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12Apr2009

Elisabeth Shue Set to Star in 'Piranha 3-D'

DateSunday, April 12, 2009 at 10:26PM
Elizabeth Shue, who poked some fun at herself in the hilarious Hamlet 2 last year, is in talks for another odd career turn. FEARNet reports that Sue may join the cast of director Alexandre Aja's 3-D remake of the schlock horror classic, Piranha.

From what we know about the the project, this news means that Shue would play the female version of Roy Scheider in Jaws. She's a sheriff whose children get thrust into the central action of the film when the flesh-eating fish start to attack. Adventures in Babysitting it's not.

Aja updated the status of the film earlier in the year, saying production would be delayed a few months to avoid shooting on the water in winter, thereby pushing the film in 2010. It'll now be released in March of next year.

This is one of those remakes I have no problem with, especially with a director as good in the genre as Aja going at it with 3-D. That could be a ton of fun. And it's been a good year for R-rated horror remakes, so Piranha 3-D might have more box office potency than we originally thought.

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