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Big Shark
Official release poster
Directed byTommy Wiseau
Written by
Produced byTommy Wiseau
Starring
  • Greg Sestero
  • Isaiah LaBorde
  • Tommy Wiseau
CinematographyMatt S. Bell[1]
Production
company
Wiseau-Films
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Big Shark is an upcoming horror drama film directed and produced by Tommy Wiseau.[2][3][4] It was written by and stars Greg Sestero, Isaiah LaBorde, and Tommy Wiseau.[5][6]

The film was scheduled to have its world premiere at the Prince Charles Cinema in September 2019,[7][8] but was delayed to 2021.[9]

Premise

Three firefighters, Georgie (Greg Sestero), Tim (Isaiah LaBorde), and Patrick (Tommy Wiseau), must save New Orleans from a killer shark.[10][11][12]

Cast

Production

Filming

Principal photography on the trailer began February 7, 2019, in Lafayette, Louisiana,[16][17][18] with Matt S. Bell serving as cinematographer.[1] Filming wrapped two weeks later, on February 21, 2019.[1]

Release

Big Shark was scheduled to have its world premiere at the Prince Charles Cinema in September 2019,[19][20] but was delayed.[21][22] On July 21, 2020, Wiseau said that the film will be released "soon", [23][24] before scheduling its release for 2021.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Wilusz, Ryan (March 11, 2019). "Tommy Wiseau: Director of 'worst movie ever' films shark flick at Wurst (of all places)". The Daily Advertiser. Gannett. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  2. ^ Russian, Ale (February 7, 2019). "The Room's Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero Are Back with a Shark-Attack Movie". People. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  3. ^ Orange, B. Alan (July 31, 2019). "Marvel's The Room: Tommy Wiseau Joins the MCU in Avengers: Friend Game Spoof". MovieWeb. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  4. ^ Dick, Jeremy (September 18, 2019). "Tommy Wiseau Throws Himself Into The Suicide Squad Cast List, Will We See Him?". MovieWeb. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  5. ^ Von Arthur, A. (February 5, 2019). ""Big Shark": Neuer Film vom "The Room"-Macher Tommy Wiseau kommt!". Filmfutter (in German). Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  6. ^ Collis, Clark (February 12, 2019). "See the preposterous trailer for Tommy Wiseau's new project, Big Shark". Entertainment Weekly. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  7. ^ Scott, Ryan (February 5, 2019). "Big Shark Teaser Leaks: Tommy Wiseau Battles a Great White". MovieWeb. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  8. ^ Evangelista, Chris (February 6, 2019). "Is 'The Room' Director Tommy Wiseau Making a Big Shark Movie Called 'Big Shark'?". /Film. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  9. ^ a b Campbell, Scott (March 17, 2021). "Watch: Huge Shark Trailer Delivers Exactly What You'd Expect From The Title". Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  10. ^ Dick, Jeremy (March 1, 2019). "Tommy Wiseau Wants to Join the WWE as a WrestleMania Announcer". MovieWeb. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  11. ^ Gelmini, David (October 28, 2020). "Exclusive FrightFest Interview: Greg Sestero Talks 'Cyst'". Dread Central. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  12. ^ Dick, Jeremy (May 23, 2021). "Tommy Wiseau Challenges Hollywood to Cast Him in Knives Out 2". MovieWeb. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  13. ^ Squires, John (February 5, 2019). "'The Room' Director Tommy Wiseau's Next Film is a Shark Attack Movie Titled 'Big Shark'!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  14. ^ Mollo, Drew (February 11, 2019). "Tommy Wiseau's Big Shark Trailer Brings His Unique Camp to Horror". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  15. ^ Loughrey, Clarisse (February 13, 2019). "Tommy Wiseau releases trailer for Big Shark, follow-up to 'worst film ever' The Room". The Independent. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  16. ^ Roffman, Michael (February 6, 2019). ""Oh, hi Shark!" Tommy Wiseau announces 'The Room' follow-up will be a killer shark movie". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  17. ^ Baird, Scott (February 11, 2019). "'Big Shark' Trailer: Tommy Wiseau's Latest Movie Looks Completely Crazy". Screen Rant. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  18. ^ Harmon, Steph (February 12, 2019). "'Big Shark': Tommy Wiseau releases 'preposterous' trailer for follow-up to 'worst movie ever'". The Guardian. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  19. ^ Collinson, Gary (February 10, 2019). "Oh, Hi Shark! Tommy Wiseau's 'Big Shark' gets a poster and teaser trailer". Flickering Myth. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  20. ^ Jirak, Jaime (August 28, 2019). "Tommy Wiseau Reminds Fans What His Joker Could Have Been Like". Comicbook.com. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  21. ^ Prince Charles Cinema [@ThePCCLondon] (September 11, 2019). "No release date yet. Tommy is still working on it" (Tweet). Retrieved September 11, 2019 – via Twitter.
  22. ^ Chand, Neeraj (June 9, 2020). "Netflix Said No to Streaming Tommy Wiseau's 'The Room'". MovieWeb. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  23. ^ Wiseau, Tommy [@TommyWiseau] (July 21, 2020). "BIG shark! SOON! BE GOOD" (Tweet). Retrieved July 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
  24. ^ Wiseau, Tommy [@TommyWiseau] (August 12, 2020). "Look out for BIG SHARK!" (Tweet). Retrieved August 18, 2020 – via Twitter.