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EXCLUSIVE: The Ocean Runs Red With Blood In This 'Piranha 3-D' Pic

Posted 3/31/10 2:31 pm EST by in Photos


In an exclusive interview published earlier today on MTV.com, "Piranha 3-D" director Alexandre Aja touted the "3-D double-D boobs" you'll see in his August 27 release. He also described one scene from the movie, a 25-minute "massacre" that he believes beats the record set by "Kill Bill" for most fake blood used in a movie. The exclusive image below gives you a taste of that scene. That's my guess anyway, based on the scale of the carnage and the amount of red in the water.

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EXCLUSIVE: 'Piranha 3-D' Director Alexandre Aja Promises '3-D Double-D Boobs'

Posted 3/31/10 10:54 am EST by in News


"Avatar" changed the game for Hollywood last year with its incredible 3-D presentation and "Tron Legacy" will keep that trend flying high at the end of this year, but Alexandre Aja knows what the real appeal of 3-D is: T&A. His "Piranha 3-D" hits theaters on August 27, and there'll be plenty of T&A on hand to titillate 3-D-loving audiences. Aja promises "3-D double-D boobs" along with generous helpings of bloody violence.

"I think we broke all the records in the manner of blood used," he said in an exclusive interview with MTV's Eric Ditzian. "I don't remember the exact number, but we passed 'Kill Bill.' You've never seen something like that before." Much of the fake blood is spilled during one scene in particular, involving a wet t-shirt contest. Read More...

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Jessica Szohr Reveals Why She 'Freaked Out' While Filming 'Piranha 3-D'

Posted 1/7/10 12:00 pm EST by in News


On the one hand, catching an advance screening of "Avatar" meant I didn't have to deal with New York's get-to-the-theater-an-hour-early-'cause-we're-just-annoying-like-that crowds. On the other hand, I missed an opportunity to check out the trailer for "Piranha 3-D" that played before James Cameron's CG retelling of "Pocahontas." For that, I am sad.

But "Piranha" star Jessica Szohr of "Gossip Girl" fame roused my spirits at the red carpet premiere of "Youth in Revolt" when she talked up director Alexandre Aja's "phenomenal" vision and gave us a sneak peak at one super scary scene in the upcoming film.

The plotline is pleasantly, pulpily thin: college kids invade a sun-and-sex spring break spot, a volcanic eruption unleashes a swarm of flesh-eating prehistoric piranhas. In three dimensions. Szohr plays a local girl persuaded by Jerry O'Connell's character to take a ride on a sort of "Girls Gone Wild" party boat. The booze flows, the bikini tops come off, and then the angry fishies arrive. Filming the scene was no fun at all, Szohr told us. Read More...

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'Piranha 3-D' Shooting To Become The Ultimate 'Jaws' For This Generation

Posted 5/6/09 7:36 pm EST by in News


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Frolicking teenagers, campy comedy, swarms of blood-thirsty fish: what’s not to love? 1978’s “Piranha” is a gem of a B-movie genre flick, and count horror buff Alexandre Aja (“The Hills Have Eyes”) among its many admirers.

In fact, he’s set to begin filming a big budget remake on Monday. This time they’ll have, of course, a vastly bigger budget. And an admirable cast of actors. And it’ll be in 3-D. What’s not to love?

“We realized that with the advent of 3-D that we thought we could make the ultimate ‘Jaws’ for this generation,” producer Mark Canton ("300") told MTV News. Read More...

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'Mirrors' To Offer A 'More Extreme Version' Of Kiefer Sutherland, Says Director

Posted 1/23/09 2:59 pm EST by in News


Kiefer Sutherland in 'Mirrors'Contributed by Silas Lesnick

Now available on DVD, Alexandre Aja's "Mirrors" tells the surreal story of an ex-cop trying to pull all the broken parts of his life together. Taking a job as a night watchman guarding the ruins of a horrific fire, Ben Carson (Keifer Sutherland) is haunted by a terrifying alternate world, appearing as monstrous visions within the store's mirrors. Soon, the otherworldly spirits reach out through reflections everywhere, driving Carson mad and threatening even his grasp on sanity.

Aja, famous for his French-language film "High Tension" and later for the 2006 remake of "The Hills Have Eyes," spoke with MTV News about the film and what keeps calling him back to the horror genre.

"I was looking for something different to do after the others," said Aja, "I didn't want to do a survival movie or a slasher movie. I wanted to explore the other side of the genre. I wanted to explore the supernatural side." Read More...

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Be Warned: 'Mirrors' Director Alexandre Aja Wants To Unleash His 'Piranha' On Drunk Spring Breakers

Posted 7/26/08 11:43 am EST by in Comic-Con, News


It's been 30 years since Joe Dante unleashed "Piranha" on an unsuspecting public. Well if audiences then were taken aback by the film's absurd blend of horror and comedy they ain't seen nothing yet because "High Tension" director Alexandre Aja wants to assault your senses in wall to wall 3D with his upcoming re-imagining.

"It's going to be unique because it’s going to be completely in 3D," the youthful Frenchman told MTV News at Comic-Con. Completely in 3D?!? And I'm still getting over those few scenes shot in IMAX for "The Dark Knight." "I think people don’t realize the effect of all the elements coming out from the screen at you. It’s very traumatic," told us, his eyes filled with glee. Read More...

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