Roger Corman’s 2010 film gets a Chinese remake
Roger Corman’s 2010 production Sharktopus has gotten a Chinese remake, and a trailer for the new film is now online.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoGIysstfSQ
In 2010, legendary producer Roger Corman and his wife/producer partner Julie Corman teamed up with late director Declan O’Brien, best known for making several of the Wrong Turn sequels, to bring the world the feature the Sharktopus creature, which is exactly what it sounds like it would be. A man-eating shark/octopus hybrid. That film received two sequels, Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda and Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf…and now it’s been given the remake treatment. To China! A trailer for the Chinese remake of Sharktopus can be seen in the inset above.
Scripted by Mike MacLean and Stephen Niver, the original Sharktopus had the following synopsis: Aiming to create the US Navy’s next hyperweapon while tinkering with the DNA of sharks and octopuses, visionary geneticist Nathan Sands comes up with a nightmare prototype: the genetically. improved “S-11” hybrid. However, after a failed attempt to harness the creature, the unstoppable beast escapes into the warm waters of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, where unsuspecting tourists and oblivious locals become its next meal. Now, the government wants the monster back, and former mercenary, Andy Flynn, along with Sands’ daughter, Nicole, and fisherman, Santos, seem to be the only ones up for the job. Can they stop Sharktopus, the underwater killer with razor-sharp teeth and tentacles of death, before he kills everyone on the sea station?
The film starred Eric Roberts, Kerem Bursin, Sara Malakul Lane, Hector Jimenez, Liv Boughn, Julian Gonzalez Esparza, Ralph Garman and Shandi Finnessey.
The Chinese remake of Sharktopus was directed by Xu Shi-Xing and Hu Dong-Sheng. Michelle Ye, Luo Li-Qun, Chen Wen-Jun and Lemon Li star. The film hit theaters in China on October 14. International release plans have yet to be revealed.
What did you think of the trailer for the Chinese remake of Sharktopus? Are you a fan of the original movie and will you be watching this new take on the story? Let us know by leaving a comment below.
I don’t have much interest in Sharktopus, but hearing about this remake reminds me that we also needed to get a new Corman Piranha movie to be made in Japan. This is a movie I really wanted to see, but it seems to have been scrapped before it went into production.
Here’s some promo art for the new Sharktopus:
