Anaconda Reboot Debuts as Meta Comedy-Thriller, Showcasing Selton Mello's Hollywood Bow

Overview

• The release arrives over Christmas from director Tom Gormican, stars Jack Black and Paul Rudd, and marks Selton Mello’s first role in a U.S. production.
• It follows four friends who set out to shoot an amateur remake in the Amazon, using self-referential humor to poke at reboot culture without relying on prior series knowledge.
• The new entry pivots from the 1997 film’s suspense toward broader comedy and emotion, with cast members describing a friendship-driven, holiday-friendly tone.
• Gormican says the studio filmed mainly in Australia, sent a unit to the Brazilian Amazon, and incorporated Brazilian music, with Mello’s casting aimed at authenticity.
• Early reviews are favorable, with O Globo praising the blend of terror and comedy and U.S. critics from IndieWire, Deadline and Collider calling Mello a standout; Mello also says viewers need not have seen earlier films.