Quicksand. In movies, it’s one of those dangers that we take for granted because the hero very rarely actually dies to it. The closest I can think is poor Artax succumbing to the muck of the Swamp of Sadness in The Neverending Story. In short, it’s hard to take quicksand seriously as a true threat, but the upcoming Shudder horror Quicksand appears to have found a way.
Directed by Andrés Beltrán from a script by JJ Abrams disciple Matt Pitts (Fringe, Westworld), the survival thriller centers on an American couple on the verge of divorce who must reconcile their differences to survive a pit of quicksand in the Colombian rainforest.
The film stars Colombian actress Carolina Gaitàn (Encanto) and Allan Hawco (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan).
Here’s the synopsis: In Quicksand, an American couple, on the brink of divorce, travel to Colombia for a work conference. While on a hike through the rainforest, a storm causes them to become trapped in a pit of quicksand. Unable to move, it becomes a struggle for survival as they battle the elements of the jungle and a venomous snake, in order to escape.
Quicksand will stream on Shudder beginning July 14th, followed by an AMC+ release.
