Alexandre Aja's Piranha 3-D

[hack slash]

Piranha Moving Fast
Source: Ryan RottenAugust 14, 2007


October 31st is the contract deadline for the Writers Guild of America (West and East Coast). The potential of a WGA strike is prompting many studios to stock up on scripts and, in some instances, start production on many high-profile horror projects.

One insider told Shock they are hopeful work will finally begin on one anticipated franchise chapter before the fall (unfortunately, we're not allowed to say which one). Elsewhere, we've been told that Alexandre Aja - fresh off of Mirrors - may begin principal photography on his remake of Piranha before the looming strike.

Aja took a crack at the script with Good Luck Chuck's Josh Stolberg and Peter Goldfinger. Longtime pal Grégory Levasseur (The Hills Have Eyes) will co-produce.

More details as they come in!

[Gringo Loco]

I liked his remake of The Hills Have Eyes (He did remake that, right?) so I'll probably watch this. For those of us who don't know, what is the synopsis of Pirahna?

[Just Jeans]

For those of us who don't know, what is the synopsis of Pirahna?

The last synopsis I saw for Aja's Piranha insinuates that there is an earthquake that splits open the bed of a popular tourist attraction-type lake, and hoards of piranha rise from the center of the Earth.

So obviously, it'll be the best. movie. ever.

[hack slash]

I wonder what they are talking about here


One insider told Shock they are hopeful work will finally begin on one anticipated franchise chapter before the fall (unfortunately, we're not allowed to say which one).

[Just Jeans]

Probably nothing interesting. And probably not Friday the 13th.

[Erik]

Probably nothing interesting. And probably not Friday the 13th.

Why do you have to be such a party pooper?

[Gringo Loco]

Why do you have to be such a party pooper?

He's just speaking the more probable truth.

[Just Jeans]

Why do you have to be such a party pooper?

I'm just being practical. Friday the 13th hit the rocks long before the impending WGA strike, so I doubt whether it's one of those films being fast-tracked to beat the clock. Of course we don't know exactly why the film has been held up so long, but I think it's probably got more to do with hammering out rights issues than the WGA strike.

And even if it is Friday the 13th... well, that's nothing to get excited about, is it? The idea of a rushed product tossed together in a mad dash to beat the WGA strike doesn't exactly instill me with confidence.

[Erik]

I'm just being practical. Friday the 13th hit the rocks long before the impending WGA strike, so I doubt whether it's one of those films being fast-tracked to beat the clock. Of course we don't know exactly why the film has been held up so long, but I think it's probably got more to do with hammering out rights issues than the WGA strike.

And even if it is Friday the 13th... well, that's nothing to get excited about, is it? The idea of a rushed product tossed together in a mad dash to beat the WGA strike doesn't exactly instill me with confidence.

Because all I've ever expected from Friday the 13th is a rushed product that's just tossed together. When they take their time, we get shit like Freddy vs. Jason, and that's nothing to be proud of.

[Just Jeans]

Because all I've ever expected from Friday the 13th is a rushed product that's just tossed together.

You expect too little from the franchise.

If you rush a film, you're going to get shit (particularly from Platinum Dunes). Even a good production team have trouble turning out a good film on a rushed schedule. I'd rather Platinum Dunes take their time, so as to perhaps prevent the film being 100% shit.

When they take their time, we get shit like Freddy vs. Jason, and that's nothing to be proud of.

I dunno. I rather liked Freddy vs. Jason. I don't really consider it a Friday the 13th film, but I certainly don't think it's as awful as all that.

There's a difference between spending six months working on a film and leaving a film trapped in development hell for 15 years.

[French Friday]

Well, every Friday the 13th from Paramount, and especially the first four, WERE rushed. One year to make them between the decision and the release...

But I know no one is able nowadays to rush something good. That's something that was lost with the 90s.

[sCabbOy]

Someone in an interview mentioned that Aja is being only offered remakes. I think it's sad because I think Aja is a brilliant director. I am anxious to see what he can do with Piranha, one of my more favorite killer animal movies. I don't think the original is brilliant, just good. I'm sure Aja will do it justice with his style of directing.

[Just Jeans]

I don't know if I'd consider him brilliant -- I'd like to see him do something other than horror/remakes -- but he defiantly has a sense of style.

[jackdeth]

Really liked the original, and am axiously awaiting the remake.

[sCabbOy]

I don't know if I'd consider him brilliant -- I'd like to see him do something other than horror/remakes -- but he defiantly has a sense of style.

Okay, let me rephrase, as a horror director in this era- he's brilliant. I'm just not happy with the directors of late and the icon directors of the 70-80's- what they are doing now.

I love his style.

[Just Jeans]

I dunno. I thought The Hills Have Eyes was directed like pretty much every other horror remake we've had in the last five or six years, only it had a little extra flair, some decent violence, and the cast was actually tolerable.

Like I say, I'd really like to see him direct something outside of the horror/remake craze. Let him do something original -- whether it's horror or not is incidental -- and really flex his directorial muscle.

[sCabbOy]

but the photography was better than most of the remakes I have seen.

[Just Jeans]

I agree, thus my comments about the extra flair. It was photographed well... but, over all, it was just another remake.

[Erik]

I actually liked it a lot more than the original. Granted, I always felt that the original Hills was one of Craven's weaker films.

[sCabbOy]

Yeah, it was a remake and brace yourself, I thought the original had impact but looked like a novice director directed it. It was easily one of Craven's weakest and that's saying alot with all of the turds he let go- Chiller, Cursed, Summer Of Fear (but I actually grew to love this film)...

[The Dream Master]

Wow. I consider THHE to be Craven's best non-Nightmare film, easily.

The remake, however, was one of the better remakes of the past few years.

[jackdeth]

I actually liked it a lot more than the original. Granted, I always felt that the original Hills was one of Craven's weaker films.
I find Hills Have Eyes & Last House on the Left are Craven's best movies.

As for Piranha, this remake I think will be fun. I don't see Piranha doing overly well at the box office but, I would like to be proven wrong on that. It's a type of movie that appeals to a certain type of person, IMO. I am really looking forward to seeing the final product.:p

[sCabbOy]

Wow. I consider THHE to be Craven's best non-Nightmare film, easily.

The remake, however, was one of the better remakes of the past few years.

I consider Scream a great film. People give that movie shit, but it's a solid slasher. But, as for non ANOES movie I like People Under The Stairs and Deadly Friend even though that movie is cheesy as fuck. I also like Last House more than THHE.


I never said THHE was horrible, the feel of the movie feels like one of the shot on video independents of this era. Video, bad sound, inexperienced cinematographer, and so on.

[Just Jeans]

I've not seen The Serpent and the Rainbow yet, but it seems to be one of Craven's more popular films among genre fans.

[The Dream Master]

Serpent and the Rainbow is pretty good.

With Craven, I tend to find it easy to break his films down into tiers of quality. He's made 4 or 5 excellent films (NOES, WCNN, Last House on the Left, THHE, and Scream), a few good ones (Serpent and the Rainbow, Shocker, Red Eye, the Scream sequels), and then there's everything else. The only film I have a problem placing is The People Under the Stairs. I never thought it was on the level of the aforementioned "good" films, but it's hardly the pieces of shit that say, "Cursed" or "THHE 2" are.

[sCabbOy]

I wouldn't consider Serpent & The Rainbow horror, bu I thought that movie was great.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Yeah, Serpent was great. Some of the dream sequences in there were pretty creepy.

As for the Piranha remake, I think this could actually be pretty good. Aja is a good director, so I think he could make this great. I liked the orginal Piranha.....I thought it was decent.

[French Friday]

I didn't really like "Serpent & Rainbow". It began good, but then I was bored to death. A big disappointment.

