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EPISODE · Aug 18, 2025 · 51 MIN

PRIMITIVE WAR MOVIE Official Interview with Luke Sparke the Director! Jeremy Piven, Tricia Helfer!

from The Joe Vulpis Podcast · host Joe Vulpis

Luke Sparke is a movie director who is days away from releasing his new film Primitive War in theatres here in America. I had the chance to sit down with him to talk about the inspiration behind adapting the novel into a movie and the challenges of bringing dinosaurs into the gritty backdrop of the Vietnam War. Luke dove into the creative process, from balancing intense action with raw human emotion to making sure the visuals felt both terrifying and authentic. We also discussed the cast (Jeremy Piven and Tricia Helfer) and how their performances brought a grounded edge to such a wild and imaginative story. Overall, Luke's passion for blending history, horror, and spectacle made for an incredibly exciting conversation about what fans can expect from Primitive War. Watch the video podcast here: https://youtu.be/G1yDTJLltxc Episode 367 Welcome to the LIGHTWEIGHTS PODCAST official YouTube channel! Hosted by Joe Vulpis, AKA "Ugh It's Joe" and "The Joe", Lightweights shares the most exciting parts of the guests unique story. Guests range from world renowned wildlife biologists and BRIT Award winning rockstars to the largest Tik Tokkers in the world and NYT Number One Best Sellers. For fans of Call Her Daddy, Tiny Meat Gang, The Try Pod, Joe Rogan, Nick Viall Viall Files, RAW TALK with Bradley Martyn, Danny Duncan, Zane and Heath Unfiltered, Roman Atwood Podcast, Unplanned Podcast, Dropouts Podcast, Theo Von, Pretty Basic, Wild Til 9, The Really Good Podcast, Primitive War, Primitive War movie, Primitive War 2025, Luke Sparke interview, Luke Sparke director, Primitive War dinosaurs, dinosaur war movie, new dinosaur movie 2025, Primitive War novel adaptation, Vietnam War dinosaur movie, Primitive War cast, Primitive War trailer, Primitive War behind the scenes, Primitive War director interview, new action movies 2025, dinosaur action movie, dinosaur thriller, Primitive War explained, upcoming sci fi movies 2025, Primitive War review, Primitive War reactions, Luke Sparke Primitive War, Primitive War film 2025, dinosaur battle movie, sci fi war movie, new dinosaur film, Primitive War full movie, Primitive War discussion, Primitive War story, Primitive War breakdown

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