A Russell Mulcahy 3-D Shark Movie Should Really Be Bigger News

by Eugene Novikov May 15th 2009 // 10:02AM

I demand that people pay attention to this. I know that Russell Mulcahy isn't exactly a hot property these days, but still. Mulcahy has been reliably churning out B-movies for more than two decades now. Recently he even managed to make the Resident Evil franchise rebound a little from the unwatchable second film. He's got a movie with the year's coolest title in the pipeline, Give 'Em Hell, Malone. And before all that, of course, came Highlander. Come on, people. Highlander. (Yes, yes, I know, also Highlander 2: The Quickening. Shut up.)

Mulcahy has signed up for an Australian shark movie called Bait, which will shoot on the Gold Coast this summer, and will be in 3-D. Yes, yes, I know: Jaws 3-D. Shut up. We haven't had a good shark movie since Deep Blue Sea ten years ago (Open Water, though awesome, does not count), and I'm hankering to see one. And since I'm assuming the long-in-the-works adaptation of Steve Alten's sci-fi-tinged Meg (think Jurassic Park in the water) will never emerge from development hell, this Bait thing might be our best chance.

Oh, and the plot: a bunch of people get trapped in a supermarket... with sharks.* I'll take it! More details as they emerge! (In the meantime, Mulcahy's Give 'Em Hell, Malone appears to lack a U.S. distributor, but will probably see the light of day sooner or later.)

*Crucial detail: it's a flooded supermarket. Otherwise -- oh, never mind.

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5-16-2009 @ 1:28AM

Clinton said...

You forgot the bit about a killer being trapped in there with them. And I'm pretty sure it's a Shopping Centre(Mall). Makes more sense!

5-15-2009 @ 11:19AM

Wexler said...

I have to say I enjoyed this article, if only for you telling us to shut up twice before anyone had even commented.

5-15-2009 @ 12:08PM

Matthew said...

I enjoyed this article too - however, Deep Blue Sea - a good shark movie?... that's generous

Looking forward to Give em hell Malone!

5-15-2009 @ 11:56PM

EatingPie said...

The best writing I've ever seen on Cinematical (which is a compliment, not a complaint about other articles!).

I'm betting your article is better than the movie is going to be!

-Pie

5-28-2009 @ 3:42PM

Ryan Ullman said...

I would much rather see the Meg movie than the one your discussing. His books are amazing and I think big fans like myself of Steve Alten know that an adaptation of Meg or Resurrection would be amazing.

Also I have to agree, "Deep Blue Sea" was a good movie? If that's your idea of a good movie then I think I'll stick to other recommendations.

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