Elba plays Dr. Nate Daniels, a recently widowed husband who returns to South Africa, where he first met his wife, on a long-planned trip with their daughters to a game reserve managed by Martin Battles (Sharlto Copley, Russian Doll series, Maleficent), an old family friend and wildlife biologist. But what begins as a journey of healing jolts into a fearsome fight for survival when a lion, a survivor of blood-thirsty poachers who now sees all humans as the enemy, begins stalking them.

Idris Elba IS a beast! (Did you see what I did there?) 😂

Ok, ok…back to the trailer. Yes. Sign me up! I’m so ready for this one. Talk about insane action!!

Also, lets not forget about Mr. Sharlto Copley…the dude’s done some serious cool flicks. I just hope lions don’t eat him. 😂

#BeastMovie jumps into theaters August 19.