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Just yesterday, we shared the news that the “nature run amok” horror thriller The Flood is going to receive a theatrical, VOD, and digital release on July 14th, courtesy of Saban Films. With the release date so close, we knew a trailer would be available soon – we just didn’t expect it to be this soon! The trailer for The Flood is now online, and you can check it out in the embed above.

Directed by Brandon Slagle (Attack of the Unknown) from a screenplay by Chad Law (Daylight’s End) and Josh Ridgway (Howlers), this project could be described as “Crawl meets Assault on Precinct 13”. Here’s the synopsis: A horde of giant hungry alligators is unleashed on a group of in-transit prisoners and their guards after a massive hurricane floods Louisiana.

The film stars Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Nicky Whelan (Hall Pass), Louis Mandylor (Rambo: Last Blood), Devanny Pinn...

Stars: Michael Madsen, Rachel Hunter, Shandi Finnessey, Terri Ivens, Rib Hillis, Angie Savage, Chris De Christopher, Kurt Yaeger, Noah Blake | Written by J. Brad Wilke, Mike MacLean | Directed by Jim Wynorski

When a rogue scientist discovers an immense egg in the dark recesses of a rainforest he thinks hes stumbled across his fame and fortune. But little does he know that it belongs to a terrifying hybrid monster, known only as the Piranhaconda (a moniker only mentioned once in the Entire film and dismissed as a stupid name!). Soon the beast is on the loose, hunting for its unborn child, rampaging through the country and destroying everything in its path in a mass of CGI-enhanced gory-glory.

A killer-creature B-movie from the Roger Corman staple, Piranhaconda is yet another made for Syfy TV movie suprisingly this one comes from director Jim Wynorski, who is well-known in the horror community for successfully mixing T&A and horror.

Stars: Robert Carradine, Mario Ceara, Katie Savoy, Akari Endo, Tony Evangelista, Mario Arturo Hernández, Rib Hillis, Alan Nadal Piantini, Conan O’Brien | Written by Matt Yamashita | Directed by Kevin O’Neill

If you thought it was only studios like The Asylum who were cranking out giant sea creature flicks for Syfy you’d be completely wrong – Roger Corman and his New Horizon Pictures are still producing the kind of cheap and cheerful monster movies that Corman made his name with to this day. Only unlike The Asylum, Corman and co. don’t seem to want to keep to just giant monsters… Instead they’ve cross-bred their monsters as time has gone on – no longer are they satisfied with plain-old Supergator, their first giant creature flick; nope they’ve brought us the crazy combos of Dinoshark, Dinocroc (who took on Supergator in 2010), Piranhaconda; and their craziest giant killer creature combination, Sharktopus.

Somebody call Roger Corman pronto – it looks like they've caught the actual Supergator. Or is this Dinocroc? We're not really sure, but this alligator is definitely monster-sized, and it's easily as big as the title beast in the 1980 film Alligator, or the killer crocodiles in Lake Placid and Black Water. As reported by Reuters, this group of Mississippi hunters scored a new record on the very first weekend of the state's ten-day alligator hunting season when they bagged this enormous specimen, measuring thirteen feet long and weighing 727 pounds. Gator hunting is obviously quite dangerous (especially if you're the gator), but the sport is becoming more popular in Mississippi, where hunting permits are assigned by lottery only, and hunters are required to take special safety courses. Believe it or not, this gator is not the largest ever found... a fourteen-footer was caught in Florida last year, and some have been reported...

Unfortunately our own Stephanie Ogrodnik was unable to attend the Sdcc panel on Corman's latest production due to the egregious lines at the Hollywood-run convention, so instead, we've got you the poster! Corman's first ever 3d film is a quasi-remake of the horrendous 1958 film, and a quasi-remake-remake of the 1993 remake which starred Darryl Hannah. While I'm sure this will be as equally terrible, it's Kevin O'Neill's first feature, and he's done special effects on lots of big films, including the Pulse Franchise. It's also written by Mike MacLean, the man who penned Dinocroc vs Supergator, Sharktopus, and Piranhaconda. And, it's Corman .. we gotta support The Man. You can watch the incredibly sad trailer for the 1958 version below. [Continued ...]...

