Like quicksand pits or cobras poised to strike, piranha attacks are one of those exotic dangers that are much more familiar from the movies than real life. Take a dip in the wrong South American river or displease the wrong Bond villain, and some poor sap disappears in a froth of roiling water, blood and screams. Sign up here. Already have an account? Log in here. By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Policies , and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango.
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The vast majority of piranha species feed on the fins and scales of other fish, not even warm-blooded prey. So here you are, with these pristine mountains shooting up out of the desert, and there in the middle is this beautiful pool. Although visitors may soon be able to buy piranha burgers. Save FB Tweet More. Chuck Russell was originally scheduled to direct the film, and made uncredited rewrites to the script by Josh Stolberg and Peter Goldfinger, as well as incorporating the original John Sayles script that Joe Dante directed the first time around.
Alexandre Aja was selected to direct the film instead. Production on the film was scheduled to begin late , but was delayed until March In October , Aja stated filming would begin in the spring.
He further stated "it's such a difficult movie, not only because of the technicality of it and the CGI fish, but also because it all happens in a lake.
We were supposed to start shooting now, but the longer to leave it the colder the water gets. The movie takes place during Spring Break and, of course, the studio wanted it ready for the summer, but if you've got 1, people who need to get murdered in the water, you have to wait for the right temperature for the water, for the weather, for everything. Much of one end of the channel was blocked off for boats, some flipped over and some covered in blood. The water was also dyed red for the shooting.
Citing constraints with 3D camera rigs, Aja shot Piranha in 2D and converted to 3D in post production using the reali-D conversion process developed by the company, Inner-D. Unlike some other 3D converted films released in , Piranha's conversion was not done as an afterthought, and it represents one of the first post-conversion processes to be well received by critics. Piranha 3-D's theatrical release date had been set for April 16, , but was delayed.
The film was planned to premiere on August 27, , but in June was moved to August 20, The film's first trailer debuted with Avatar. It was set to have a panel on 24 July as part of the San Diego Comic-Con International but was cancelled after convention organizers decided the footage that was planned to be shown was not appropriate. Nine minutes of footage, with some unfinished effects, were leaked onto websites.
The clip used in promotional TV ads and the trailer that shows Kelly Brook's character, Danni, face to face with a pack of piranhas was not used in the movie, and was used for promotion only.
The "3D" part of the title was taken off both the 2D and 3D releases to prevent confusion of the two formats. The film was released in Australia on Thursday, December 30, Empire gave the film three out of five stars, saying "Remember the film you hoped Snakes on a Plane would be — this is it!
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