According to Variety, Halle Berry is in talks to star in the action-thriller “Dark Tide.”
“Dark” is about a diving instructor who returns to the deep after a near-fatal incident with a Great White shark and is set to lense in South Africa later this year.
A giant shark and a Krakken-like octopus that thaw out and wreak havoc on San Francisco! Throw in some Lorenzo Lamas and Deborah Gibson…. what’s not to like? Out (on DVD) May 19. Netflix, here I come!
Oscar nominated actress Elisabeth Shue has apparently signed on to star in Alexandre Aja’s remake of Piranha 3-D. I’m guessing she’s not going for a second Best Actress nod with this one, but I’ll definitely be in line when it opens next March.
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A brief clip from the “most anticipated Asylum movie of the year,” Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus, surfaced online today showing the two undersea aquagiants going at it via some really bad CGI.
The mockbuster stars Debbie Gibson and Lorenzo Lamas and is due out on DVD May 19th!
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A production crew from England has been in Monterey County for about a week filming the story of Todd Endris, the 25-year old Marina resident who was attacked while surfing on Aug. 28, 2007.
Endris suffered some serious bites to the lower back and thigh that morning causing him to lose half his blood. He survived thanks, in part, to three other surfers who brought him ashore. His wounds required 500 stitches and 200 staples to close.
But the story will actually focus on a pod of dolphins that were swimming near Endris when the shark attacked.
The shark bit Endris three times while he tried to fight it off but something caused the shark to let go after the third bite. Endris thinks the dolphins swimming near him might have saved him.
The four-person film crew with lifeguards from California State Parks and actors hired to portray Endris and the surfers who helped him, staged a re-enactment Monday at Marina State Beach.
The TV series is scheduled to air in the UK sometime in February and in the US sometime in 2009.
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Well, they’ve done it again. The talent pool who gave us Shark Attack, Shark Attack 2, Shark Attack 3: Megalodon, Shark Zone, and Raging Sharks are now blessing us with Shark in Venice, the story of a huge man-eating shark prowling the polluted waters of the Venice canals. A killer shark terrorizing gondolas… a treasure hunt… and Stephen Baldwin to boot? What’s not to love?
Alas, we Americans will have to wait but the DVD will be released in the UK this October.
Now watch the trailer.
The 16th season of Real World/Road Rules Challenge premieres tonight 10pm on MTV. And according to teasers, the contestants, 20 Real Worlders and Road Rulers are dropped off into shark-infested waters in Panama. Hot.
Cast members will face off in Cocas del Toro, yet in an unexpected turn of events, MTV is promising that this season will be different – no free-flowing alcohol at will, no cushy house, and no challenges “that call for sneaky alliances.”
Hmmm… sounds more like Survivor.
Well, at least crazy Tonya’s back. Maybe she’ll get eaten by a shark.
The Underwater Channel launches today. Now you can go deep without getting wet (or chomped on.)
The UWC will feature professionally produced video covering a broad range of subjects from natural history, wreck diving and cave diving, marine conservation, expeditions and creature encounters.
You have to download Babelgum to make it work, but it’s totally worth it.
Check it out… The Underwater Channel
The latest installment from those funny guys at the Dog and Pony Show.
Jaws turns 33 today. Thanks for the mental scars, Jaws!
Oh, and remember this?
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