Hollywood stars Paul Rudd and Jack Black film reboot of 90s cult classic film Anaconda in Queensland
Hollywood stars Jack Black and Paul Rudd are currently in Queensland filming a reboot of the 1997 horror film Anaconda.
And the two co-stars have already shared that the new production will deviate from the original shocker starring Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Ice Cube and Jon Voight.
The first film is set in the Amazon and focuses on a group of filmmakers who encounter a giant anaconda.
Taking to social media with their own cheeky trailer, the funnymen gave fans a taste of what they can look forward to.
Black and Rudd, both 55, appear to be holding back laughter during the short clip, which School of Rock says was “taken on his phone.”
After announcing their leading roles in the new blockbuster, Black joked about the film’s title, saying, “It could be ‘The Anaconda’… Anyway, there’s going to be a big snake and it’s going to tear.” ‘
Hollywood stars Jack Black and Paul Rudd are currently in Queensland filming a reboot of the 1997 horror film Anaconda. Pictured: the two funny men in a teaser for the new film
The original shocker starred Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Ice Cube and Jon Voight
Rudd then added: “You want to get scared? Do you want to laugh? Do you want to celebrate with your friends? Or maybe you’re sad and you don’t have anyone, but you just want to forget about that? It will be released at Christmas 2025.”
During the trailer, the pair confirmed that the Anaconda reboot will hit theaters by Christmas 2025.
Black finishes the trailer, which appears to have been filmed in a studio, by turning to his co-star and asking, “Dude, did you see the snake?” It’s in that room over there. They are about to feed him a donkey. Come on.’
The new film will inject $40 million into the local economy and create more than 300 jobs, the trade magazine reports Indoor film on Monday.
Directed by American filmmaker Tom Gormican, the Anaconda reboot is produced by Sony and receives funding from the state government through Screen Queensland’s Production Attraction Strategy.
The publication also reported that the production also received a 30 percent tax credit through the federal government’s Location Offset Subsidy, which aims to attract major productions to Australia.
Queensland’s rainforests will ‘stand in’ for the film’s setting, which is the Amazon jungle.
Queensland has managed to attract high-profile productions to the state, including Bluey, produced by Disney.
According to Variety, the plot revolves around “a group of friends who face midlife crises and set out to remake their favorite movie from their youth.”
Meanwhile, a big-screen adaptation of the 1980s cartoon Voltron is already underway on the Gold Coast.
The original horror-thriller was a box office success, even if it failed to impress critics, and starred Owen Wilson, Eric Stoltz, Ice Cube and Jon Voight.
It even spawned a franchise that spawned several sequels, including a 2004 theatrical installment starring Morris Chestnut, and several straight-to-video editions starring David Hasselhoff and Robert Englund, among others.
Early reports describe the reboot as a “reimagining” of the original concept rather than a sequel or remake, with the new version being more along the lines of the 2018 shark film The Meg.
According to Varietythe plot revolves around ‘a group of friends who face midlife crises and set out to remake their favorite movie from their youth.’