[Cody]

Aja talked to STYD (http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=1728)

"We are writing are writing Piranha and are pretty far along in the process of working on the script," Aja tells ShockTillYouDrop.com. Josh Stolberg laid the groundwork with a draft, now Aja and Levasseur are taking a pass at the story. With the looming WGA strike, word trickling in says the remake is on the fast-track for production, but Aja says he has to complete his obligations to Mirrors first. "Of course I want to make Piranha as fast as possible and really want to jump on that project. Because it's completely different kind of genre for us. It's not going to be more serious [than the original] - the idea is to approach Piranha as we would the construction of a roller coaster for a theme park. It's different than anything we've done before. Very much a popcorn film that's really scary. Of course, if you don't believe in the characters then you don't believe in the story so of course we want it to be believable and very real."

and B-D (http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/10272)

One thing that Aja wanted to make clear was that both MIRRORS and PIRANHA aren’t remakes. “We are writing PIRANHA now. You read everywhere that it’s a remake, but MIRRORS is completely not a remake at all,” he tells B-D, “HILLS was really a remake [while] MIRRORS is really a new story based on the original. PIRANHA is not a remake at all either - we were asked by Weinstein Company to think about a new PIRANHA movie, not a remake to the original.” He concludes by clarifying, “It’s not a remake of all the James Cameron movies – it’s only about the same kind of fish.”

One ting that we found concerning is that “sea monster” movies don’t appear to be doing very well, we asked him what makes this different from films like PRIMEVAL and ROGUE. He explains that his is going to be one hell of a ride, “My idea of the writing right now is to approach the project as if I was building a rollercoaster. It’s a complete differ approach than HILLS or P2; it’s like building an attraction,” he continues, “It’s going to be scary and great- it’s a very different approach from anything we’ve done before.”

[Patrick]

I love the original Piranha and Piranha II was interesting...atleast it had a pretty cool soundtrack.

I can honestly say that I am looking forward to seeing the remake/re-imagining whatever they are calling it.

[Just Jeans]

So this a killer animal film that just happens to be about killer Piranha? Works for me.

[French Friday]

And then we could have a new Piranha II : The Flying Killers, with a true EPIC beach attack at the end and not that disappointment of the original Part II.

But then, James Cameron wouldn't be anymore the director of the best flying piranhas movie ever made.

[Cody]

A release date and another dimension (http://shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=4642)

Cue spit-take now. ShockTillYouDrop.com has learned Alexandre Aja's next horror film, a remake of Joe Dante's Piranha, is going to be presented in 3-D!

Dimension Films has set a release date of July 24, 2009 - which positions it smack-dab in the middle of the summer movie season.

[El Rooto]

Holy shit. Just when I thought this film couldn't sound any more amazing.

This will be awesome. I want to see those fish jump right out at the screen.

[hack slash]

Aja? 3-D? tickets please

[Just Jeans]

Why in the name of holy fuck is this film going to take nearly a year and a half to release? :o

[The Dream Master]

It's kind of funny that Aja is going to beat James Cameron to the punch with the 3-D shit next year, especially considering that Cameron directed Piranha 2.

[Deathscythe]

It's kind of funny that Aja is going to beat James Cameron to the punch with the 3-D shit next year, especially considering that Cameron directed Piranha 2.

Never been to Universal Studios, eh?;)

[The Dream Master]

Nope. I forgot about Battle Across Time.

Still, it is kind of weird that Avatar is supposed to feature this revolutionary 3-D shit, but it looks like a couple of flicks (this one and Final Destination 4) are going to beat him to the punch. I still bet Avatar will be better than both combined. ;)

[Deathscythe]

Yeah, I can't wait for Avater.

Interestingly...I hear that M. Night Shyamalan is also making a film called Avater, based on the cartoon.

[The Dream Master]

I remember hearing that, too, but I don't know if it's still happening or not. That's an odd choice for him, to be sure.

[Deathscythe]

Well, Shyamalan apparntly also wrote the screenplay for Stuart Little.

[Just Jeans]

Avatar: The Last Airbender is the trilogy M. Night is working on. There's a legal dispute with Cameron that's keeping the live-action adaptation of the Animated Series in deadlock, apparently. Plus, the writer's strike has prevented a script from being written.

Last I heard, he signed on to do the trilogy because his kids are fans of the series.

If Dragonball makes big bank in August, you can rest assured that Avatar: The Last Airbender will go forward, with or without the name (I expect it may come out under the title 'The Last Airbender').

[Deathscythe]

I was under the impression that the Dragonball film was because of the sucesss of the Transformers film. Live Action film of old-school cartoon = $$$, thats what I assumed the people at Fox were thinking.

[Just Jeans]

Dragonball has been in various stages of production since 2002. As I understand it, Stephen Chow is the one who finally got it off the ground for real. He's a big time fan of the manga, and when he agreed to Executive Produce, FOX greenlit it (although I've no doubt in my mind that the high bank of Transformers helped). He's the one who picked James Wong to write and direct, and the film ended up being one of FOX's strike films.

But with FOX putting over $100 million in the budget, they must trust Stephen Chow pretty well.

[Patrick]

This is cool news. I love the Piranha films and can't wait for this....and in 3-D!

[Spade]

3D? Damn this should be cool.

[Cody]

Fresh Fish! (http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=5728)

Locking picture on Mirrors this week, French horror fiend Alexandre Aja and Grégory Levasseur have begun prep on Dimension Films' Piranha, the remake we last spoke to Aja about here (http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=1728). Since that discussion in October, it has been announced the film will be lensed in 3-D.

"That was the really exciting reason we jumped on that movie," Aja tells this writer in the company of Levasseur. "We were on the set of P2 and we were like, 'How cool would it be to see that live-action movie in 3-D?' We are thinking at the same time, let's see a real R-rated movie in 3-D with the new technology! So, Piranha is going to be completely in 3-D."

Aja sees that as one more challenge, one he is eager to dive into nonetheless. As for the story, expect a complete re-working of the concept first loosed on the public in Joe Dante's '78 film. Some time back, it was leaked that the script concerned Spring Breakers becoming fish food for a school of prehistoric piranha set loose by an underwater earthquake.

"That was the plot of the script and that was really fun," Aja enthuses. "Years later the script came back in a different incarnation, so we convinced Bob Weinstein to take the Spring Break plot and let us do what we wanted to do with it. There is not one character or one situation that is similar to the Joe Dante or James Cameron [Piranha] movies - it's completely, completely, completely different."

The director is thrilled that Dimension has already penciled in a release date for the flick - July 24, 2009. "I think it's a good choice and the fact that they're putting it in that spot is also showing they really believe in a blockbuster movie. That's what the script is like. It's a blueprint of a roller coaster. It's about fun, jumps, gore and fish..."

Levasseur chimes in, "And 3-D boobs." Aja laughs, "Yes, 3-D boobs."

On a completely different note, the latter wants to clarify an IMDB rumor that cropped up on his page within the last month. Contrary to what was once listed (and has been recently pulled), he is not in line to direct a remake of Silent Night, Deadly Night.

[Cody]

It's rumored (http://www.joblo.com/arrow/index.php?id=13219) that Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan (Feast series and Saw IV -) were brought on to do some script doctoring.

The need for more prep time has pushed (http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=7683) the start of filming back to March or April, so it's probably not going to make that July 24th release date.

[Cody]

Yep, release date pushed back several months.

Piranha 3D Swimming into 2010 (http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=9358)

Dimension Films announced the remake of Joe Dante's campy horror film will hit theaters on March 19, 2010.

Why? Preparation. Aja told us recently (http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=9246) that he has to do what's best for the movie. Shooting in cold temperatures is not one of them. Plus, he has to ready the production for 3-D, a feat made even more challenging by the film's required underwater photography.

