HUGE NEWS!!! They’re seeking extras for Pirahna 3-D!!!!

Updated on April 28, 2009 By Ken Begg 11 Comments

Details here. Sadly, the “slim and athletic build” thing sort of leaves me out. Still, they want over 1,000 (!!!!) extras. That’s awesome.

This is totally illogical.  Like swarms of prehistoric piranha wouldn’t rather dine at the Slow to Escape Fatass Cafe than chase after a bunch of zero-fat 18 year olds.

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  • Why are “prehistoric” piranhas more scary than modern ones? This makes no sense. Because they’re bigger? That’a dumb – one of the reasons piranha are scary is because they’re small. That said I will always be in favor of any movie in which fish eat people.

    Fish Cruelty Alert – the image of a piranha on the Shock Till You Drop ebsite link has suffered a lip-ectomy (as in its lips are missing). Poor thing. I guess the fish wasn’t scary enough with all its face present.

  • I assume the piranhas are prehistoric purely because they don’t want to worry about designing ‘realistic’ fish. And I think they get freed from an underground lake by an earthquake, so that’s certainly better than because of oil drilling or something.

  • GalaxyJane

    Yeah, the 18-25 thing would more than do me in too.

    I love how they pitch it as the ultimate vacation. These poor kids are going to get a hell of a surprise when they find out what extra work is really like.

  • fish eye no miko

    GalaxyJane said: “These poor kids are going to get a hell of a surprise when they find out what extra work is really like.”

    Not to mention being in Lake Havasu in the summer… O_O

  • Ken … your theory is that they used prehistoric piranhas from an under-lake cave so they could AVOID a scientific error?! I think you have been watching movies too long.

  • Sandy, you may be giving a bit too much scrutiny to the film’s lack of scientific accuracy. I don’t remember you yelling during Them!, “Why, that violates the square cube law!”

    They’ve screwed up just about every water monster movie since Jaws (well, except for the original Piranha). Chances are this will suck too. Still, I like this sort of movie, and I’m getting a distinct Snakes on a Plane vibe from this, and I loved that movie.

  • Ericb

    “Chances are this will suck too. Still, I like this sort of movie, and I’m getting a distinct Snakes on a Plane vibe from this, and I loved that movie.”

    For the producers sake I hope this does better financially than Snakes.

  • Ericb

    “your theory is that they used prehistoric piranhas from an under-lake cave so they could AVOID a scientific error”

    If they were living in an underground lake for millions of years they should be blind and albino, which would actually be kinda of cool, what with the beady red eyes and all. The could be like those blind Spanish zombies.

  • The Rev. D.D.

    I’ve been told I can pass for mid-20s, I can swim like a fish, and I could bunk with my grandma if I had to, but I just don’t have that build they’re looking for. *sigh*

    Despite my better judgment, for some reason I’m actually kind of looking forward to this remake. I dunno why…I just get a feeling it’ll be kind of fun.

    Is it going to be PG-13 or R? *crosses fingers*

  • Hey I am contractually obliged to watch every killer fish monster film ever made. Or at least it seems that way sometime. I will be happy to watch Piranha with anyone who is in the Dallas area on its release.

    But enjoying a killer fish movie does not take away my constitutional right to mock “prehistoric” lipless piranhas as the monster.

  • The Rev. D.D.

    I would be more than happy to join you on that movie-watching excursion, if you’d have me, Mr. Petersen.

    I can definitely understand the desire to see all the killer fish movies. Only giant monster movies hold more power over me.