The trailer for The Hunter, starring Willem Dafoe and Sam Neill, was released January 27.
A survivalist film, similar in theme to the top film in North America this weekend, The Grey with Liam Neeson, this story is about a secret mission spearheaded by a biotech company seeking to capture DNA for the Tasmanian tiger, thought to be extinct.
Footage shows the tracker on the hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger in the wilderness with unexpected guests in the area.
Neill stars in Alcatraz, a new hit US television series about ghosts of the former island prison, and the upcoming Jurassic Park IV, with Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum returning to their roles.
Dafoe starred in indie favorites Antichrist and Miral and stars in the upcoming sci-fi action adventure John Carter.The Hunter screened at the Toronto Film Fest and already released in Australia in August 2011 but opens February 4 in Japan. Following in the model of the indie hit Margin Call, the film is available on demand on March 2 and releases in theaters April 6.