[Harmonic Bond]

Jeebus! They're gonna remake Piranha 2 before Piranha at this rate. :shifty: Seriously, they are likely gonna miss the 3D love in caused by MBV and Final Destination 4.

[The Dream Master]

If Avatar is going to be as bad-ass as it's supposed to be, I think the 3-D buzz will still be very strong next spring. Then again, every 3D film post-Avatar might seem a little lacking (if it lives up to the hype, that is).

[Apocalypto]

Aja has stated that this wasn't a remake of the previous Piranha film and was just a totally different horror film with Piranhas.

[The Dream Master]

Well, he also said the same thing about Mirrors not being a remake, but the film's credits said otherwise.

I get that he's saying that he's not going to redo the story from the original film, but the fact that everyone else (including Dimension) is referring to this as a remake indicates that the original film is the basis for the idea.

[Just Jeans]

Seriously, they are likely gonna miss the 3D love in caused by MBV and Final Destination 4.

Considering companies like DreamWorks and Disney have announced that all of their computer animated films will be released in Real 3D from now on, I don't think the craze is in danger of dying just yet. If anything, it seems to be catching on.

Aja has stated that this wasn't a remake of the previous Piranha film and was just a totally different horror film with Piranhas.

He said the same thing about Mirrors, but the film's ending credits state that it's a remake of a Korean horror film called Within the Mirror.

[Apocalypto]

Man, I love Aja...but how the hell can he not realize whether he's remaking a movie or not?0_0

I hope he realizes that The Hills Have Eyes was one atleast.

[The Dream Master]

As long as this is better than Mirrors (which wasn't terrible, but his weakest so far), then I don't care what he calls it.

[Cody]

Breakdowns (http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/15453)

SYNOPSIS: They’re back! Every year the population of sleepy Lake Havasu explodes from 5,000 to 50,000 for a single, wild weekend - the 4th of July, a riot of sun, drunken fun and sex-crazed mayhem. But this year, there's something more to worry about than hangovers and complaints from local old timers. Havasu sits in the crater formed by a prehistoric volcanic eruption, and when earth tremors tear open a crack in the lake floor, all hell breaks through. Piranhas - a million ravenous, razor-toothed monsters, unchanged since the dawn of time. Unstoppable killing machines acting blindly under one primeval impulse: to hunt down anything that moves and strip it to the raw, bleeding bone. In seconds.

[SHERIFF JULIE FORESTER] In her late 30's, she is attractive, sexy and fit! She's a woman in charge, she the local sheriff in the community of Lake Victoria, and the mother of Jake, Laura and Zane. NOTE: MUST BE COMFORTABLE WITH ACTION SCENES AND WORKING IN THE WATER! LEAD

[JAKE FORESTER] This hormonal 16-17 year old is the designated babysitter for his younger siblings, Laura and Zane. Trying to look cool in his Pixies concert t-shirt, Jake is famously shy when it comes to flirting with girls, especially Kelly, who he has a huge crush on He is lured away by the lowest rung of the entertainment industry, when he's offered a job as location scout by sleazy "Wild Wild Girls" producer Derrick Jones NOTE: MUST BE COMFORTABLE WITH ACTION SCENES AND WORKING IN AND UNDERWATER! LEAD

[KELLY] 16-17 years old, she's a cute and down to earth girl, Kelly is friendly with Jake from school and tired of his shyness - she's been waiting for him to make his move. Open to all ethnicities. NOTE: MUST BE COMFORTABLE WORKING IN AND UNDER WATER! LEAD

[NOVAK] In his mid to late 30s, an attractive, tough-looking, smart & good-natured man's man, Novak exudes confidence and charm. He is the leader of a United States Geological Survey exploration team. Open to all ethnicities. NOTE: SCUBA EXPERIENCE IS A HUGE PLUS! AND MUST UP FOR ACTION SCENES IN THE WATER. LEAD

[DERRICK JONES] In his 30's. A hyperactive guy with an HD camera, Derrick is a cameraman and a "wannabe film director," a dynamo of aggressive, predatory energy - a human piranha! He is intent on advancing his fledgling career by shooting a "Wild Wild Girls" video at Lake Victoria. Self-absorbed, imperious and obsessed with his project, Derrick has brought along two strippers to flesh out his film. Open to all ethnicities. NOTE: MUST BE COMFORTABLE WORKING IN THE WATER! LEAD

[LAURA FORESTER] An adorable, sassy and tomboyish little 10-11 year-old girl, Laura is Jake and Zane's sister. , who mercilessly mocks her older brother Jake's attempts to look sexually mature, Laura is dumped by her babysitting brother, and gets to go fishing with Zane without any adult supervision Please note height and age on submission! NOTE: MUST BE COMFORTABLE WORKING IN THE WATER! LEAD

[ZANE FORESTER] 8-10 years old, he is the adorable and smart son of Sheriff Julie Forester, and brother of Jake and Laura. Zane is best buddies with his sister Laura and is delighted to go on a fishing expedition alone with her after Jake ditches them. Please note height and age on submission! NOTE: MUST BE COMFORTABLE WORKING IN THE WATER! LEAD

[DANNI] In her mid 20's, she's a very attractive buxom girl (and they should be REAL...NOT implants!!!). Danni is the dream girl of every 16-year-old boy - a hot stripper. She's sexy, smart, on the ball and knows how to use her assets. Has an urban, edgy and East Coast feel (maybe some tattoos). Open to all ethnicities. NUDITY REQUIRED - TOPLESS & FULL NUDITY UNDERWATER) MUST BE COMFORTABLE WORKING IN THE WATER! Think a younger Dita Von Teese. Suicide Girl, Burlesque feel. LEAD

[DEPUTY FALLON] 50's, an ex-Marine, Fallon is the second man in charge at the Sheriff's department, and a good friend to Julie and her family. A tough-minded guy who has seen more than a few grim sights in his day, Fallon knows he's in for a long, grinding week of trying to keep drunken teenagers from killing themselves. But he proves heroic in the face of a ferocious invasion from beneath the surface of the water...LEAD

[CRYSTAL] early 20's. She is your classic stripper. A gorgeous California Blonde. Sweet and possibly a bit trashy, she has FAKE boobs (implants), and not too much going on upstairs. Crystal is a friend of Danni's, and has also been hired by Derrick to appear in his cheesy amateur video (NUDITY REQUIRED - TOPLESS & FULL NUDITY UNDERWATER) MUST BE COMFORTABLE WORKING IN THE WATER! SUPPORTING LEAD

[SAM] In his early 40s, with an extremely well built physique, he's a little too old for spring break, but his reckless, flirty spirit is just right. Another expert scuba diver, he's a member of Novak's undersea exploration team. Open to all ethnicities. NOTE: SCUBA EXPERIENCE IS A HUGE PLUS! MUST BE COMFORTABLE WORKING IN THE WATER! SUPPORTING LEAD

[PAULA] In her early 30s, a sparkplug of a woman who is extremely fit and a possible tomboy-ish look, she's the third member of Novak's U.S.G.S. investigative team. Another expert scuba diver, she's an experienced undersea explorer. Open to all ethnicities. NOTE: SCUBA EXPERIENCE IS A HUGE PLUS! MUST BE COMFORTABLE WORKING IN THE WATER! SUPPORTING LEAD

[MR. GOODMAN] In his 70s - 80's, he owns the local pet emporium, and is an expert on exotic fish, having collected species from the four corners of the world. A grandfatherly type, he is a walking encyclopedia on the subject of piranha fish, both modern and prehistoric... SUPPORTING LEAD

[Just Jeans]

That's one hell of a lead actor list.