Sharktopus. Dinoshark. Dinocroc. All pale in comparison to Syfy’s upcoming “2 Creatures for the Price of 1” extravaganza, Piranhaconda. Roger Corman’s latest killer hybrid is scheduled to air on the network in October. In somewhat inevitable news, it stars the awesome Michael Madsen along with Rachel Hunter and is directed by Jim Wynorski.

Who is responsible for unleashing the half-piranha/half-anaconda on the unsuspecting masses? That would be writer Mike MacLean, who also penned Sharktopus and Dinocroc vs. Supergator for Syfy.

MacLean talked to Shock about writing creature features, working with Roger Corman, the differences between cable and theatrical movies, why comedy is a vital component of Syfy features, and more.

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Roger Corman graced Syfy with a Sharktopus. For his foray into producing for the Epix network, the “King of the B’s” is busting out Attack of the 50-Foot Cheerleader (in 3D no less) and has assembled quite a cast for a movie about a giant cheerleader on a rampage.

Shockingly, Roger Corman did not produce the 1950’s cult classic Attack of the 50-Foot Woman or its 1990’s remake starring Daryl Hannah. He also had nothing to do with 1995’s Attack of the 60-Foot Centerfold; that was Fred Olen Ray’s homage. Now, at the ripe old age of 86 (and still kicking), Corman is finally getting a piece of the giant woman on the attack action with Attack of the 50-Foot Cheerleader.

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Aspiring college cheerleader Cassie Stratford consumes an experimental drug that grants her beauty and enough athletic ability to make the cheer squad. However, the drug has an...

Camel Spiders was just released on Blu-ray/DVD and I was offered the opportunity to interview star Brian Krause (Sleepwalkers, Charmed) about his experience filming the movie. While we only had a brief chat time, I learned about his hate of spiders, working under director Jim Wynorski, and acting with CGI camel spiders.

Thank you for taking the time to talk with me. Camel Spiders is one of those movies that I’ve seen a lot of reader feedback on. Some are disgusted by it, some are excited, and others just don’t enjoy B-movies like this. Camel Spiders is out on Blu-ray/DVD this week and I wanted to find out more about your experience making this film. Can you tell me how you got involved with this movie?

Brian Krause: I’m friends with Matt Borlenghi who was attached to it. He pitched my name to director Jim Wynorski,...

Why does anyone love to watch terrible movies? Maybe we’re drawn in by the bad acting or we wonder why someone like David Carradine was in Dinocroc vs. Supergator. It could be because we want to watch an preposterous concept like Sharktopus, and we hope that just this once, it will actually be a masterpiece. For me, I’m always waiting for the creature reveal. When it comes to recent Roger Corman releases, you can bet on a spectacle of the fantastic and absurd.

With nearly 400 titles under his belt as a producer, Roger Corman is the king of B-movies. While Corman’s monster films might not be for everyone, you can’t deny that he has played a significant role in the horror genre. His work in horror spans decades, bringing us classics like Piranha, The Little Shop of Horrors (1965), and The Terror. Of Course, the movies included...

Sadly, we've lost another big screen and small screen legend today, a character actor who's embodied everything from good to evil ... one of the greats. Charles Napier.

Napier, a movie and television actor who had a face you knew even if you didn’t know his name, died Wednesday in Memorial Hospital, Bakersfield, California, Greenlawn Funeral Directors confirmed late Wednesday afternoon, at the age of just 75.

While best known as Murdock in Rambo: First Blood Part II, Charles has graced our genre many times in everything from the original "Star Trek" television series to Maniac Cop 2 to even Dinocroc. He will be extremely missed.

