Schlocky Post-Apocalyptic ‘Battle Cabin’ Trailer with Josh McKenzie​

“Caring… that’ll get you killed!” Will it, though? Probably not. Lionsgate has debuted the official trailer for an action thriller movie titled Battle Cabin, originally known as Northspur, a New Zealand made post-apocalyptic survival thriller. This originally premiered back in 2022 and is a pandemic script about a post-pandemic world and people fighting for their homes. Alas this looks like direct-to-video trash because it is direct-to-video trash! Four years after being finished, Lionsgate is dumping this on VOD in the fall to watch. In a violent, post-pandemic world, a peace-loving man is forced on a desperate journey to find life-saving drugs for his wife – but to get them he must first help an ornery old man defend his cabin against all-comers. This stars Josh McKenzie (from The Hunting Party, La Brea, The Twelve), Delaney Tabron, Michael Hurst, Kali Kopae, Rama Marrow, Nell Fisher, and Marshall Napier. Obviously there’s a reason it was never released in the last four years. But hey if this is something you’re into, then give it a look anyway.

Here’s the official trailer (+ old posters) for Aaron Falvey’s thriller Battle Cabin, direct from YouTube:

“The battle clearing…” 🏠 In the wake of a massive global attack, the world has become a brutal, lawless landscape where electricity, government and civility are distant memories. When Kellan (Josh McKenzie) is forced to venture outside of his secure homestead to save his wife, he is met by a wave of murderous thieves with a connection to his past. His family’s survival now depends on a brilliant battle plan and an unlikely alliance with a hardened warrior. Battle Cabin, also known as Northspur, is directed by the New Zealand producer / filmmaker Aaron Falvey, making his feature directorial debut after making many short films. The screenplay is written by Justin Eade. Produced by Emily Thompson, Justin Eade, Aaron Falvey, Timothy Hawthorne, Barry Sangster, Kevin Weisberg, Lou Paik, Patrick Garcia, and Phillip B. Goldfine. This initially premiered back in 2022 and was never released until 2024 in Germany on DVD. Lionsgate debuts Falvey’s Battle Cabin movie direct-to-VOD starting on September 29th, 2026 this fall. Want to watch it?

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