[Grizzlyman]

Oh fuck, if Dimension is releasing this film with domestic distribution with MGM, it might even get delayed, as MGM has already postponed their production and releases of their other horror remakes they have on their slate: "Motel Hell" and "Scanners" as MGM's CEO Harry Sloan is incredibly strapped for barely putting any money at all into their pictures.

I have also been hearing a recent rumor, which has since been verified on the interviews/commentaries for the recent DVD releases of "Beyond the Door" and "Beyond the Door III/Amok Train", that veteran Italian producer and former Cannon Pictures CEO Ovidio G. Assonitis, the producer of "Piranha II" who fired James Cameron is going to remake Piranha II, or do a remake of Piranha indirectly associated with Joe Dante's original film. Or is Assonitis going to somehow be involved in Aja's production now? Can anyone else verify this?

[Cody]

A Shue-In for 'Piranha'? (http://www.fearnet.com/news/b15272_shue-in_piranha.html?utm_source=fearnet&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_news)

We just reached out to the Weinstein Company and asked if they could confirm this story. "I will look into this for you," a representative told us.

An insider visiting the set of Rob Zombie's Halloween 2 in Georgia this week has tipped us off that Elisabeth Shue is a likely candidate for a role in another upcoming horror remake -- Alexandre Aja's Piranha 3-D. Will the Oscar-nominated actress (who will forever be "That Karate Kid girl" to me) be fish bait?

[Grizzlyman]

http://www.dreadcentral.com/story/new-piranha-demons-remake

Sorry if this article may have already been posted here, I guess this was the one involving Assonitis.

[Cody]

Assonitis.

Sounds like a terrible health condition.

[Grizzlyman]

Ha! Indeed it does Cody, which in a way relates back to his film career thus far. His movies of course are not all that best, despite he has made a ton of money off of them. His Italian directorial efforts "Beyond the Door" and "Tentacles" were ripoffs of 'The Exorcist' and 'Jaws'; his dictatorship over James Cameron of 'Piranha II' certainly made him more of an 'Asshole' and his tenure as CEO of Cannon after the Golan/Globus era, did not last very long either.

[Cody]

Moviehole confirms Shue's Fish Cocktail (http://www.moviehole.net/200918565-exclusive-elisabeth-shues-fish-cocktail)

You may recall a couple of weeks ago, the great guys over at FEARnet running a rumour that involved "Cocktail" cutie Elisabeth Shue hippy-hippy-shaking her way into Alex Aja's "Piranha" remake. They've been trying to get confirmation for the past couple of weeks, but the Weinstein's seem intent on staying zipped. Had the opportunity to suss out the situation for them this weekend - and got 'em an answer.

Well, consider the rumour on the money. Deal is as good as done. I've now talked to two folks on the film - one being a writer on the 3-D project - who've confirmed that Mr Shue is indeed in negotiations to play the female lead.

This'll be quite the depature for 45-year-old Shue, whose best known for doing more meatier fare like "Leaving Las Vegas", "Mysterious Skin", "Molly" and "The Trigger Effect". Not that the sister of former Melrose fave Billy doesn't have a penchant for a good popcorn flick - she did, after all, star in two "Back to the Future" flicks (she replaced Claudia Wells as Jennifer from the first sequel onwards), the first "The Karate Kid", Paul Verhoeven's invisi-man thriller "Hollow Man", and the abovesaid drama-for-drunks "Cocktail", playing Tom Cruise's Waterfall Shag.

Shue is playing the role of Sheriff Julie Forester, a take-charge authority figure in the community of Lake Victoria - where the action/ankle-biting takes place. She's the mother of Jake (one of the central characters in the film - the shy teenager who gets to prove his worth when human-eating fish threaten his family and friends), Laura and Zane.

The supporting cast and background extras are being filled over the next fortnight.

[Jason_Legend]

Breakdowns (http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/15453)


I didn't know you could demand real breasts and their size, in a casting sheet. They should do that for the next Friday the 13th movie.

[Ron]

I still need to see the original.

[Cody]

Coming at you in March: 'Piranha 3-D' (http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-04-16-piranha-movie_N.htm)

This sound familiar? Young people on spring break at Lake Victoria are in danger when a tremor unleashes a primal terror. A lone, plucky sheriff must keep the community and its visitors safe.
Jaws Gone Wild?

Not exactly, although in describing Piranha 3-D, producer Mark Canton invokes the 1975 blockbuster. "It's Jaws for a new generation."

The film, due March 19 from Dimension, is not technically a remake of Joe Dante's 1978 Piranha, he says. Elisabeth Shue stars as Sheriff Julie Forester and Adam Scott (Tell Me You Love Me) plays a U.S. Geological Survey diver.

"I was hooked by the script," says director Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes). He says 3-D was a natural way to enhance their "simple story," adding "It really puts you in the middle of the action."

But, Canton warns, "I don't think we'll be doing much for the sushi industry."

Scott on Piranha 3-D (http://www.moviehole.net/200918665-scott-on-piranha-3-d)

Our buddy Adam Scott ("Knocked Up", "The Aviator") was recently announced as the male lead in director Alex Aja's fishy "Piranha" reboot.

The film, starring Elisabeth Shue, is set in Lake Havasu, Arizona, where a tremor causes the lake's floor to open, setting free scores of prehistoric piranhas. It's up to Shue's character, the local Sheriff, and her teenage son, to essentially - not to sound too 'Mighty Mouse' - save the day.

Scott, currently hamming it up as Henry Pollard on Starz' "Party Down", will play Novak, a diver for the US Geological Service who helps discover the piranha outbreak.

Scott tells us "[Piranha 3-D] should be fun, I love the original and the pedigree involved, [Joe] Dante, John Sayles. Alex is an amazing director and a such a cool guy, really looking forward to it".

[Just Jeans]

The film, due March 19 from Dimension, is not technically a remake of Joe Dante's 1978 Piranha, he says.

Bet there's a title card in the credits that contradicts him. :X

[Cody]

Dreyfuss and Rhames jump in (http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=10288)

Our contacts at Dimension Films have confirmed rumors that swirled about yesterday regarding Richard Dreyfuss' cameo in Piranha 3D. The actor's part in the film will reportedly tip a hat to his role in Jaws.

The New York Post's Page Six is reporting Ving Rhames (Pulp Fiction) is also set to star alongside Elisabeth Shue and Adam Scott.

[The Dream Master]

@_@

It'd be boss as fuck if Dreyfuss was pretty much playing Hooper. :X

[French Friday]

@_@

It'd be boss as fuck if Dreyfuss was pretty much playing Hooper. :X

A dream that would come true if Hooper is back on screen someway.

[Cody]

If Dreyfuss plays a role instead of just showing up to die, I'm thinking he might play

[MR. GOODMAN] In his 70s - 80's, he owns the local pet emporium, and is an expert on exotic fish, having collected species from the four corners of the world. A grandfatherly type, he is a walking encyclopedia on the subject of piranha fish, both modern and prehistoric...

[Cody]

A Bunch of 'Piranha' Casting Splashes In (http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16065)

First, Dina Meyer, who you might remember as "Kerry" in Saw II-IV, will be playing "Paula".

The young Brooklynn Proulx will play "Laura".

Quinn Lord, who you'll see as "Sam" in Trick 'r Treat later this year and in Joe Dante's The Hole, stars as "Zane".

Lastly, Riley Steele rounds out the cast as "Crystal".

Wacky names on those kids. At least Riley Steele has an excuse; she's also a porn star.

[Cody]

Gossip Girl Coming to You in 3-D (http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b122308_gossip_girl_coming_you_in_3-d.html)

Jessica Szohr has gotten her self into some fishy business.