We here at Dread Central would like to take this time to offer our sincerest of condolences to Charles' friends, family, and constituents. Thanks for the memories, good sir.

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Breaking Glass Pictures is releasing Strangers Online on DVD today and they would like to give away a free copy to thriller fans! Strangers Online is a sexy thriller about a late night radio talk show host, murder filled pasts and an intern with a knack for stalking. This title has been given the 28Dla thumbs up here: (Strangers Online Review) and now is your chance to enter. The DVD release will include a director's commentary from John Huckert (Dinocroc), deleted scenes, bloopers, and an alternate ending. This contest is open to those in Canada and the United States, with all entries eighteen years or older.

So, send an e-mail to the address below and enjoy your own copy when this contest ends August 9th. Cast and crew details are below and at the Breaking Glass Pictures' website.

To win, simply send an email to the address below with "Strangers Online Contest" in the header.

*full disclosure: a screener of this film was provided by Breaking Glass Pictures.

Director: John Huckert.

Writers: John Huckert, John Matkowsky and Dan Acre.

The genre of the erotic thriller seems to have past, much like the '90s. Yet, director John Huckert (Dinocroc) breathes some new life into this style of filmmaking by reducing the soft core porn and infusing his latest film, Strangers Online, with an interesting story line. Character Hollis Parker (Noel Palomaria) has lost his wife to murder and he relives this loss through sexual indiscretions. The result is a lot of nudity, a satisfying conclusion and a film that takes a look at a side of life that is rarely seen.

And sometimes watching peeping toms, narcissists, and obsessive characters is a lot better managed through digital rather than reality. Parker is a late night shock jock, who deals with a following of internet junkies.

Who doesn’t appreciate a good ol fashion monster smackdown? Roger Corman certainly does. The prolific producer’s latest is “Dinocroc vs. Supergator”, which, as you might have guessed, pits a Dinocroc against a Supergator. Two enters, but only one leaves! Or some such. Thanks to the good folks over at Anchor Bay Entertainment, we have four copies of “Dinocroc vs. Supergator” to give away to four lucky winners, including two standard DVD copy, and two Blu-ray copies. Read on for the details. The Movie: Monster smackdowns are as old as the movies themselves. Frankenstein vs. The Wolf Man. Godzilla vs. King Kong. Billy the Kid vs. Dracula. Freddy vs. Jason. But now Anchor Bay Entertainment proudly unleashes the ultimate Monster (S)Mash: Dinocroc Vs. Supergator, from Oscar®-winning executive producer Roger Corman. Dinocroc Vs. Supergator reunited Corman with cult star David Carradine (Death Race 2000, Kill Bill), in one of his final performances.

It's one thing thing to make a monster mash-up: Dinocroc, Sharktopus, Piranhaconda, but what does a seasoned creature-feature producer do when he's run out of creatures to feature? If you're Roger Corman you take it to the next level. You have a monster mash-up smash-up.

That's right, now out on Blu-ray and DVD, Dinocroc Vs. Supergator. Billed as the ultimate monster smackdown, the movie stars the late David Carradine in one of his final roles as a mad scientist who, in the bowels of his secret laboratory, creates the mutant titans, and god help any innocent bystanders. Check out the synopsis:

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Mid-July is going to be a good time for DVD and Blu-ray releases featuring people getting eaten alive. Dinocroc and Supergator take time out between rounds to devour anyone in their path. Native American lycan legends go on the prowl in Maneater and Monster Wolf. Most importantly, the Australian Open Water-ish shark thriller The Reef finally surfaces on American shores.

The people chomping begins on July 12th when Anchor Bay releases the Roger Corman produced, Jim Wynorski directed, Syfy original creature feature Dinocroc vs. Supergator (review here). The late David Carradine makes one of his final appearances in this monstrous smackdown that sees genetically engineered reptilian rivals escaping their confines and chomping their way through a series of scientists, tourists, and bikini babes in Hawaii. The actors chew the scenery almost as much as the monsters.

E1 Entertainment will release Maneater to DVD on July 12th. Dean Cain stars as a former FBI profiler,...

Anchor Bay Entertainment Sharktopi, Dinosharks and Roger Corman – Anchor Bay at Texas Frightmare Weekend 2011! Anchor Bay Entertainment will showcases their latest DVD/Blu-ray™ releases at the 2011 Texas Frightmare Weekend show. The 2011 Texas Frightmare Weekend, the Southwest’s premier horror convention, and this year Abe is bringing along a certified horror legend – Academy-Award® winning producer/director Roger Corman! Anchor Bay will have a major presence at this year’s show, unveiling and showcasing the latest previews for their upcoming Blu-ray™ and DVD titles!

On Saturday, April 30th at 4pm, legendary director/producer Roger Corman will be the focus of an 30-minute interview and Q&A. Join moderator John Wildman (Film Society of Lincoln Center), as he talks with Roger about his amazing five-decade career, as well as his latest successes with the “monster-hybrid” genre in such films as Sharktopus and Dinoshark, as well as the upcoming July 12th Blu-ray™ and DVD release of Dinocroc vs Supergator.

Why does it feel like this review should be written in capital letters? Perhaps this is just the influence of the DVD tagline, which screams at high volume: Frozen For 150 Million Years… Now He’S Hungry! Following closely on the heels/fins/tentacles of recent schlock cult hit “Sharktopus” is “Dinoshark”, which basically sees legendary B-movie mogul Roger Corman serving up more of the same, with yet another beach resort being terrorised by an unlikely though hungry aquatic fiend. The film certainly has a suitable helmer in Kevin O’Neill, a man who previously swam similar waters with “Dinocroc”, as well as working on visual effects for the likes of the “Piranha” remake and the “Feast” series. Somewhat unusually for this kind of direct to DVD, made for cable foolishness, the film actually has a pretty decent cast, with a handful of semi-recognisable faces, including headline stars Eric Balfour (“Skyline...

Anchor Bay will release Dinocroc Vs. Supergator, the latest giant monster smackdown movie from legendary film impresario Roger Corman (Sharktopus), on Blu-ray and DVD on July 12.

The rumble is on in Dinocroc Vs. Supergator.

Scientist Jason Drake (the late David Carradine, Dark Fields) has been holed up deep within a secret island laboratory of an unscrupulous biotech corporation meddling with the laws of nature, as isolated scientists are wont to do. When he turns his attention from mutating fruits and vegetables to alligators, crocodiles and dinosaurs, something’s bound to grow to horrific proportions and escape—like a gargantuan crocodile and an equally humungous alligator. So, when the titular Dinocroc and Supergator get loose, the two quickly enjoy an all-you-can-eat buffet of scientists, tourists, mercenaries and swimsuit models…until their inevitable showdown against each other.

Directed by genre journeyman Jim Wynorski (The Hills Have Thighs) and co-starring Corey Landis, Amy Rasimas...

Roar!

More Syfy Channel/Roger Corman C-movie madness with Dinocroc vs. Supergator on July 12th, courtesy of Anchor Bay/Starz. The teams Corman with the late David Carradine one last time prior to his death, and while I’m sure there’s a plot, as you wait for the release date for this disc, pick up the first time in this “franchise” – Dinocroc – that’s out today.

The only extra will be a commentary track with Roger Corman and director Jay Andrews. Regardless of quality, that’s just a damn cool cover.

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Just a few weeks ago we told y'all that the next creature feature going into production was the Roger Corman produced/ Jim Wynorski helmed Piranhaconda with the announcement that former Miss USA  Shandi Finnessey (Sharktopus, Dancing with the Stars) had been cast as Kimmy. Today we have huge news that Michael Madsen and Rachel Hunter are joining in on the creature feature fun.  Madsen will play Dr. Lovegrove while Hunter will portray Thalia. 

