PIRANHA 3DD Begins Production!

I really dug what Aja did with the remake – if you want to call it that – of Piranha with Piranha 3D (Theatrical Review).  I had tons of fun and so did the few people who were in the theatre with me.  If you were to tell me that they were going to make a sequel that day I saw it, I would of figured it would be direct-to-video because of the attendance.  Alas, Dimension is going with the flow and planning on a theatrical sequel to whet the appetite of the hungry and bloodthirsty audience that loved Aja’s film.  Read beyond the break for the meaty details.

From the Press Release:

New York, NY, April 25, 2011 – After earning rave reviews from top critics and wild cheers from audiences around the country, Dimension Films has started production on the sequel to PIRANHA 3D.

Principal photography is now underway in Wilmington, NC on PIRANHA 3DD, being directed by John Gulager (FEAST).

There’s something in the water . . . again.  And this time no one is safe from the flesh eating fish as they sink their razor sharp teeth into the visitors of the best summer attraction, The Big Wet Water Park. 

Featuring a talented ensemble cast including Danielle Panabaker (THE CRAZIES), Matt Bush (ADVENTURELAND), Chris Zylka (THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN), David Koechner (ANCHORMAN), Meagan Tandy (UNSTOPPABLE),  Paul James Jordan, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Hector Jimenez, Adrian Martinez, Clu Gulager and more cast to be announced soon. 

PIRANHA 3DD is a Dimension Films release, produced by Mark Canton, Marc Toberoff and Joel Soisson.  Executive producer Chako van Leeuwen; Co-Produced by Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg.

PIRANHA 3DD shows its teeth in theatres nationwide on November 23, 2011.  The feast is on this Thanksgiving.

I really cannot wait until Thanksgiving.  Let’s just hope this release doesn’t suffer the same delays the previous entry & Apollo 18 had.