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The nominees of the 2011 Spike’s Scream Awards have officially been announced! Fans can vote for their favourite films and stars with the winners being announced October 18th. Although Eli wasn’t personally nominated, the film Piranha 3D was!
Best Horror Movie
“Piranha 3D” (2010)Best Cameo
Richard Dreyfuss – “Piranha 3D” (2010)Most Memorable Mutilation
Penis Bitten Off Then Vomited Up by Piranha – “Piranha 3D” (2010)
Scalped Alive by Motorboat – “Piranha 3D” (2010)Best 3D Movie
“Piranha 3D” (2010)
Cast Your Vote: www.spike.com
Just a quick reminder to everyone, “Piranha 3D” was released on DVD and Blu-ray disco today (January 11th, 2011). Eli has a small cameo role in the Alexander Aja film. Below is what Eli had to say via his official Twitter account:
@eliroth #Piranha3D out today on DVD/Blu! I have a cameo alongside 40 wet boobs. #mammarylane
According to director Joe Dante, his 70s romp Piranha (the definitive Roger Corman-stable cash-in) was deemed by Steven Spielberg to be a homage to Jaws rather than a rip-off, thereby saving it from the attentions of the studio’s over-zealous lawyers.
Enlivened by the punky wit of John Sayles’s script and boasting a cheesily cheerful trashploitation aesthetic, Piranha spawned an equally silly sequel which gave James Cameron his big break, and was thus indirectly responsible for Avatar; goes around, comes around! Alexandre Aja’s modern reboot Piranha 3D (2010, Entertainment, 18) has its eye firmly on the nostalgic “guilty pleasure” market, with stereoscopic gore, gratuitous nudity, and knowing crass-appeal defined by the appearances of Richard Dreyfuss and Eli Roth.
Both DVD and Blu-ray come with 2- and 3-D versions of the feature, with 2-pairs of red/green glasses for authentic old-school squinty headaches.
On January 11th, 2011 Piranha 3Dwill be released on DVD and Blu-ray! (Source)
From the Press Release
On January 11th, 2011, the hilariously gory, sexy action thriller PIRANHA shows its teeth on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Directed by acclaimed genre filmmaker Alexandre Aja (High Tension, The Hills Have Eyes) and starring Oscar® nominee Elisabeth Shue (Best Actress in a Leading Role, 1995, Leaving Las Vegas), Adam Scott (TV’s “Party Down”, Leap Year), Jerry O’Connell (TV’s “The Defenders”, Scream 2), Ving Rhames (Dawn of the Dead, Mission: Impossible series), Steven R. McQueen (TV’s “Vampire Diaries”), Jessica Szohr (TV’s “Gossip Girl”) and sizzling Playboy cover girl Kelly Brock (The Italian Job), and with cameos by Eli Roth (Hostel series) and Hollywood legends Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws) and Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future series), PIRANHA sent critics and moviegoers into a frenzy of amusement this summer with its shocking mix of horror, humor and sex. Now action and horror fans can experience the movie The New York Times called “the future of cinema” at home with the latest in eye-popping, truly immersive high definition 3D home entertainment technology.
The PIRANHA Blu-ray and DVD include a swarm of killer bonus features, including deleted scenes, a filmmaker commentary, storyboard comparisons and extensive behind-the-scenes featurettes.
Featuring buckets of blood, gratuitous nudity and can’t miss cameos by Hollywood legends Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws) and Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future series), plus horror maestro Eli Roth (Hostel I and II), PIRANHA is destined to thrill every action, horror and thriller fan on land…or on water!
Synopsis
Every year the population of sleepy Lake Victoria explodes from 5,000 to 50,000 for Spring Break, a riot of sun and drunken fun. But this year, there’s something more to worry about than hangovers and complaints from local old timers; a new type of terror is about to be cut loose on 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.
PIRANHA was written by Peter Goldfinger (Sorority Row) & Josh Stolberg (Sorority Row). It was produced by Alexandre Aja (P2), Mark Canton (300, Letters to Juliet), Gregory Levasseur (Mirrors, P2) and Marc Toberoff (Bottle Shock, It’s Alive). Executive producers are Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Alix Taylor, Louis G. Friedman and J. Todd Harris. It was distributed by Dimension Films and has a run time of approximately 89 minutes. It is rated R for sequences of strong bloody horror violence and gore, graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use.
