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Open Water 2! Now with Less Sharks!
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Here's what happens when you sell not only your movie, but your title: A distributor can take some completely unrelated flick and decide to slap that title in front of it and voila, you get a previously-reported, curious-looking direct-to-video title called Open Water 2: Adrift, which was actually known as simply Adrift before someone at Lionsgate realized, hey, both movies deal with shark attacks -- and of course there'll never be a "true" sequel to Open Water (for painfully obvious reasons) -- so why not snatch the flick up and release it stateside as a sequel!?!?!? Americans LOVE sequels!Ah, and both movies are based on actual events. Here's what goes down in the sequel: A group of reunion-ing high-school pals decide to leap off the side of a yacht ... but nobody remembered to lower that silly ladder! Which means they can't get back on the boat ... at all! And if that's not weirdly tragic enough, one of the ill-fated bathers left a baby on board the boat! Alone! (Y'know, actually, this sounds like a pretty cool movie...)
Be that as it may, it's hardly an actual sequel to Open Water, although given the similarities, I guess I can't blame Lionsgate for the canny marketing move. Although it was released theatrically overseas, Open Water 2: Adrift debuts in North American video stores on February 20.
[Thanks to DavisDVD for the tip and the pic.]
What do Germans and Sharks Have in Common?
Filed under: Thrillers », RumorMonger », DIY/Filmmaking », Movie Marketing », Remakes and Sequels »
Right about now you're looking for a punchline that I simply do not have. Even so, I wouldn't want to offend any sharks who might be reading this. Just kidding -- we all know sharks can't get internet access underwater. Man, I'm just full of funny today. Anyway, talk about sequels that don't make any sense, it appears there's one out there for the independent film that reminded why I never decided to scuba dive. That's right folks, it's all about Open Water 2 baby!
Formerly known as Adrift, Moviehole reports via Fangoria that the film's title has since been changed to Open Water 2. Hmm, I wonder why? None of the actors from the first film are returning (for obvious reasons) and I can't imagine this story will pick up where the last one left off (once again, for obvious reasons). Wait -- maybe it's so they can market it better. That's no fair. Why not just call it "Don't You Dare Go in the F*ckin Water ... Or Else"? I'm positive that would get folks into seats.
Starring Eric Dane and Ali Hillis, the film hails from Germany and tells of a group of people who go for a swim off the side of their boat, only to forget to drop the ladder so they can get back up. From there, well, sh*t goes down, literally. Though the film will be released in Germany with the name Open Water 2, it's not known whether that will be the case when, and if, it ever gets to the States. Regardless, it's summer and I'm really in the mood for a good reason to stay off the beach.
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