Piranha 3D Remake Rumored...

Read this last night - interesting! Seems that "Shock Til You Drop" has heard that the next Alexandre Aja movie will be a remake of Piranha and he will be shooting in 3D. At this point it is still a rumor (of it being 3D) and I have added it as such under my upcoming 3D movies list - check it out. Dimension Films have this movie slated for July 24th, 2009. But there is a problem with that...

If you will remember from a previous post of mine, StereoVision will be releasing "Aubrey Blaze Piranha 3D" in the fall of 2009. Looks like a box office battle with teeth if you ask me...

Why on earth does Hollywood insist on doubling up on movies like this? Anniversaries are one thing (Wyatt Earp/Tombstone for example), but why compete with the exact same genre if there is no need? C'mon. Yes, piranhas jumping off the screen will make an excellent 3D spectacle, but its gonna get old fast if you saturate everyone with it! Separate these two by at least a year!

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Aubrey Blaze Piranha 3D: Production To Begin In January 2008 for a Fall 2009 Release

StereoVision is ramping up their 3D movie production schedule and tops on their list is "Audrey Blaze Piranha" (ABP). ABP is a "creature" movie designed to be in-your-face entertainment with piranhas literally jumping off the screen at you.

StereoVision Entertainment is producing 3D movies designed to occupy the now rapidly expanding network of 3D theaters in between the major studio's tentpole (or major) releases.

The film will start production in Puerto Rico in January 2008 for a fall 2009 release.

Well ABP had better be an early fall release as there is a hard stop with Robert Zemeckis' "A Christmas Carol" scaring up holiday excitement on November 6th, 2009 and Dreamworks Animations release of "How To Train Your Dragon" hitting 3D screens November 20th, 2009. Fox's "Ice Age 3" (July 1st, 2009) should be wrapping up their 3D theater run well before early fall.

To me, piranhas seem like an awesome way to scare the crap out of people - I can envision plenty of ways to keep an audience on their toes throughout the duration of the movie! I just hope that it does not go too overboard with the "coming-at-ya" effects. That whole twist on 3D COULD be overdone and I don't want to see that happen. Directors like James Cameron will NOT be over doing these effects as he relies on his story, character development, overall cinematography and realistic CGI to achieve his goals. Goals that audiences love I might add. Let's hope for artistic creativity and not gimmicks. Ok, now that I have said my piece - good luck with the production Stereo Vision! The timing is perfect.

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New 3D Movie announced using Cameron's 3D Tech

Stereo Vision Entertainment Inc. announced that they will be using James Cameron's 3D technology for their upcoming production of "Aubrey Blaze Piranhas 3-D". The technology, known as the Cameron/Pace Fusion 3-D camera system will be used by Cameron's very own crew to film the movie for SVE.

Stereo Vision's Chairman, Doug Schwartz (Baywatch creator and executive producer) stated: "The fully manned PACE Fusion camera crew will be with me and the Stereo Vision team on the ground in Puerto Rico, for the production of the first in a series of Aubrey Blaze 3-D action adventure movies. Having the PACE commitment to work with Stereo Vision in the production of a top quality 3-D movie is great news for the Stereo Vision shareholders."

Links:
Stereo Vision Entertainment
Pace 3D Technology