Rounding out the cast are Michael Swan (The Bold and the Beautiful, Dinocroc vs Supergator) as Pike, Diana Terranova (Californication, Camel Spiders) as Jamie, Terri Ivens (All My Children) as Rose and Kurt Yaeger (Dolphin Tale, Camel Spiders) as Gunner. Production is going on in Hawaii.

 

Plot:

Piranhaconda revolves around the battle with a creature "with razor sharp teeth and 100 feet of constricting power. 

Source: Exclusive from the Set of Piranhaconda! (http://www.matchflick.com/news/)...

Big news today in the world of schlocky animal attack films. While David R. Ellis‘ Snakes On a Plane didn’t quite live up to the large internet buzz, he has extensive plans for his upcoming feature. The Final Destination director spoke with Vulture about what could be the most important part of this B-movie films, the title. While initially sold as Shark Night 3D, the director exclaims he wants a more explanatory title:

“I hated the original title [Shark Night 3D], too,” says Ellis, reached in his editing bay, “so at our weekly production meetings, I made everyone on the crew come up with names — Chums, Fins, Terror on the Lake — but they all seemed kind of cheesy. And so until I hear a better name, I like what we’ve got right now: Untitled 3D Shark Thriller. The title says everything you need to know: ‘We’ve got sharks.’ ‘It’s in 3D.

How can you possibly top Sharktopus? One word: Piranhaconda!

Matchflick brings the news that Dinocroc/Dinoshark/Supergator/Sharktopus producer Roger Corman has another high concept mutant up for cinematic gene splicing, a hybrid of a piranha and an anaconda. Sharktopus scribe Michael MacLean is penning the script to be directed by Jim Wynorski of Chopping Mall, Return of Swamp Thing, and Dinocroc vs. Supergator fame.

The movie revolves around the battle with a creature "with razor sharp teeth and 100 feet of constricting power."

That's all we know right now plot-wise, and when talking about a movie titled Piranhaconda, that's really all you need.

Shooting begins next month in Hawaii. The only announced cast member at this time is Diana Terranova (8212: Gacy House, Milf).

No doubt we'll see Piranhaconda slithering around Syfy sometime in the future.

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Megasaurus, Megapiranha, Supercroc, Dinocroc and now Dinoshark. What is your catch of the week? The plotline follows the usual giant animal terrorizing beaches, but this time Roger Corman stars with Eric Balfour (Skyline). This title releases on DVD and Blu-Ray April 26th and here is your fair warning to stay out of the water. More details are below.

A partial synopsis for Dinoshark is here:

"Local captain Trace McGraw (Eric Balfour) and marine biologist Carol (Iva Hasperger) seem to be the only ones convinced that the creature terrorizing their shores is something other than the expected man-eating shark. They enlist the help of the world’s only expert on the Dinoshark (Roger Corman himself). Together, will they be able to reel Dinoshark in?

Release Date: April 26th, 2011 (DVD, Blu-Ray).

Director: Kevin O'Neill.

Writers: Frances Doel and Guy Prevost.

Producers: Roger Corman and Julie Corman.

Cast: Aaron Diaz, and Humberto Busto.

It has just been announced that Universal Pictures and SyFy (owned by NBC Universal) have launched SyFy Films. SyFy will produce one to two theatrical films a year – ranging from science fiction and horror to fantasy – which will be distributed by Universal. The announcement was made by Dave Howe, President of Syfy and Chiller, Mark Stern, Executive Vice President of Original Programming, Syfy and Co-Head of Content for Universal Cable Productions, Universal Pictures Chairman Adam Fogelson and Co-Chairman Donna Langley. All parties involved have cited the growing interest in genre pieces, and relish the chance to produce moderately-budgeted projects for a larger release (read: cheap movies make more money).

Which really only makes me ask, “Why?”

I understand the logic and economics behind such a venture. It goes back to the style of filmmaking that Roger Corman started decades ago, by making pictures for far less than what major studios spent on their pictures,...

From Syfy, the channel that brought you Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus, Mega Piranha and Dinocroc vs.Supergator, comes the next big “thing” in underwater terror… Sharktopus!

Syfy have released three new clips from the film which comes from the production studios of Roger Corman and answers that oft-asked question: Just what would happen if a shark and an octopus mated? Sharktopus, that’s what! Not really, here’s the film official synopsis:

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.

Sharktopus stars Eric Roberts and is directed by Declan O’Brien (Wrong Turn 3).

The trailer for Sharktopus was just brought to my attention via our message board. The Roger Corman produced flick will air on the SyFy channel sometime in 2010. You can check the SyFy channel's schedule for future air times. I hope the movie lives up to its trailer, because this has to be the best looking SyFy original ever released. And you know if it does well we will be seeing Sharktopus vs. Dinocroc in the near future.

Shout! Factory presents special panel at Comic-Con International 2010 Friday, July 23, 2010 at San Diego Comic-Con. Meet Dinocroc's daddy!! Roger Corman, legendary filmmaker-producer and his wife Julie Corman, award-winning veteran producer Joe Dante, filmmaker, Piranha, Gremlins, Trailers from Hell Allan Holzman, director and editor, Forbidden World and Galaxy of Terror. Mary Woronov, actress, Death Race 2000, Rock n Roll High School, House of the Devil, Sid Haig, actor, Galaxy of Terror, The Devil's Rejects with Panel Moderator: Alex Stapleton, director, Untitled Roger Corman Documentary. Film critics have called him every name in the book. .King of the Bs.. .The Schizoid King of Schlock.. .A Good Man Gone to Pot.. Roger Corman, the wildly imaginative artist and penny-pinching...

This is that Roger Corman and Syfy Channel's schlockfest -- a Navy-engineered killing machine that's a shark in a dress made of tentacles -- I told you about earlier this year. It capitalizes on the straight-to-video pic Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus on Yahoo's Top 10 most viewed trailers of 2009. So Karen O'Hara, Syfy's boss of original movies, announced via Twitter a greenlight for the long gestating Sharktopus! Love that Corman, who's already made Supergator, Dinocroc, and Dinoshark, has given the pic a fab Beach Blanket Bingo vibe. (In answer to your queries, that theme song was done by director Declan O'Brien's two nieces and their [...]...

From Syfy, the channel that brought you Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus, Mega Piranha and Dinocroc vs.Supergator, comes the next big “thing” in underwater terror… Sharktopus!

This time round the monstrous beast comes from the production studios of Roger Corman and answers that oft-asked question: Just what would happen if a shark and an octopus mated? Sharktopus, that’s what! Not really, here’s the film official synopsis:

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.

Gotta love that theme tune… Sharktopus stars Eric Roberts and is directed by Declan O’Brien (Wrong Turn 3).

One of the best moves Syfy ever made was teaming up with Roger Corman! They have single handedly brought back the Creature-Feature and I'm loving them! The next one up is Sharktopus and we have the trailer for you! This is going to be a lot of fun! You know after this airs Syfy will have the Sharktopus Vs. Mega Piranha or Dinocroc or maybe another new creature!

Want to meet "Dinocroc" daddy Roger Corman? Chat with "Piranha" director Joe Dante? And meet more stars and filmmakers of great genre films and TV shows? You know you do. Bust out that Sailor Moon outfit and get on down to San Diego's nerd prom aka Comic-Con, where the masses converge to argue the finer points of which Joker from Batman was the better man (Heath Ledger, case closed). Shout! Factory returns to Comic-Con International San Diego 2010 with a stellar lineup that will be showcased in a special panel discussion, media appearances, special signings, interactive fan activities and Comic-Con exclusives at the Shout! Factory booth (#3749, main show floor) throughout the convention. Fan favorite filmmakers, creators...