I can exclusively reveal that the Gossip Girl starlet has snagged a role in Piranha 3-D, an upcoming remake of the 1978 cult classic terror flick from The Hills Have Eyes remake director Alexandre Aja.

A studio rep confirms that Szohr has signed on to play Kelly, a hot young townie caught up in the excitement of co-eds who have descended upon the area for spring break.
ADDED:
Jerry O'Connell joins the cast (http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2009/05/jerry-oconnell.html)

[Cody]

Seems Dreyfuss isn't Mr. Goodman, as apparently (http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16179) that role is being played by the great Christopher Lloyd.

[The Dream Master]

Lloyd now? :o

Awesome. This cast is shaping up to be huge, though. :X

[Cody]

Riley Steele Talks Piranha 3D (http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=10605)

At the outset of production, director Alexandre Aja was on the lookout for hot bodies to populate Piranha 3D, his remake of Joe Dante's camp classic. He certainly found one in porn starlet, and Digital Playground contract girl, Riley Steele. The actress called in to ShockTillYouDrop.com from the film's Arizona location to give this writer the lowdown on her character Crystal.

"She's a girl who's out to have fun," Steele says. And she means that quite literally, Crystal is one of the stars of the film's Wild, Wild Girls, a spin on Girls Gone Wild. "Me and Danni [Kelly Brook] go out and basically trying to get innocent Kelly [Jessica Szohr] to become a Wild, Wild Girl with me. So, I'm basically playing myself."

Steele's untamed lifestyle ultimately leads to her demise, a scene she tells us she is in the midst of shooting this week with co-star Jerry O'Connell. "I haven't seen any blood yet but I heard there's going to be some today. Yesterday we filmed a scene where we all die. Jerry O'Connell is playing the director, or the owner, of the Wild, Wild Girls and we fall off of this boat and he kills me trying to save himself," she laughs. "A huge piranha eats through my head and comes out of my mouth. A death scene in 3-D, eating through our faces, everything!"

Because the piranha will mostly be created in CG, Steele says she hasn't come face-to-face with any on set, however, she has seen a few mock-ups. "They're pretty cool. They really look like fish, when I saw them they didn't have any paint on them but they're really intense. Very impressive. " After our chat, it's off to do more water training. "It's all about trying to hold our breath because there's this glass bottom boat me and Kelly [Brook] have to swim under for this sexy thing. So our training is all about working under water, being comfortable. It's a lot harder than it looks!"

[Rich]

It appears that with the Friday the 13th Part 3: 3D DVD/Blu-Ray, Romero's Dawn of the Dead getting 3D treatment, Night of the Living Dead 3D, and My Bloody Valentine 3D, 3D horror is making a strong come back. I have got no complaints there. I would love to see piranhas with sharp teeth coming right at me! This film could be a fun one, and with Lloyd on board, it could be interesting.

[Jason_Legend]

I hope that the piranha is the only thing that this movie has in common with the original.

I like The Hills Have Eyes remake, but it copied the original a little too much.

[Cody]

Comedian Paul Scheer has a role (http://www.movieline.com/2009/06/movieline-exclusive-paul-scheers-field-report-from-the-seth-of-piranha-3-d.php), and Eli Roth will cameo (http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16448) as the host of a wet T-shirt contest.

[Cody]

Swims to Another Date (http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11336)

Alexandre Aja's remake, Piranha 3D, is now slated to open on April 16, 2010, a date once reserved for Robert Rodriguez's Nerveracker which is now "TBA." That's a push for Aja's fish who were originally scheduled to debut on March 19th.

I'm speculating that the bump was to accommodate for a lengthier post-production. Genre-wise, it wasn't up against any particular competition at the box office, now it's opening two weeks before A Nightmare on Elm Street. Studios are getting frisky when it comes to placing their horror releases near the summer movie madness.

[Cody]

Some stills (http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/34391/afm-piranha-3d-stills), including a look at Dreyfuss.

[The Dream Master]

:o

Holy shit, he IS playing Hooper.

[Grizzlyman]

Just found out that one of the actors, Brian Kubach is in this. I worked with Kubach when I was a production manager/controller on an independent feature he did about two years ago. He was a really nice guy, and reminded me of a younger Jim Carrey, and glad to hear he is still getting roles in films.

[Ron]

This movie looks like its gonna be a lot of fun. I got the original a month or so ago, but haven't got around to watching it yet.

[andrew8798]

Early Thoughts on Piranha 3D (http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=12952)

Sounds good so far

[Jason_Legend]

Sounds pretty good. I kind of hope there's a decent storyline to this, though, and not just over the top fun, and that's it. Nothing remotely brilliant, but something extra to go with it.

[Ron]

This seems like it would be difficult to fuck up either way.

[HiCkMaN!]

cant wait to see this 1:D should have a trailer soon i beleve.

[andrew8798]

Alex Aja's first foray into 3-D horror fare, Piranha 3D, doesn't hit theaters until April 16, but it's about to get a huge push.

Shock Till You Drop has learned the trailer is being positioned ahead of prints of James Cameron's Avatar, another 3-D offering, which opens in theaters this week.

[Ron]

Awesome. I can't wait for that.

[Cody]

Alex Aja's first foray into 3-D horror fare, Piranha 3D, doesn't hit theaters until April 16, but it's about to get a huge push.

Shock Till You Drop has learned the trailer is being positioned ahead of prints of James Cameron's Avatar, another 3-D offering, which opens in theaters this week.

If only they'd swap out Avatar with a 3-D print of Cameron's Piranha 2.

[God of Thunder]

If only they'd swap out Avatar with a 3-D print of Cameron's Piranha 2.

:D

Piranha II is awesome... really, I can't see why so many dislike it.


And I do plan on seeing Piranha 3, as I'm gonna call it.

[HiCkMaN!]

Apperntly a rough print trailer has been shown before some of the Avatar Screenings anyone know if theres a LEAK of it yet online?

[Just Jeans]

Dunno about an online leak, but I seem to be one of the only people on the forum who went to a showing of Avatar that had the Piranha trailer attached. It was a decent trailer. The film looks fun, but the Piranha look really... really CG.

When the trailer ended, there were more than a few people mumbling about how stupid the film looked. :X

[Spook]

Wasn't the trailer in 3D? I thought I read that somewhere, and if that's the case, there's not going to be a leak online. Just going to have to wait until the studio puts it up.

[Kane]

Well, I saw the trailer in my print of Avatar. I thought it looked exactly as how the script promised it would be. Nothing but intentionally pure cheesy fun. I was laughing out loud in spots of the script because of how ridiculous it got. haha. And Richard Dreyfuss? Cha-ching. My ass is guaranteed a seat.

[Ron]

Cheesy fun is good.

[Patrick]

Shout! Factory is releasing the original Roger Corman film on Blu-ray in April/May.....in case no one has mentioned it.

[HiCkMaN!]

hope trailer hits web soon i've herd so meny bad things about it i wanna judge for my self, i have liked all of Alex Aja's films so for (yes including Mirrors) and im hopeing for 1 hell of a cheesy bloodbath ride.

[HiCkMaN!]

bootlegged trailer hits

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18645

[Ron]

It doesn't look as good as I thought it would.

[andrew8798]

A Good Look at Piranha's Killer Fish!

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=13657

[Cody]

'Piranha 3-D' isn't going to be biting anyone for a while (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/01/weinstein-cos-piranha-3d-isnt-going-to-be-biting-anyone-for-awhile.html?)

In what is becoming a recurring theme for Weinstein Co., the production company said it was delaying yet another movie premiere.

This time it's "Piranha 3-D," which is moving from April 16 to sometime in August at the earliest, the company said today.

Weinstein Co. said it was relocating "Piranha 3-D," one of its more highly anticipated releases, to get out of the way of Lionsgate's movie "Kick-Ass," which also opens that weekend and may appeal to the same young demographics.

