Silence is deadly. Oscar winner Troy Kotsur brings us into his world without sound in a new featurette for horror-mystery “PRIMATE,” in cinemas January 21

“When I was growing up, I would watch horror movies and you’d notice that so many people will react from a sound that they hear, and so I was on a journey into your world,” says Troy Kotsur, the first male deaf actor to win the Academy Award, for his performance in the 2021 film CODA. 

In Primate, Kotsur plays Adam, patriarch of the Pinborough family, which includes a chimpanzee named Ben. Ben was brought home by Adam’s late wife, a linguistics professor who used to work with Ben. While Adam is away on a short work trip, his daughters and their friends’ tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival. Primate is directed by Johannes Roberts and also stars Johnny Sequoyah, Jessica Alexander and Victoria Wyant.  

Get ready to go bananas for PRIMATE when it opens in Philippine cinemas January 21, 2026. #PrimateMovie

About Primate:

Paramount Pictures Presents

In Association with Domain Entertainment

An 18Hz Production

“PRIMATE”

SYNOPSIS: 

In PRIMATE, a group of friends’ tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY

 Vicki Dee Rock,  Nathan Samdahl, Johannes Roberts, Pete Chiappetta, Anthony

Tittanegro, Andrew Lary

 PRODUCED BY

Walter Hamada, p.g.a., John Hodges, p.g.a., Bradley Pilz

 WRITTEN BY

Johannes Roberts & Ernest Riera

 DIRECTED BY

Johannes Roberts

STARRING

Johnny Sequoyah, Jessica Alexander, and Troy Kotsur, Victoria Wyant, Gia Hunter,

Benjamin Cheng, Charlie Mann, Tienne Simon