Anaconda (2025): Feature Film in Rio Negro region

ANACONDA (2025)

Type of Project: Feature Film / Second Unit VFX, B-Roll & Aerial Capture
Shoot Location: Rio Negro region, near Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Company: Passenger Productions, Inc. / Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures

For this meta-reboot with Jack Black and Paul Rudd of the original 1997 feature film, Brazil Production Services was tapped by the project’s producers to provide a package of second unit production services in the Brazilian Amazon near Manaus and some blue screen captures of a capuchin monkey at a animal sanctuary near São Paulo.

The main unit of the film was shot primarily in Australia. The project eventually went to Brazil to get authentic Brazilian Amazon b-roll such as in the captured images below:

Aerial drone photograph captured by the Brazil Production Services crew of a river bend and white sandbar in the Brazilian Amazon near Manaus, shot for second unit b-roll on Anaconda (2025)

Aerial view of the Amazon River at sunset with dramatic clouds, from location footage for the film Anaconda (2025)

Aerial view of a winding river bend through the Amazon rainforest, from location footage for the film Anaconda (2025)

Aerial view of the Amazon River cutting through dense rainforest, from location footage for the film Anaconda (2025)

A capuchin monkey perched in the rainforest canopy, from location footage for the film Anaconda (2025)

Aerial view of a river bordered by dense rainforest, from location footage for the film Anaconda (2025)

Aerial view of the Amazon River under a cloudy evening sky, from location footage for the film Anaconda (2025)

Aerial view of a small boat on the Amazon River surrounded by rainforest, from location footage for the film Anaconda (2025)

Aerial view of a river winding through dense Amazon rainforest, from location footage for the film Anaconda (2025)

In the Amazon, BPS’s scope included coordinating a complex helicopter cinematography unit which was accomplished by hiring a São Paul based Stab-C team to capture fast moving aerials of the rivers and lush stretches of jungle with vintage lenses. See some behind the scenes stills of our set up and helicopter shoot are shown below:

A white helicopter, registration PP-EVC, arranged as part of Brazil Production Services' aerial capture support for Anaconda (2025), parked inside a hangar

Production equipment and cases stored in a warehouse aisle, from the Brazil unit of the film Anaconda (2025)

Interior of a helicopter cockpit fitted with an aerial camera rig, from the aerial unit for the film Anaconda (2025)

Two crew members inside a helicopter with camera equipment, from the aerial unit for the film Anaconda (2025)

A crew member inspecting a camera gimbal inside a hangar with a helicopter nearby, during preparation for the aerial unit on Anaconda (2025)

Crew setting up equipment inside a hangar beside a white helicopter, during preparation for the aerial unit on Anaconda (2025)

Close-up of a camera mounted on a helicopter's exterior rig, from the aerial unit for the film Anaconda (2025)

A crew member standing near equipment cases inside a hangar, during preparation for the aerial unit on Anaconda (2025)

A helicopter parked on a runway under a clear blue sky, from the aerial unit for the film Anaconda (2025)

A helicopter in flight over water near the coast, from the aerial unit for the film Anaconda (2025)

A crew member wearing a headset operating camera equipment inside a helicopter, with an aerial view visible through the window, from the aerial unit for Anaconda (2025)

A camera monitor showing aerial footage, mounted on a rig inside a helicopter, from the aerial unit for the film Anaconda (2025)

A pilot in a helicopter cockpit, from the aerial unit for the film Anaconda (2025)

Aerial view of a river delta winding through the landscape, from location footage for the film Anaconda (2025)

Group photo of the aerial unit crew posed in front of a helicopter on the tarmac, for the film Anaconda (2025)

In the Amazon, throughout several locations near the Rio Negro, we also shot from the ground, from boats and with drones. Below are some picture highlights:

Behind-the-scenes photo of the camera crew coordinated by Brazil Production Services, filming aerial b-roll from a boat on the Amazon River at dusk during production of Anaconda (2025)

A crew member checking a phone on a boat, from location filming for Anaconda (2025)

A group of crew members standing on a boat deck with equipment, from location filming for Anaconda (2025)

A crew member building a large teepee-like structure out of branches in the jungle, set construction for the film Anaconda (2025)

Crew members constructing a branch-woven hut structure in the jungle, set construction for the film Anaconda (2025)

A completed branch-woven hut structure with crew standing nearby, set construction for the film Anaconda (2025)

And finally, near São Paulo, the BPS crew also captured blue screen images of a capuchin monkey that was used in a a suspenseful scene in the film.

Hand-drawn storyboard sketches of a roaring creature for a visual effects sequence on Anaconda (2025)

A set design elevation drawing showing a doorway with blue color panels, pre-production artwork for the film Anaconda (2025)

A framed picture mounted on set dressing, from the film Anaconda (2025)

A creature costume shot against a blue screen for visual effects work, from the film Anaconda (2025)

A crew member reflected in a mirror while taking a photo, from the production of Anaconda (2025)

And here’s how the monkey scene came out in the finished film:

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