Here at EW Towers, we’ve become obsessed with the Syfy Channel’s hugely enjoyable, and increasingly insane, series of original monster movies. We’ve laughed ourselves stupid at Dinocroc, chuckled ourselves brainless at Mega Piranha, and just last week had to change our collective underwear after guffawing ourselves into incontinence at the news that Tiffany and Debbie Gibson are set to star in the forthcoming Mega Python vs. Gatoroid. (For more on the thinking — if that’s the right word — behind the channel’s movies, check out my colleague Chris Nashawaty’s News & Notes article about SyFy in the current issue of EW.

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This weekend the Syfy channel aired the latest Roger Corman creation, Dinocroc vs Supergator. The movie was the inevitable combination of Dinocroc and Supergator, the two past films made by the legendary producer for the network. Corman, often called the King of the B-movies, is best known his low budget sci-fi flicks, but he also has had mainstream success with his Edgar Allen Poe movies, including The Fall of the House of Usher and The Raven, and cult classics like Death Race 2000, Children of the Corn, and Rock and Rock High School.

With an astounding 550 films under his belt it's no wonder the Academy honored him with a Lifetime Achievement Oscar in 2009. But his one work is just part of the story. Throughout the course of his 50-year career, Corman has launched the careers of many of today's Hollywood elite.

Directors like Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese,...

Just like the six Edgar Allen Poe films that he made in the 1960s, Roger Corman did not set out to do more than one film. It was only after the enormous success of Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" that he continued doing a series of films on Poe's work. Similarly, Corman did not set out to become the king of amphibian horror films. It just worked out that way. When he first did "Dinocroc" he simply thought it was a very good science fiction/horror subject. But as Corman is the first to admit, his latest film was inspired by sheer corporate greed. After the monstrous success of "Dinocroc," which garnered some of the highest ratings in the Syfy's Saturday original movie history, Corman was approached to do a second film. But because sequels never do as well as the original, ...

Can it possibly get any better (ie: worse) that Stonehenge Apocalypse? The geek mind boggles... and eagerly awaits the results of Syfy’s latest experiment. From a press release (I wanted to cut it down, but it’s all so horrifying and delicious): New York, NY - June 22, 2010 - Want to create the next mega-Syfy Saturday Original Movie? Beginning Friday, June 25, Syfy and IGN.com will launch an imaginative, innovative online production site enabling fans a unique opportunity to build - from start to finish - a movie that will air on Syfy in 2011. B Movie Mogul allows users to select everything from the movie concept, title, creatures, wardrobe, dialogue and promotional taglines to how a character gets killed - even the character's final words! Online "producers" will also have access to development and production meetings through updates written by both IGN and Syfy executives, as well as being...

When you see the late David Carradine open up what is guaranteed to be an awesome B-Movie slice of Saturday night fun, it bodes well for how the film will unfold. Especially when Carradine's character (Jason Drake) tells his evil right-hand woman Victoria (Aurelia Scheppers) to "call the Cajun." That scene was prompted by our evil mogul Drake's experiment gone awry, as nature doesn't play nice with meddling humans, and in these sort of films it is always beasts born of human hubris and greed that come back to bite you, or in Syfy's latest "Dinocroc vs, Supergator's" case, swallow you whole. Supergator revs up his hunt for tourists Roger Corman does schlock like no other filmmaker. We...

It seems that in the B-movie giant creatures are the order of the day, you just can’t seem to switch on the TV without another giant creature-feature hitting you in the face: Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus, Mega Piranha, Sharktopus etc. Well the next opus to to air on the Syfy channel is Dinocroc vs. Supergator.

The film is directed by king of the B-movies Jim Wynorski, and is a sequel of sorts to the Roger Corman produced SyFy movies Dinocroc and Supergator. One of David Carradine’s final movies, Dinocroc vs. Supergator also stars Rob Hillis from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition as a croc/gator hunter!

