VFX supervisor. Sparke will once again push the franchise forward by expanding both the scale and mythology, positioning Primitive War 2 as a darker, more intense escalation of the series’ blend of military realism and survival horror.

Set in the aftermath of the original film, the sequel follows a new U.S. platoon deployed into a rapidly destabilizing jungle valley. What awaits them is far worse than anticipated: overlapping kill zones, rival apex predators, and secret Cold War agendas all colliding in a collapsing containment zone. As order breaks down, the mission shifts from combat to survival — with consequences that threaten to spread far beyond the battlefield.

Sparke is producing alongside Carly Sparke and Carmel Imrie, with Geoff Imrie serving as executive producer and Alex Becconsall attached as co-producer.

“The first film was about discovery,” Sparke said. “This is about escalation — what happens when control is lost, when nature adapts faster than military doctrine, and when the war itself becomes secondary to what’s been unleashed.”

Author Ethan Pettus, whose novels inspired the franchise, also shared his excitement for the sequel. “I had a blast watching the first Primitive War film, and I’m excited to see how the sequel goes!”

Set in 1968, the original Primitive War followed Vulture Squad, a recon unit sent into a remote jungle valley to investigate the disappearance of a Green Beret platoon. What they found instead were the most terrifying predators to ever walk the Earth.

More soldiers. More dinosaurs. And a war that was never meant to be fought.