Feb 19 2010Just in Case Sharktopus Wasn't a Good Enough Shark Fusion for You
The shark/octopus fusion of Sharktopus not do it for you? Then how about a shark with a T-Rex head, Johnny Picky? It's Dinoshark!
SyFy (yup) is producing the TV movie with Roger Corman (yup), who explained how beautiful the introduction to this beast will be:
"Global warming causes the glaciers to break apart," Corman explains. "We start the picture with real beautiful shots of the glaciers falling into the ocean. The unborn egg of the Dinoshark that has been frozen for millions of years is released."
God, both beautiful and scientifically sound; the perfect prelude to a dinosaur shark's arrival. But fans of Corman's previous dino[animal] efforts may be left questioning why we're moving on to a Dinoshark when Dinocroc left us with so many unresolved issues. The answer:
"Dinoshark," which debuts March 13, is a follow-up of sorts to Corman's "Dinocroc." Corman originally thought to do "Dinocroc 2," but Syfy executives discovered that, unlike theatrical audiences, TV movie audiences respond better to new-but-similar ideas more than direct sequels.
Ah, that's true. Like a nice wine, we should swish Dinocroc around a bit before taking another sip.
I wonder, though, Roger Corman, how would you compare the believability of Dinoshark to the believability of Sharktopus?
"'Sharktopus!' is more difficult because you can imagine a prehistorical crocodile like the Dinocroc, but there's no such thing as prehistoric half-shark, half-octopus," Corman said. "I tried to figure out how to do this."The solution? The U.S. Navy has commissioned a group called Blue Water to genetically engineer a half-shark, half-octopus to help combat Somali pirate ships. Then things go wrong.
"It's fairly difficult to believe, but we only ask the audience to accept this one thing," he said. "After that, we take great care that everything else is logical from then on and is something that could happen."
Yeah, I guess it is sort of difficult to believe the Navy would deal with Somali pirates by inventing an unholy chimera composed of both shark and octopus. But so long as we get that level of logic and detail we've all come to expect from the producer of Supergator, Scorpius Gigantus, and, of course, Dinogator, I'm sure it will be fine.
Reader Comments
1. Frank - February 19, 2010 3:10 PM
Does IWS have a new writer?
Maybe the last two weeks or so?
2. David - February 19, 2010 3:19 PM
Maybe he's depressed. GW was on Fish for a couple posts, maybe this is Fish writing for IWS? Incestuous!
3. Erica - February 19, 2010 3:28 PM
Thanks, I just masturbated to that image.
4. PunkJr - February 19, 2010 4:11 PM
This should be the Sharkasaurus team mascot!!
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/SHARKASAURUS/191436011040
5. Tdog - February 19, 2010 4:23 PM
Corman's genius will never be contained! We believed a Megashark jumped like a mile and a half in the air to snag a 747 out of the sky. We will believe anything if it gives us an excuse to go to work the next day and say, "DUDE! Did you see that f__king Octosharkasaurodileirahna? That was f__king awesome!" Everyone please pray to all the gods you hold dear that this one (and Sharktopus) has a part for Lorenzo Lamas or maybe Marc Singer.
6. frank - February 19, 2010 5:05 PM
Seems kinda pointless to combine a dinosaur with a shark, since that's basically what mosasaur was already. Sharktopus, on the other hand, is brilliant.
Other good animal combos would be Insectasaur, Bearshark, Eagleshark, Eaglebear, Eaglion (I know it's a griffin, but just call it this), Eaglesquid, Squidlion, Snaketopus (all the tentacles are snakes), Dinobear...
7. Fiona - February 19, 2010 5:31 PM
This concept is less frightening, maybe because reptiles are easier to relate to than cephalopods (fact). The picture looks great.
8. Masterless - February 19, 2010 5:55 PM
WTF that totally screams SHARKODILE!!!
9. G0 Oh - February 20, 2010 7:41 AM
...With laser beams on their foreheads!
10. John - February 20, 2010 10:50 AM
Just when i thought the ocean couldnt get any scarier with sharktopus swimming around we had to go and fuck ourselves over with global warming and make those damn glaciers melt just wait till this guy evolves and gets his ass on land dinosaurs are making a come back
11. Bob - February 22, 2010 8:24 AM
I want my Bearsharktopus movie before this piece of beautiful, beautiful crap.
12. dparks - February 22, 2010 10:03 AM
Anyone know where I could find me a unique and different lightweight classic looking luxurious Coach handbag with a top zip closure and inside zip multi-functional pocket?
13. Nathaniel White - February 23, 2010 1:33 AM
I have my TiVo set for this one; I am a dyed-in-the-wool Roger Corman fan.
14. hollywood_hillbilly - February 23, 2010 6:40 AM
Tdog, as you undoubtedly know, Marc Singer is the Beastmaster. If humanity is to have any hope of surviving this onslaught of prehistoric monstrosities we will need our own prehistoric monster (manster?) With the ability to harness the raw power of not one, but two ferrets Dar of the Emorites may just be humanity's only hope!
15. MannyE - February 23, 2010 12:28 PM
I love it! I wish it were real!
16. Priscilla - February 24, 2010 10:42 AM
It really looks more like part sea-turtle . . . terrifying.
17. John Player - April 26, 2010 11:54 PM
Dinoshark... This is classic Corman. Classic camp, that is.