Black Sheeps Trailer Debuts
Promising gore-forward creature work from Wētā Workshop, the trailer confirms a Sitges premiere, a November 12 New Zealand opening, and leaves other territories without release dates.
Overview
- Tuesday’s official trailer was released by distributor Umbrella Entertainment and circulated by genre outlets, reintroducing the sequel’s premise and visual tone.
- The film follows a young scientist who traces a dangerous new pathogen back to her rural hometown known as “The Zone,” where genetically modified killer sheep return as the central threat.
- Nathan Meister is confirmed to return as Henry Oldfield and the cast includes Tabatha Killick, Lucia Davison, Joseph Witkowski, Ian Harcourt, Heather O’Carroll, Paul Waggott, and Renaye Tamati.
- Richard Taylor’s Wētā Workshop provided practical creature and special effects for the trailer and is credited with creating the sequel’s physical sheep effects.
- Black Sheeps is set to premiere at the Sitges Film Festival next month and open in New Zealand on November 12, 2026, with U.S. and other international release windows still unannounced and likely to follow after festival screenings.