PIRANHA 3D Trailer to Play before AVATAR
Share on FacebookRob G. was kind enough to pass along this press release, which tells us that the first trailer for PIRANHA 3D will play before showings of AVATAR this weekend.
Attaching a trailer for a horror film to what seems a surefire blockbuster is a savvy move, and should bring lots of attention to Alexandre Aja's new project, a remake of Joe Dante's PIRANHA.
Read the full press release below.
--Phil Fasso
**PIRANHA 3D SINKS ITS TEETH INTO AVATAR AUDIENCES THIS
WEEKEND**
First Trailer for Dimension Films' Highly Anticipated Movie
PIRANHA 3D Debuts Exclusively In Theatres This Weekend with
Avatar
"What do they really eat?"
"You mean besides flesh and blood?"
New York, NY--December 17, 2009-- Dimension Films will
unveil the first trailer for the highly anticipated movie
PIRANHA 3D in state-of-the-art 3D EXCLUSIVELY in theatres
this weekend in front of Avatar. The brand new PIRANHA 3D
trailer will be shown in 3D on selected prints of Avatar,
and also in selected 2D locations.
Starring Elisabeth Shue, Jerry O'Connell, Gossip Girl's
Jessica Szohr, Adam Scott and more; and featuring a special
appearance by the silver screen's most famous foe of
underwater predators, Richard Dreyfuss, PIRANHA 3D will hit
theatres on April 16, 2010.
From acclaimed director Alexandre Aja ("The Hills Have
Eyes") comes the new action thriller PIRANHA 3D, in the
latest eye-popping 3D technology. A new type of terror
is about to be cut loose on beautiful Lake Victoria.
After a sudden underwater tremor sets free scores of the
prehistoric man-eating fish, an unlikely group of strangers
must band together to stop themselves from becoming
fish food for the area’s new razor-toothed
residents. But our heroine (Elisabeth Shue) is
seriously outnumbered, and with only one chance to save the
lake and her family from totally being devoured, she must
risk everything to destroy the aquatic carnivores herself.
PIRANHA 3D is produced by Alexandre Aja, Gregory Levasseur,
Mark Canton and Marc Toberoff. Executive Producers are Alix
Taylor, J. Todd Harris, Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein,
Chako Van Leeuwen. Associate Producer is David
Hopwood.
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