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Eli Roth on Bloody ‘Piranha’ Remake, 3-D Technology
While out promoting Lionsgate Home Entertainment’s Blu-ray release of Cabin Fever, director Eli Roth revealed some new info on his forthcoming cameo in Dimension Films’ 3-D remake of Piranha, while also explaining that 3-D needs to be used for the right kind of film. Check it all out inside and watch for the full interview soon.
Roth talks briefly about his cameo in Alex Aja’s Piranha redo.
“[Laughs] You guys will see. That was a fun one. Alexandre Aja called me and said, ‘I have something really fun for you’. So I don’t wanna give anything away. It was a fun time. It was two of the most fun days of shooting I’ve ever had.”
Rumors have circulated that Roth is the judge of a wet t-shirt contest during the spring break massacre. Speaking of blood, there is speculation that there’s more blood in Piranha than Kill Bill.
“Yeah, technically there is,” Roth tells BD. “I mean, they spilled something like 7,000 gallons of blood. I’ve actually seen a cut of Piranha 3-D, it’s amazing. Unbelievable. He just completely outdid himself in the film.”
When Piranha hits theaters in August it will be in 3-D. Roth talks a bit about the future and the technoogy.
“I don’t know, it depends on what the story is,” Roth says in response to the question of whether he’s looking to do a film in 3-D. “I like 3-D a lot. So if the story works, sure, I’d love to. But I think it’s a story element, it’s like CG, or violence. It’s one of these things that, I think putting a movie in 3-D doesn’t automatically make it better. And I think if you’re gonna do a movie in 3-D, you should have a good reason for it, and understand how to use it, and how to make the most of the medium. I don’t think Paranormal Activity would’ve been better in 3-D. So I really think it depends on the story you’re telling.”
Piranha 3D arrives in theaters August 27.
A gnarly infection threatens to claw its way out of a moving camper in the first trailer for Shudder’s claustrophobic Hellcat.
The feature debut of writer/editor/director Brock Bodell, who previously edited the Fantasia title Ultrasound, makes its debut on Shudder on August 14.
In Hellcat, “Lena wakes up in a moving camper trailer with a horrifying wound. She’s warned by the driver that they have one hour to get to a doctor, or she’ll succumb to an unimaginably awful fate. As the pain sets in and reality begins to fray, who should really be afraid?”
Dakota Gorman (Natural Disasters) leads the cast that also includes Todd Terry (“Breaking Bad”), Liz Atwater (The Other People), Jordan Mullins (The Bikeriders), and James Austin Johnson (“Saturday Night Live”) in a voice role. Bodell also produces alongside Andrew Duensing and Nate Eggert.
Hellcat made its world premiere last summer at Fantasia. I wrote in my review, “Hellcat is a bit of a Trojan horror that defies easy classification, by design. Bodell’s sneaky debut feature is occasionally too sparse in its worldbuilding in its bid to preserve the mystery, but not enough to detract from the thrilling road thriller that transforms into a completely left-field type of horror we don’t get nearly enough of. The stripped-down tribute to a classic horror staple catches you off guard in more ways than one, marking Bodell as one to watch.”
In other words, there’s a lot more than meets the eye to Hellcat‘s simple infection setup, delivering plenty of surprises along its bumpy road of horrors.
Check out the trailer and poster below and add Hellcat to your watchlists asap.
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