‘Sharknado 3’ Gets A Premiere Date And A Predictably Ridiculous Title
Thank climate change for the fact that storms filled with murderous flying sea creatures have become an annual tradition. Syfy has set a July premiere date for the next installment of the harrowing Sharknado saga, titledSharknado 3: Oh Hell No!Because of course it is. More details on theSharknado 3release after the jump.
The network revealed today that the two-hour premiere ofSharknado 3: Oh Hell No!will begin Wednesday,July 22at 9 PM on Syfy. The announcement seemingly puts to rest speculation thatSharknado 3would be delayed following weeks oflabor strikes.
In fact, not only is the Sharknado arriving right on time, it’s planning to go all over the place.Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!will debut in an additional 85 countries within 24 hours of its U.S. bow.
As titles go,Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!is noSharknado 2: The Second One, but it’s rooted in the same over-the-top spirit. “We wanted this third title to boldly go where no shark movie has gone before,” saidChris Regina, SVP of program strategy at Syfy. “Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!embraces the larger-than-life irreverence that has made these movies so popular and entertaining.”
ProducerDavid Michael Lattof The Asylum credits “marketing guru"Mike DiGraziafor coming up with the “Oh Hell No!” part. DiGrazia is the same guy who came up with the taglines forSharknadoes1 and 2, “Enough said!” and “Shark happens,” respectively.
Anthony C. Ferranteis directingSharknado 3: Oh Hell No!based on a screenplay byThunder Levin. This time around, the sharknadoes will be hitting Washington, D.C. and then tearing down the Eastern Seaboard toward Florida. Here’s the cast list, which is just as full of WTF as everything else about this franchise:
Additional cameo roles include Mark Cuban as the President of the United States; Ann Coulter as the Vice President; Michele Bachmann as herself; Jerry Springer as Mr. White, a manic tourist; Washington Redskins tackle Tom Compton as a reporter; *NSYNC singer Chris Kirkpatrick as a pool lifeguard, and Chris Jericho, who will portray Bruce the roller coaster ride operator.
