‘Cliff Beasts 6’ Trailer has Karen Gillan and Pedro Pascal vs. Giant Monsters
But it’s actually a promo for something else…
(L to R) Guz Khan, Keegan-Michael Key, Pedro Pascal, Karen Gillan, Leslie Mann, David Duchovny, and Iris Apatow in Netflix's 'Cliff Beasts 6.'
Exciting times for monster movie fans today as the trailer for ‘Cliff Beasts 6: The Battle for Everest’ is online. And it promises all the giant creature action you could hope for.
The ‘Cliff Beasts’ movie franchise has a storied (if relatively recent) history in Hollywood. Launched a few years ago with the first outing, simply known as ‘Cliff Beasts’, it followed a heroic group of humans who discover a giant new threat in the shape of a dinosaur species dubbed the Cliff Beasts.
Somehow surviving the extinction of their fellow creatures, these mysterious monsters show up at some of the world’s most treacherous territory: high peaks.
That original movie was lambasted by critics for its slipshod plot and ludicrous dialogue, but audiences embraced it, and it quickly spawned sequels. A franchise was born, and while it sometimes faced challenges at the box office (the fourth film was a particular disappointment), it has surged in popularity.
Through the years, the cast has changed slightly, but the core remains strong, and in ‘Cliff Beasts 6: The Battle for Everest’, the team reunites after five long years to tackle the latest problem, this time, as the subtitle suggests, on Mount Everest.
Of course, there are the usual interpersonal dynamics at play, but the real issue here is the hulking creatures that they must survive. Flying beasties! Roaring beasties! And, naturally, a load of teeth just waiting to chomp down on unwitting humans.
We do wonder how some of these characters are climbing to such altitudes without oxygen supplies, but then logic has never really been the strongest element of these movies.
‘Cliff Beasts 6: The Battle for Everest’ will make it to Netflix on April 1. Hang on, on which date?
All right, so ‘Cliff Beasts’ as a franchise doesn’t exist outside of Judd Apatow’s new movie, ‘The Bubble’, and this is a meta-tastic teaser for that.
Written by Apatow and ‘South Park’ veteran Pam Brady, the movie is loosely inspired by the experiences of the ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ cast and crew, who had to spend their filming time in a quarantine hotel.
As the official (and officially brief) synopsis suggests: “Sneaking out. Hooking up. Melting down. The cast and crew of a blockbuster action franchise attempt to shoot a sequel while quarantining at a posh hotel.”
Apatow has recruited quite the cast for this one, with Karen Gillan, Pedro Pascal, David Duchovny, Peter Serafinowicz, Keegan-Michael Key, ‘Borat 2’s Maria Bakalova, Fred Armisen, Rob Delaney, ‘Dolittle’s Samson Kayo, and, because it wouldn’t be an Apatow production without him also making it a family affair, Leslie Mann, and Iris Apatow.
But does anyone else hope that they shot enough of “Cliff Beasts” for that to eventually show up in full? Come on Netflix, you’ve got the cash.
We can expect a proper trailer for the movie on Friday, while ‘The Bubble’ itself will be on Netflix on April 1. Yes, for real this time.
(L to R) Guz Khan, Keegan-Michael Key, Pedro Pascal, Karen Gillan, Leslie Mann, David Duchovny, and Iris Apatow in Netflix's 'Cliff Beasts 6.'
