Piranaha remake to be 3-D
A re-make of the 70s horror movie Piranha will break new ground when its released in theaters as the first R-rated 3-D film reports SciFi Wire.
The film, directed by Alexandre Aja, will push the limits of on-screen gore and is “the only reason that we’re making that movie,” Aja told reporters.
“We are thinking, … let’s imagine, like, a real horror movie, a real R-rated movie, in 3-D,” said Aja. “That would be the ultimate experience. That would be the ultimate immersion of the audience into the nightmare.”
“Basically, it’s about fish killing and eating drunk, stupid college kids,” he said with a laugh. “So it’s really about that. Yes, it’s fun. Yes, it’s going to be about … the revenge of the piranha. They messed up with the lake. They messed up with nature.” He added that the movie will explore “what would be the ultimate scary thing that could happen to you. … And that brings fun ideas of how to be really gory.”
Aja will begin work on the film when he’s done editing his film, the supernatural thriller Mirrors. Aja would like to shoot the updated Piranhas at a real spring-break destination in Lake Havasu, Arizona and the remade flick is projected to start scaring in theaters in July 2009.
Ratner wants to direct Shrinking re-make
X-Men 3 director Brett Ratner is in negotiations to direct Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainement’s Remake of The Incredible Shrinking Man according to the Hollywood Reporter. Comedian Eddie Murphy is attached to star in the Brian Glazer produced movie.
An updated version of the best-selling novel and 1957 SF film starring Grant Williams, Man is taking the comedic approach to the fantastical material, telling the story of a famous Las Vegas magician who is put under a spell that causes him to shrink. He must find a way to reverse the spell before he gets so small that he disappears.
Heroes coming to Blu-Ray
Universal announced its first-wave of Blu-Ray releases earlier this week, including the second season of Heroes on the newly victorious high-definition format. Seasons one and two will hit the shelves on Aug. 26 according to reports on SciFi Wire. No word yet on if season two will be available on standard DVD on the same date.
Joining the popular series on DVD are several theatrical releases. On July 22, fans can pick up the first two Mummy films on Blu-Ray.
The Incredible Hulk will arrive on Blu-ray in time for the holidays, as will Wanted, the action-thriller from director Timur Bekmambetov; Hellboy II: The Golden Army, from director Guillermo del Toro; and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, the newest installment in the hit franchise
Oh good lord, how many times have we seen a movie get made for the sake of the spectacle or shock value it could generate, only to have it backfire? I predict this to be the case with Pirhanna. I know *I* won’t be seeing it, in 3D or any other way. Pun notwithstanding, I’ll cowtow: maybe it’s a visual thing. What do you all think? Is the lure of seeing drunk, stupid college kids being killed by fish in 3D enough to get you into the theater?
No no no no no no no!!
I love the original Incredible Shrinking Man!
Not Eddie Murphy!
Say it ain’t so!
*collapses into quivering and quaking mess*
this website is called slice of sci fi, not slice of horror why do we have to endure news of cheapie horror movies.
it’s like the sci fi channel have ghost hunters reality show , that is not science fiction and neither is fake wrestling.