Blu-ray 3D Special Features
Filmmaker Commentary
10 Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes
In addition to the 3D version of the film, the Blu-ray 3D contains a 2D version playable on all existing Blu-ray players
Blu-ray Special Features
Filmmaker Commentary
Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary
Deleted Storyboard Sequences
10 Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes
Storyboard Gallery
Piranha 3D Trailer & TV Spots
DVD Special Features
Filmmaker Commentary
5 Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced 1-disc DVD ($28.95), 1-disc Blu-ray ($34.95), and 2-disc Blu-ray 3D ($39.95) editions of Piranha 3D for January 11th. The only extra material on the DVD release will be a filmmaker commentary, and 5 behind-the-scenes featurettes.
The 1-disc Blu-ray will include all of the DVD features, plus deleted scenes with optional commentary, deleted storyboard sequences, 5 additional behind-the-scenes featurettes, the Piranha 3D trailer, and TV Spots. The only listed extra material for the 2-disc Blu-ray 3D release is the commentary, 10 behind-the-scenes featurettes, and a 2D version of the film playable on all existing Blu-ray players. (Source)
One of this years biggest issues in Hollywood is 3D. After the success of James Cameron’s Avatar studios began post-converting non-3D features so they could charge a bit more in theaters, and thus rape their audience of their money (and eyesight). Arriving in theaters on August 20th is Alex Aja’s Piranha 3D, another in a long line of 3D releases. While horror director Eli Roth is best known for his own films, he has also been dabbing in acting (Inglourious Basterds), one of which is Dimension Films’ remake. We caught up with Roth who talks quite a bit about the 3D process, assuring us horror fans that the 3D was not an afterthought. Details inside.
Bloody-Disgusting: You and I talked briefly about the 3D in Piranha, I’d love to share with my readers what you said. Can you explain to them how it was developed and how it was never an afterthought like Clash of the (Crappy) Titans?
Eli: “Yes. 3-D is at an interesting point now. You can shoot digital 3-D and it looks great, or you can shoot film and convert and it looks great – but only if you planned to do it that way from the start,” Roth explains of the technology. “With a film like The Last Airbender, it was an afterthought. The film was never shot that way, so as a result many of the scenes look dark and unwatchable. You can’t see anything – all that beautiful photography and those amazing effects and all the design work – it’s ruined. The film looks like you’re watching it out of the back of a tinted SUV, and if you took off the glasses, it actually looked quite stunning. But that was a last minute decision and a rush job. Think of CGI – there are people who know how to use it and take the time to get it right and other films where the visual effects look rushed.“With Piranha 3D, the very title of the film is Piranha 3D,” he continues. “It was written that way and photographed to be converted. This means that when you’re setting up a shot, next to the camera is a technical adviser from the 3D company who tells you exactly what light won’t work for the 3D, how far the subject has to be from the lens if you want it to look good when it pops out of the camera, etc. The film is not completed until it’s converted, and Alex Aja began that process back in November, and it still isn’t finished 100%. The 3D looks spectacular, and when you take off your glasses you see no difference in the lighting and color.
“Quickie afterthought conversions like Last Airbender are ruining the name of 3D conversion. It’s an amazing technology, but only works when the film has been shot that way. And if you’re going to retrofit a film, like Star Wars, then you have to spend a long time getting it right. It’s not easy and it’s not instant and when it’s a last minute rushed decision we can see it immediately. But to associate Piranha 3D, a film which spent years planning this, months shooting it with the technicians on set checking the convertibility of every shot, and so far 8 months working on the conversion, is not fair. The film looks beautiful.”
We shall all bare witness on August 20. (Source)
Cannot wait until August to see, “Piranha 3D” come to the big screen? Below you can watch 9 minutes from the leaked Comic Con footage.
Thursday night Joblo.com attended the San Diego Comic-Con screening of PIRANHA 3D and apparently the footage that was apparently “too hot for Comic-Con” didn’t disappoint! Below is what they learnt during the Q&A:
- All of the piranhas in the film are CGI piranhas. And all the ‘little’ piranhas you see in the trailer… those are just the babies!
- The amount of blood used on the film about quadrupled the amount of blood used in HOSTEL.
- The plan was to always have the film released in 3D, so they were very aware of the lighting and the camera work with 3D in mind.
- Eli Roth thought the 3D in THE LAST AIRBENDER looked like a bird shit all over your 3D glasses and you simply didn’t get around to wiping it off.
- The naked ballet scene with Brook and Steele took weeks to prepare, as holding your breath and making out with someone as hot as they are under water is really challenging. And yes, they screened that footage as well, and it’s f*cking hot!
- Richard Dreyfus’s character’s name is Matt. He’s essentially the same Matt Hooper character in JAWS, but for legal reasons, he’s simply Matt in the film. He hums the same tune (you know the one!), he has many of the same mannerisms… there’s no doubt it’s the same guy!
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With the release of “Piranha 3D” only a month away, the official website for the upcoming horror film has been launched! Head over to www.piranha-3d.com to check it out.
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