Beast Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Sometimes the rustle in the bushes actually is a monster.

Dec. 31, 2022

Beast

Release Date: Friday, August 19, 2022 Nationwide

Idris Elba, Ryan Engle, Baltasar Kormakur, Iyana Halley, Bernard Bellew, Sharlto Copley, Will Packer, James Lopez, Jaime Primak Sullivan, Leah Sava Jeffries

N/A Adventure N/A

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Plot

What's the story about?

Iris Elba plays Dr. Nate Daniels, a recently widowed husband who returns to South Africa, where he first met his wife, on a long-planned trip with their daughters to a game reserve managed by Martin Battles (Sharlto Copley), an old family friend and wildlife biologist. But what begins as a journey of healing jolts into a fearsome fight for survival when a lion, a survivor of blood-thirsty poachers who now sees all humans as the enemy, begins stalking them.

Cited as official plot version

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Beast.

Idris Elba
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Sharlto Copley
Free Fire, Monkey Man
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Iyana Halley
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Leah Sava Jeffries
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (series)

Crew Behind the Film

The Beast behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Baltasar Kormakur last directed Touch and Arthur The King. The film's writer Ryan Engle last wrote Breaking In and Rampage.

Director: Baltasar Kormakur
Screenwriter: Ryan Engle
Producers: Baltasar Kormakur
James Lopez
Will Packer

Studios: Universal Pictures
Production Company: Will Packer Productions

Additional Information

MPA Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Sometimes the rustle in the bushes actually is a monster.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Official Beast movie trailers and clips.

Adventure

Beast Official Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the Beast movie production.

Key Facts

Iyana Halley plays Daniels’ 18-year-old daughter, Meredith, and Leah Sava Jeffries plays his 13-year-old, Norah (5/28/2022).
A thriller about a father and his two teenage daughters who find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on proving that the savannah has but one apex predator.

Production Updates

May 2022

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Jun 2021

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Beast was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, August 19, 2022. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including The Runner, Orphan: First Kill and Bullet Proof.

Movie Theaters

2022-08-19 Nationwide

United States

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