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''The Hatching'' is a 2014 British
black comedy Black comedy, also known as black humor, bleak comedy, dark comedy, dark humor, gallows humor or morbid humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally ...
horror film Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit physical or psychological fear in its viewers. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with Transgressive art, transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements of the genre include Mo ...
directed and co-written by Michael Anderson. It stars
Andrew-Lee Potts Andrew-Lee Potts (born 29 October 1979) is an English actor and director. He is best known for his role as the quirky Connor Temple on ITV's British science fiction programme '' Primeval'' and Space's Canadian spinoff '' Primeval: New World'' ...
,
Jack McMullen Jack Michael McMullen is an English actor and writer, best known for his roles in ''Brookside'' (2002-2003), ''Doctors'' (2006), ''Grange Hill'' (2004-2008), '' Waterloo Road'' (2010–2012), ''Common'' (2014), ''Together'' (2015), '' Maigret Se ...
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Laura Aikman Laura Holly Aikman (born 24 December 1985) is an English actress. She has appeared in an array of television shows including '' The Mysti Show'' (2004–2005), ''Casualty'' (2009–2010), '' Lemon La Vida Loca'' (2012–2013), ''4 O'Clock Club'' ...
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Thomas Turgoose Thomas Aiden Turgoose (born 11 February 1992) is an English actor, best known for his role as Shaun Fields in the film ''This Is England'' (2006), a role he reprises in the ''This Is England'' TV series '' This Is England '86'' (2010), ''This Is ...
and
Justin Lee Collins Justin Lee Collins (born 1974) is a former actor and radio and television presenter from Bristol, England.Somerset Somerset ( , ), Archaism, archaically Somersetshire ( , , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel, Gloucestershire, and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east ...
, England, to find that the locals are being menaced by killer crocodiles. ''The Hatching'' premiered at the Bath Film Festival in November 2014.


Cast

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Andrew-Lee Potts Andrew-Lee Potts (born 29 October 1979) is an English actor and director. He is best known for his role as the quirky Connor Temple on ITV's British science fiction programme '' Primeval'' and Space's Canadian spinoff '' Primeval: New World'' ...
as Tim *
Thomas Turgoose Thomas Aiden Turgoose (born 11 February 1992) is an English actor, best known for his role as Shaun Fields in the film ''This Is England'' (2006), a role he reprises in the ''This Is England'' TV series '' This Is England '86'' (2010), ''This Is ...
as Caesar *
Laura Aikman Laura Holly Aikman (born 24 December 1985) is an English actress. She has appeared in an array of television shows including '' The Mysti Show'' (2004–2005), ''Casualty'' (2009–2010), '' Lemon La Vida Loca'' (2012–2013), ''4 O'Clock Club'' ...
as Lucy *
Jack McMullen Jack Michael McMullen is an English actor and writer, best known for his roles in ''Brookside'' (2002-2003), ''Doctors'' (2006), ''Grange Hill'' (2004-2008), '' Waterloo Road'' (2010–2012), ''Common'' (2014), ''Together'' (2015), '' Maigret Se ...
as Russell *
Georgia Henshaw Georgia Henshaw (born 11 July 1993) is a Welsh actress best known for her roles on British television. Among her leading roles have been those of Rosie, a member of "The Ace Gang" in '' Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging'', and as JJ's love in ...
as Britney * Danny Kirrane as Lardy * Muzz Khan as Baghi *
Justin Lee Collins Justin Lee Collins (born 1974) is a former actor and radio and television presenter from Bristol, England.West Pennard West Pennard (or West Pennard Manor) is a village and civil parish east of Glastonbury Glastonbury ( , ) is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the low-lying Somerset Levels, south of Bristol. The town ...
. Around 60 to 70 Somerset residents volunteered to be background extras, playing such roles as villagers and pub patrons. During production, a crocodile was reported as being sighted in central
Bristol Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by t ...
, leading members of the public to contact the film's production team, concerned that one of the crocodiles used during filming may have escaped. The animal trainer for the film, Aria Das Neves, stated that, "While we can confirm we did film with live crocodiles I have contacted the relevant holding zoos and they confirm that all our crocodiles are accounted for."


Release

''The Hatching'' premiered at the Bath Film Festival in
Bath, Somerset Bath (Received Pronunciation, RP: , ) is a city in Somerset, England, known for and named after its Roman Baths (Bath), Roman-built baths. At the 2021 census, the population was 94,092. Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, Bristol, River A ...
, on 22 November 2014. A trailer for the film was later released in April 2015.


Home media

''The Hatching'' was released on
DVD The DVD (common abbreviation for digital video disc or digital versatile disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any ki ...
in 2016.


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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hatching, The 2014 comedy horror films 2014 black comedy films British comedy horror films British black comedy films Films about crocodilians Films set in Somerset Films shot in Somerset 2010s English-language films 2010s British films English-language comedy horror films