Move over, Jaws. Step aside, Shazza. There’s a new apex predator in town, and it has a much higher BMI and a significantly worse attitude. The first trailer and poster for Hungry have officially surfaced, reminding you that the “Big Easy” is about to get a lot harder.
A “Not-So-Board” Game
Despite the title, this is definitely not a live-action adaptation of that Hasbro game we all played as kids (you know the one). Instead, we follow a group of thrill-seeking tourists on a riverboat tour through the Louisiana swamplands.
Lured by the promise of an “exclusive adventure”—which is movie-speak for “certain death”—the group ends up off the map and on the menu. They soon find themselves being hunted by a creature that Hollywood has criminally overlooked: the Hippo.
The Cast & Creative Muscle
Director James Nunn (One Shot trilogy) is at the helm, and he’s brought along some serious talent to get chewed on. The cast fighting to survive includes Madison Davenport (Sharp Objects), Joaquim de Almeida (Road House), and Tracey Bonner (The Exorcism).
If the kills look sickeningly real, thank Dan Martin (Infinity Pool, Possessor), the prosthetic wizard who specializes in making audiences gag.
Why Hippos? (The “Killer” Facts)
The movie is titled Hungry, which is a bit of a creative liberty considering hippos are technically vegetarians. But while they won’t eat your salad, they will absolutely delete your existence.
Hippos are statistically the deadliest large land mammals in Africa, killing more people annually than lions or elephants combined. They’re fiercely territorial. They don’t want to eat you; they want you to stop breathing in their general vicinity. They pack one hell of a bite! A hippo’s bite force is roughly 1,800 PSI. To put that in perspective, they can snap a crocodile in half like a dry twig. Don’t let their roundness fool you. They look like bloated water-pigs, but they can outrun a human on land. You aren’t winning that race. While they look all soft and squishy, don’t get it twisted, that’s muscle. So that urge you might feel to boop that big nose, don’t, or you’ll wind up on a t-shirt and in a box, well, what’s left of you.
Get Ready
As EVP Ella Field puts it, a “very real fear will be unlocked.”We’ve spent decades being afraid of sharks and gators, but it’s about time we respected the four-ton tank with tusks and a mouth that could take off your head in one bite. In other words, don’t mess with hippos, or you’ll find yourself in a real FAFO situation.
Witness the bloody, brutal fight for survival. Hungry opens in theaters on June 23, 2026.