David Glaser, a senior Weinstein Co. executive, said there were no financial motivations behind the decision to move "Piranha 3-D."

But that won't stop the endless stream of speculation about the company's future. Besides disappointing recent releases including "Nine," "Youth in Revolt" and "The Road," the company also recently delayed the premiere of "Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil," a sequel to "Hoodwinked," which was a surprise hit for the company several years ago. "Hoodwinked Too!" was scheduled to open this weekend. The company still doesn't have a new release date. Last year it delayed another 3-D movie, "Escape from Planet Earth."

Weinstein Co. also has several finished movies sitting on the shelf waiting for release dates including "Shanghai" with John Cusack, Ryan Gosling's "All Good Things" and "Hurricane Season."

[andrew8798]

That sucks

[Patrick]

This is a bunch of shit. All this shuffling of movie dates is ridiculous. And now for it to NOT be in 3-D?! Fuck that.

From ShockTillYouDrop:

Sources tell us that when the film does arrives in August, it will not be in 3D.

[Sean [The Wildcard]]

Watched the trailer, looks like crap.

As for the release date...not a surprising move at all, simply because of the Weinsteins.:duh:

[The Dream Master]

For fuck's sake, Weinsteins.

[Patrick]

'Not financial reasons".....that's a crock of shit.

[Cody]

STYD (http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=13670) hears that August 27th is officially the new date.

[andrew8798]

This week, The Weinstein Company opted to push Alex Aja's Piranha 3D from April to an August 27 release.

Speculation buzzed as to why and just as fast as we had heard it might arrive sans 3-D, we received a phone call to learn it was still going to be in 3-D. (Such is the nature of the news biz.) To further confirm this, Alex Aja and producer Mark Canton were kind enough to exclusively throw Shock Till You Drop a statement:

"Our PIRANHA are still breeding!!! After the revolution of Avatar, I want to give the necessary time possible to perfect and heighten both our visual effects and our 3-D. The Final Destination 3D's huge opening weekend the previous year is a good indication that August will be prime feeding month! We are working on crafting every tooth, every scar and every fin with the utmost dread to give you the greatest punch of the summer yet in 3D!"

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=13694

[Cody]

Still not official release quality, but a better look at the trailer (http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=13715).

I think it'll be fun, gory nonsense. The script had the makings for a good time, a bunch of carnage, blood, and bikinis.

[The Dream Master]

Holy hell, Doc Brown, Matt Hooper, and killer piranha? I'll be there. Looks like stupid fun.

[Just Jeans]

Too bad the Weinstein's are going to push the film into obscurity.

[Ron]

I still haven't given up on this. Even though I'm noy crazy about the trailer I think it still has tghe potential to be great fun.

[Patrick]

SONY is re-issuing Piranha II: The Spawning on DVD. Where's the effin Blu-ray SONY???

From ShockTillYouDrop:


James Cameron's Piranha II Gets DVD Re-Issue
Source: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
February 9, 2010


It looks like the release date reshuffling of Piranha 3D has screwed with the plans of those DVD distributors hoping to cash in on the familiarity. The Alex Aja-directed remake was due this April until it was delayed to August 27.

Shout! Factory bumped its upcoming Piranha Special Edition DVD and Blu-Ray. Can't say the same for Sony Pictures Home Entertainment who are re-issuing James Cameron's Piranha II: The Spawning on DVD April 20.

Sony first released the title in 2003. It has since been out of print. Updated cover art is not in yet, however, we know there will be no notable special features other than a trailer.

Well atleast this issue will have the trailer. And it better be in WideScreen instead of just the opening and closing credits.

[Sutter Cane]

Interested in this, but still haven't seen the trailer. Mirrors was a huge letdown for me as it felt way too much like the foreign film it sort of remade, Into the Mirror. Felt like Aja dropped the ball with Mirrors and that he needs another strong showing after the greatness that was High Tension and The Hills Have Eyes (2006). Hopefully this will at least be fun.

[The Dream Master]

Aja talks about (http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36726/alexandre-aja-piranha-3ds-blood-boobs-more-blood-yes-even-more-boobs) the conversion process, blood, and boobs:

As part of MTV News' week of 3D film coverage, Aja recently chatted with them about the perils of converting his film to 3D rather than shooting with 3D cameras, breaking records for the most blood ever spilled in a film, and why he insists on having 3D nudity onscreen. Here are a few highlights:

We decided to go 3D three years ago. It was kind of obvious that a revolution was coming with "Avatar" ... I understand why James Cameron in "Avatar" didn't want to make the 3D gimmicky, and he was right. But we are making a piranha-attacking-spring-break movie, so we are going to go for the huge on-the-screen effects and fish attacking the audience.

I was very, very skeptical about the 3D conversion, because it felt so unnatural to create 3D when it's flat at the beginning. I saw a lot of demo reels, like some of the James Cameron "Titanic" conversion scenes, some of "Star Wars," and 20 minutes of Peter Jackson's "King Kong" fully converted into 3D, and that was simply the best 3D I've ever seen ... I was sold. And in addition to that, because all of our piranha are CG, they are all real 3D in the computer. Our movie is going to be completely converted, but a big chunk of it will be real 3D as well.

MTV asked Aja if he's setting a record for most blood or most boobs in a movie. His response: I think we broke both records. I want to know exactly how many different girls' boobs are in the movie. I think it's a lot. I think blood-wise, I have to get the final number, but we are beyond anything you can even imagine.

Finally, Aja promises, There's going to be 3D double-D boobs! When I'm making a movie, I always think about the movie I would love to see.

:sniffle:

[Just Jeans]

Sounds doep.

[Jason_Legend]

I'm kind of surprised the Weinstein's haven't ordering reshoots. The test screening reviews are very mixed.

[Cody]

Adam Scott Talks Piranha 3D (http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=14941)

Adam Scott's roots in horror take him back to Hellraiser: Bloodline. Of course, he'd later to go on to co-star in Step Brothers and the Starz series Party Down. But this summer, audiences will find him in Alex Aja's Piranha 3D. Here's what he had to tell USA Today about the film:

"This one will be really cool – Alexandre Aja, who directed it, is a pretty incredible guy. He directed High Tension a few years ago, which was a wonderful horror film that was really artful and really terrifying and disgusting. As far as horror films go, it was about as good as you can get. This'll be a nice mix of a lot of humor in there — it doesn't take itself very seriously – but also I think the trick will be you'll be laughing because there's a lot of comedy, but as you’re laughing, then you’ll be hit with horrible, disgusting violence. [Laughs] And from what I've heard, it's the bloodiest movie in film history."

He also adds: "There's a massacre scene where all the piranhas attack a big party that's happening in a lake, where they had a gas tanker truck that was filled with blood. On the side of the lake, it had a tube coming out of it, going underground and coming up at the bottom of the lake, and it was just pumping blood into the lake for this massacre scene. I think there actually is more blood spilled in this film than ever before. But it was some special biodegradable fake blood, because we were in a lake."

[The One and Only]

Finally.....the official trailer (http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37275/official-trailer-ajas-piranha-3d), featuring the little nibblers, along with an official release date(August 27).^^;

[Jason_Legend]

The CGI looks terrible. Christopher Lloyd needs to go more over the top.

[The One and Only]

A series of NOT SAFE FOR WORK clips from PIRANHA 3-D (http://www.joblo.com/arrow/index.php?id=22002).:twitch:

[Apocalypto]

I'm sure they're still working on the CGI, the effects in trailers often aren't complete.

I've been sort of ify on this ever since it was announced, I always felt like Aja could do better, but I'm sure this will be a huge step up from Mirrors.

