Hawaii holiday turned a deadly horror View(s):‘Primate’Hollywood natural horror film ‘Primate’ revolving around a pet chimpanzee turned a deadly enemy to the very family it looked after, is now being screened in theatres in Colombo and the suburbs. Directed by Johannes Roberts and co-wrote the screenplay with Ernest Riera, the film tells how Lucy’s tropical island homecoming turns deadly when her family’s clever chimpanzee, Ben, becomes rabid. While boarding, the friends meet Drew and Brad, two college-aged men looking to party in Hawaii. The friends land in Hawaii and goes Lucy’s elaborately designed house embedded into a cliff. The film is now being screened at Liberty by Scope Kollupitiya, SCOPE Cinema – Colombo City Centre and Havelock City Mall, PVR Cinema, Ram Cinema, Regal Cinemas and Kandy City Centre.

Source: Sunday Times January 18, 2026 10:59 UTC