A Sequel To PIRANHA 3-D In The Works

EW has some news about a sequel to the late summer horrorfest, PIRANHA 3D.

Strong reviews and a $10 million opening was enough for Dimension Films to get working on a sequel of Piranha 3-D. The studio confirmed today that plans for another bloody gore fest are in the works with director Alexandre Aja and producer Mark Canton re-teaming with Dimension. “We are thrilled that audiences are not just loving Piranha 3-D, but cheering for it,” says Canton. “And it’s fantastic that so many critics are really getting the movie and recommending it. We can’t wait to get to work on the sequel.”

What would said sequel look like? No plotline has yet been decided, but Aja, when interviewed a couple weeks back, said the team has been throwing around a lot of different story lines. “We had many ideas, like the full moon party in Thailand — a huge event with like 20,000 young people from all around the world taking mushrooms and partying on the beach.” Ahh, a perfect environment for man-eating fish.

Unfortunately there was no press screening for Aja’s movie, but that didn’t keep WAMG writers from going to see it over the weekend. You can read the review of PIRANHA 3D from contributing editor Andy Triefenbach of Destroy The Brain here.