I like the design of the piranhas and underwater stuff tends to freak me out.

[Ron]

The trailer that I saw when I went to see the Nightmare remake sold me on this. it looks fun.

[DrSpengler]

The trailer is comedy gold, even if the movie doesn't look so good.

Just standard horror movie stuff, standard horror movie stuff, standard horror movie stuff, "GREAT SCOTT! THIS FISH HASN"T BEEN SEEN IN OVER FIVE MILLION YEARS!", standard horror movie stuff, standard horror movie stuff...

It goes through the motions, then Doc Brown randomly pops up and starts screaming about fish, and then it goes back about its business like it didn't even happen.


The movie's probably going to be awful; that CG is Sci-Fi Channel original movie quality, but I may see it just for Christopher Lloyd alone. I miss that guy.

[i am SAW]

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/315/93792296.jpg

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[i am SAW]

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/6449/46049387.jpg

[Scarecrow]

It's weird, the first trailer I saw was cheesy as high heaven and looked vaguly stupouid fun. Then the trailer I saw with predators was Deadly Serious, as decribed by DrSpengler above. Which ponly served to make it more laughable but as it rather than with it, and it looked dreadful!


- Scarecrow

[CrystalLake]

Leaked Comic-con footage: http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/21121

Looks amazing.

[Patrick]

We are definitely going to see this. Looks bad ass. I love the originals (Piranha and Piranha II: The Spawning). Now we just need a Blu-ray of Piranha II.

[Jason_Legend]

The closer it gets to the release date, the more I'm looking forward to this. The bad CGI and a couple early bad test screening reviews turned me off. I'm getting excited for it now.

[Joshg]

I wonder if this will be able to be looked at as a sort of Part 3, rather than a remake. Depends on if the subject matter does so with it.

[Sutter Cane]

I was going to skip this and see Centurion instead, but since Centurion already hit VOD and I've already seen it I guess I'll be seeing this after all. I never saw the original film, but the new TV spots have certainly drawn my interest. I really enjoyed My Bloody Valentine 3D, so if this is as good as that or better then I'll be happy.

[The Dream Master]

I'm 99% sure this won't really be a remake, but simply another killer piranha movie. Should be boss as fuck. Going to the 5:10 show this afternoon.

[Cody]

Really fun flick, some cool use of 3D and full to the brim with blood, bikinis, and breasts. (There's at least 3 porn stars in the cast.) Lots of awesomely nasty deaths. I saw it with my mom, her review: "Gross, disgusting, yuck!"

[Sutter Cane]

Had a date, but she canceled on me. I'm debating on going to see this instead. Decisions, decisions.

[i am SAW]

this movie was pure fun. the first half was a bit cheesy, but felt 80's-ish and it was all building up to something great. the second half of this movie was a nonstop bloodbath! what was the body count in this movie, 500? daaamn! those fish were not fuckin around.

Elisabeth Shue = great! and nice to see her again, especially in a horror movie!
Eli Roth's first scene = funny
Eli Roth's second scene = best scene in the movie!!
Gregory Nicotero = had brief cameo, carrying someone off the beach (anybody else see him?)

this is a perfect hot summer's day horror flick.

10/10



ADDED:
this kinda bombed. #6 with only 10 Million, and that's with higher price for 3D. damn.

[The Dream Master]

Like I said about Scott Pilgrim bombing: people who like shitty movies deserve everything they have coming to them. To say I live in a world where more people would rather see Vampires Suck than Piranha 3D or Scott Pilgrim depresses me. I just hope studios will still take risks on things, but I dunno, even something like Piranha seemed like a surefire hit. As a movie, it plays about as safely as you can get with horror.

[andrew8798]

Sequel in the Works



Source: Shock Till You Drop

Dimension Films has announced that a sequel to Piranha 3D is officially in the works.

The film garnered decent reviews, however, grossed $10 million during its opening weekend. Those who have seen the film know it leaves the door wide open for a sequel. So, be prepared for Piranha 3D: The Sequel.

Piranha 3D producer Mark Canton stated, "We are thrilled that audiences are not just loving Piranha 3D, but cheering for it. And it’s fantastic that so many critics are really getting the movie and recommending it. We can't wait to get to work on the sequel."

No word yet if Alex Aja is returning to the director's chair.

[Cody]

Wow. Didn't expect that announcement after this weekend's numbers.

[Apocalypto]

Incredibly entertaining film. One of the most fun splatterfest romps and most hormonally appeasing non-porn films ever. The 3D visuals were pretty satisfying too.
This makes up for Mirrors, which imo is Aja's only miss so far, or atleast a foul.

[The Dream Master]

Wow. Didn't expect that announcement after this weekend's numbers.

I know. :o I guess they're expecting it to do really well on video. It also helps that their budget was less than $30 million, which surprised me.

[Apocalypto]

Yeah, they did a dman good job of putting that $25 mill onscreen.

The word of mouth is overwhelmingly positive, even from critics (shockingly), so the sequel announcement isn't quite as much of a shocker as the weekend take would indicate.

[Ron]

this movie was pure fun. the first half was a bit cheesy, but felt 80's-ish and it was all building up to something great. the second half of this movie was a nonstop bloodbath! what was the body count in this movie, 500? daaamn! those fish were not fuckin around.

Elisabeth Shue = great! and nice to see her again, especially in a horror movie!
Eli Roth's first scene = funny
Eli Roth's second scene = best scene in the movie!!
Gregory Nicotero = had brief cameo, carrying someone off the beach (anybody else see him?)

this is a perfect hot summer's day horror flick.

10/10



ADDED:
this kinda bombed. #6 with only 10 Million, and that's with higher price for 3D. damn.

This review is my tipping point. I officially NEED to see this now;)

[Patrick]

We saw PIRANHA 3D last Tuesday and it was pretty good. I agree it was kinda cheesy but that was alot of it's appeal. We liked it.

[i am SAW]

James Cameron's thoughts....

http://www.fangoria.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1887:cameron-on-qpiranha-3dq&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=167

[The Dream Master]

Heh, Cameron sounds like a goddamn fool talking about 3D. Yeah, it sucks when it's hastily done, no doubt, but to say that Piranha 3D cheapened it? That's exactly the kind of movie 3D is made for! If you're making a gross out movie, how can you not see the appeal in hurling fish cuts and severed cocks at the audience?

On the other hand, what did Avatar's 3D accomplish? Fucking outstanding technology, no doubt, and very immersive, but I surely don't buy into that "it made me feel like I was in Pandora" bullshit. In the end, I would say it just made the movie look awesome...much like the gags in Piranha.

[Just Jeans]

That's sort of funny coming from Cameron, a man who's chummy with Paul WS Anderson, and who practically pimped his shit to Anderson so he could shoot the next Resident Evil film in 3D.

Having said that, I do think Piranha 3D is going to go the same direction as The Final Destination (focusing way too much on cheesy in-your-face gags), which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it can get tiring on the eyes. A well shot film looks magnificent in spite of the 3D CGI gags that won't work when you see the film in 2D, not because of them.

[The Dream Master]

Piranha will look just fine in 2D, I am confident of that. It's very well photographed; some of the 3D gags might be a bit lost, but it's still going to work just fine.

[Just Jeans]

I think the two ends of the extreme, for me, have been My Bloody Valentine and The Final Destination. For the most part, My Bloody Valentine works pretty well in 2D, there are only a few scattered gags that jar. The Final Destination, on the other hand, is bogged down by them.

If Piranha goes the My Bloody Valentine direction, that'll be awesome.

[The Dream Master]

I've not seen either one of those since theaters, but if I had to guess, I would have said MBV would have held up better, just because it's a better movie.

