On May 17 , 2012 , at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival , Eli Roth announced that he was planning to direct a horror thriller , '' The Green Inferno '' , with Worldview Entertainment stating that it would finance and produce the film . Roth wrote the script with Guillermo Amoedo . Production began in Autumn 2012 in Peru and Chile . In October 2012 , it was announced that filming was set to begin in November in Peru . On October 25 , Roth announced the full cast for the film . Principal photography began in October 2012 in New York City , and shooting in Peru and in some locations in Chile began on November 5 , 2012
2012 Cannes Film Festival
2012 Cannes Film Festival
The Green Inferno (film)