The production company behind ‘Sharknado’ will release ‘Attack of the Meth Gator’ this summer
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As Cocaine Bear thrives in theaters, the production company that rocked the world with Sharknado is now preparing to release another animal-gone-crazed story.
As the new bizarre animal story Cocaine Bear, which is based on a real-life event in 1985 Georgia, takes off, production company The Asylum has announced that Attack of the Meth Gator will hit screens this May.
‘Hold our bear… I mean, beer. It’s coming for your life this summer,’ the company wrote on Twitter.
Fans were so sure it was a joke that the film company had to reassure fans that it was, in fact, coming out. They wrote on Twitter: ‘This is real! We’re pumping meth into Florida’s freshwater reservoirs as we speak!
If a black bear stoned on 70 pounds of cocaine sounds entertaining, having scored a 70 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this independent film company is sure a meth-infused alligator will blow your mind.
Like Cocaine Bear, directed by Hunger Games star Elizabeth Banks, Meth Gator is loosely based on a 2019 Tennessee police PSA not to flush meth down the toilet.
Cocaine Bear is such old news! The Attack of the Meth Gator will hit screens this May, brought to moviegoers by the same production that made all five Sharknado movies.
The Asylum is so sure moviegoers will enjoy the film that they tweeted: ‘Hold our bear… I mean beer. It’s coming for your life this summer,’ the company wrote on Twitter.
The announcement came after the Loretto Police Department arrested a man for unsuccessfully attempting to flush methamphetamine paraphernalia down a toilet, according to the orlando sentinel At the time.
“On a more or less serious note: folks please don’t throw your drugs in the trash,” the Loretto Police Department wrote on Facebook at the time. “Now our sewer guys pride themselves on releasing water that’s cleaner than what’s in the creek, but they’re not really ready for meth.”
The police department said the contaminated water was making local animals sick and the water could find its way into the Tennessee River, where alligators could consume it.
Sharknado took the world by storm in 2013 and five spin-offs later joined the lineup. The franchise has grossed an estimated $4.5 billion, with the fifth film alone earning nearly $800 million.
The latest animal-crazed movie, Cocaine Bear, directed by Hunger Games star Elizabeth Banks, opened in theaters three days ago and grossed $23 million on its opening weekend.
It’s an outrageous comedy that absolutely lives up to its premise,” said Jim Orr, Universal’s president of national distribution. “People were ready to see something over the top”
The Sharknado universe, once seen as a joke, became the best-selling franchise in 2017, surpassing The Marvel Cinematic Universe and Star Wars.
Since then, Despicable Me has grossed $4.6 billion.
It was one of the first movies of its time and became a major pop culture icon after its debut.
Now, Cocaine Bear is all the rage. The film, which opened in theaters three days ago, grossed $23 million on its opening weekend, trailing the new Ant Man movie, which grossed more than $100 million.
Fans were so sure it was a joke that the film company had to reassure fans that it was, in fact, coming out. They wrote on Twitter: ‘This is real! We’re pumping meth into Florida’s freshwater reservoirs as we speak!
“It’s an outrageous comedy that absolutely lives up to its premise,” Jim Orr, Universal’s president of national distribution, was quoted as saying. Variety. “People were ready to see something over the top.”
The film also received rave reviews from critics, with Kevin Maher of the UK Times stating, “Elizabeth Banks takes this real-life curio and pits it against the ‘killer animal’ genre with mostly pleasing results.”
“Grizzly Man may not meet Scarface, but he leaves Snakes on a Plane standing on the runway,” the Observer wrote.