I think Piranha will be 99% the same movie in 2D because, like Aja's other movies, it's really well photographed. There are a few gags that might be slightly less effective because they're not popping out at you, but it should still be funny as shit.

[French Friday]

James Cameron's thoughts....

http://www.fangoria.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1887:cameron-on-qpiranha-3dq&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=167

Damned ! So Cameron hasn't fully directed the best flying piranhas movie ever made ?!!! What a disappointment !!

A question about P3D : I read the character played by Richard Dreyfuss can be taken as our old favorite Matt Hooper from Jaws despite his official name being Matt Boyd (or something like that) in the movie, is it right ? How many screen time has he got and is he called only "matt" during the movie ? That would make that movie, if already great, greater !

(As you can see, after a few months away from the web, I'm back on that fabulous board ! So big hello to everybody, old and new !)

[The Dream Master]

To answer the second half of your question, yes, he is only called Matt, and there is another Jaws reference. Don't think I'd say that he's Hooper though, but hey, I guess you could.

[Cody]

Oh, well allow me to retort (http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b198128_piranha_3d_vs_avatar_its_on.html)

In a Vanity Fair interview posted on the magazine's website yesterday, the Avatar director trashes the new man-eating fish horror flick. Now, the Piranha peeps are fighting back and it's nasty...

In short, Cameron hated on the just-released third installment of the Piranha franchise because he feels it "is exactly an example of what we should not be doing in 3-D." He goes on to say it "cheapens the medium." (FYI: He also noted that, yes, he was fired after just a few days of directing Piranha 2.)

Piranha 3D producer Mark Canton is pissed.

"His comments are ridiculous, self-serving and insulting to those of us who are not caught up in serving his ego and rhetoric," Canton said in a 1,374-word statement (http://images.eonline.com/static/news/pdf/PiranhaLetter.pdf) released earlier today.

After accusing Cameron of not even seeing the movie, he takes a couple of swipes at Avatar. "To be honest, I found the 3D in Avatar to be inconsistent and while ground breaking in many respects, sometimes I thought it overwhelmed the storytelling," he said. "Technology aside, I wish Avatar had been more original in its storytelling."

No word if Cameron will take the bait and respond.

[French Friday]

To answer the second half of your question, yes, he is only called Matt, and there is another Jaws reference. Don't think I'd say that he's Hooper though, but hey, I guess you could.

Thank you ! Hope to see it next week !

[Cody]

Fans get to pick celeb death in 'Piranha' sequel (http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/snooki_bait_GGP6nDWPahLUdrB7b8r96O)

James Cameron didn't like "Piranha 3D," but enough ticket-buyers went to the toothy fish flick to inspire its high-minded producers to make a sequel. And it's going to be interactive.

Fans had so much fun seeing a Joe Francis-like character (played by Jerry O'Connell) have his manhood chomped off and fly across the theater, they'll be asked to participate in an online contest to vote for the celebrity they'd like to see eaten, or killed by other methods, in the sequel.

Suits at the Weinstein Company are expecting plenty of votes for the folks from "Jersey Shore" and the "Real Housewives."

[Apocalypto]

Yeah, I would say Avatar is just as much of a gimmick movie as Piranha is, only a vastly more expensive one; and I found Piranha far more entertaining.

Considering what Cameron is capable of I was disappointed in everything about Avatar other than visuals.
Piranha doesn't pretend to be about heart and substance, it's upfront about just being a cool looking fun romp, Avatar tried to be much more and wasn't very successful.

[Cody]

Blu-Ray and DVD Specs Swim On In (http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/40700/piranha-3d-blu-ray-and-dvd-specs-swim)

On January 11th, 2011, the hilariously gory, sexy action thriller PIRANHA shows its teeth on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. ...

Blu-ray 3D Special Features

•Filmmaker Commentary
•10 Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes
•In addition to the 3D version of the film, the Blu-ray 3D contains a 2D version playable on all existing Blu-ray players

Blu-ray Special Features

•Filmmaker Commentary
•Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary
•Deleted Storyboard Sequences
•10 Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes
•Storyboard Gallery
•Piranha 3D Trailer & TV Spots

DVD Special Features

•Filmmaker Commentary
•5 Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes

[Cody]

Notice how Paul Scheer, Jerry O'Connell's sidekick, just disappeared from the movie? Apparently the special effects for his death were too expensive and complicated, so it was just dropped. One of the special features is supposed to be Aja showing what they had of it and explaining what was meant to happen to him.

[Jason_Legend]

I bought the DVD today, and watched it for the first time.

I thought most of it was pretty fun, but the structure seemed off. Especially the first 50 or 60 minutes.

The performances were all over the map.

Some of the CGI was bad, but not as bad I thought it was going to be. The worst was the stuff at the beginning with Richard Dreyfuss.

For the most part, the massacre towards the end, lived up to the hype. Most of the movie is a T&A party flick, then it turns into Dawn of the Dead or something.

[Cody]

It looks lovely on Blu. J_L is right, some of the CG is much less passable in the 2D home format. When Dreyfuss drops his beer bottle in the water, it falls into a cartoon world... It remains a really fun flick.

[DD77]

Yeah this was a good fun flick. That foreign chick with the great natural rack was smokin. Carnage was high. Bring on the sequel!

[WesReviews]

Finally watched this one last night. It was about what I expected. Some truly horrendous CGI but overall, I thought it was fun.

[Cody]

This movie is making its way to Showtime soon, the promos they're airing drop the D and call it "Piranha 3".

[Kaseykockroach]

I thought it was okay. I'm not really into gore this excessive, but I know that's just me. It's just, for me, it felt like something I could catch on the Sci-Fi channel on Saturdays for free, only with more blood and boobs and such.
I wouldn't mind seeing the upcoming sequel if we got flying piranhas, though. :D

[The Dream Master]

Have you actually seen the crap that comes on SyFy on Saturday nights? If you haven't, try one of those out for size and I'll guarantee you that you'll take that statement back. Piranha 3D is a genuine masterpiece compared to that shit.

[Kaseykockroach]

I certainly have (though admittedly, it's been awhile. The only TV I watch nowadays is Animal Planet and National Geographic, so who knows, they could've gotten even worse since I last watched Attack of the Sabretooth or Rock Monster. I haven't seen Mega Shark VS Giant Ocotpus or any of that trash, and have no desire to).
I miss the days of puppetry. I know I sound like an old-fashioned curmudgeon, but it's just that, bad puppets are funnier than bad CGI. Birdemic is an exception.
In that regard, I suppose that comparison was indeed rather low. It's just nothing I think I'll want to watch again, unlike the first two (flying piranhas never stops being funny for me, while Joe Dante's film just has more personality in the execution).
Really, it's just the "CGI floating ding-dong" kind of stuff that turned me off more than anything, so I'll still see 3DD. :P

[Scarecrow]

Finally saw Piranah 3D!


Exactly what I expected really, and it does succeed at everything it sets out to do. it's the type of film they'd have love to have amde in the eighties had the effects been possible at the time.

I'll also say this, for all the naked flesh on view, many of the women wer eof decent size and there was clearly very real breasts. An odd point to pick up maybe, but when Hollywood focuses so much on fake, and docotred images of the female form, it's at least nice to have a film have some reality to it.


Oh and this Jacques from Hellraiser: Bloodline in it!? And he's grown up to be a)somewhat attractive and cool and b) not that bad an actor - certainly, he's one of the more entertaining 'characters' in this, and most heroic, with jet-ski/shotgun combo rescuing survivors.

Christopher Llyod played a good cameo, clearly playing to type. All in all, this was stupid, but it set out to be,, and there's plenty of bloody effects to enjoy if that's your pleasure.


- Scarecrow

[Rich]

This was a classic Saturday night B movie that had only one purpose: FUN.