Syfy have just released three new clips for the film which is due to air in the Us on June 26th:...

After the huge internet buzz generated by Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus it seems every studio is trying to cash in with giant creature movie – Mega Piranha, Sharktopus etc. Well the latest opus to hit the ‘net is Dinocroc vs. Supergator.

The film is directed by king of the B-movies Jim Wynorski, and is a sequel of sorts to the Roger Corman produced SyFy movies Dinocroc and Supergator. One of David Carradine’s final movies, Dinocroc vs. Supergator also stars Rob Hillis from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition as a croc/gator hunter!

There’s nothing more to say other than watch the trailer:...

Producer Roger Corman is unleashing "Dinoshark" this Saturday on the Syfy channel. This will be followed soon after by "Sharktopus" (with Eric Roberts), then "Dinocroc vs Supergator," and then maybe "Dinoshark vs Sharktopus." "The chances are 100% that you will get 'Dinocroc vs Supergator.' We're working on that right now," Corman said. "If people like it, we'll probably do 'Dinoshark vs Sharktopus.'" Corman explained that Dinoshark made sense; it is a prehistoric dinoshark whose sperm got trapped in ice. The ice melts after many years and dinoshark attacks. Sharktopus, on the other hand, is a bit more complicated. He explained: "There are Somali pirates or terrorists operating in local waters in small boats. The Navy has the assignment to wipe out these Somali pirates and/or destroy the boats of these terrorists, but they cannot send in a Navy ship, because that would be a violation of territorial waters.

Question: How do you combat Somali pirates and terrorists on the high seas? Answer: By genetically combining a shark and an octopus and controlling it so that it can dispatch them for you, without you ever having to fire a shot.

It might sound ridiculous, but it's the premise behind Sharktopus, one of two — and possibly more — B-style monster movies set to air on Syfy beginning this weekend, all from the mind of Roger Corman.

Here's how the producer described the concept in an interview with Sci Fi Wire:

"There are Somali pirates or terrorists operating in local waters in small boats. The Navy has the assignment to wipe out these Somali pirates and/or destroy the boats of these terrorists, but they cannot send in a Navy ship, because that would be a violation of territorial waters."

"So [the fictional company] Blue Water has been given the assignment to create a super-deadly...

In movies-featuring-monsters-we-wish-were-real news, the Syfy channel has teamed with producer Roger Corman to create Dinoshark, a made for TV movie.

As global warming wreaks havoc on the planet, temperatures rise and glaciers melt. “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,” said Corman to the Hollywood Reporter.

The film, scheduled to air March 13, is considered the spiritual sequel to Corman’s Dinocroc and will hopefully tide over fans who will have to wait awhile for Corman’s amazingly-named Sharktopus! The producer confessed that Sharktopus! has been a greater challenge to complete than his previous creations due to the fact that he tries to add an aspect of believability to his monsters. “Sharktopus! is more difficult because you can imagine a prehistorical crocodile like the Dinocroc, but there...

The title to this article might sound like something more appropriate for The Onion, but the story is unbelievably real. SyFy original movies director Karen O’Hara announced via SyFy’s twitter that B-movie God Roger Corman will be producing Sharktopus for the channel.

The man whose credits include films with titles like Dinoshark, Dinocroc, Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfolds, Slumber Party Massacre II, Campirella, and No Dessert, Dad, Till You Mow the Lawn, seems pretty suited to this latest form of lunacy.

It may be premature, but this has “best movie ever made” written all over it.

Artwork is courtesy of Matt Leach.

I Now have access to freesat and have discovered the dodgy delights of ZoneHorror's various creature features including giant mosquitoes, a man-eating eel, a monster komodo dragon and - in Snakes on a Train - a savage serpent that devoured an entire locomotive.

It almost goes without saying that the acting, special effects and general plausibility in such cheap-thrill fantasy fodder don't withstand much scrutiny. But they're good for a laugh nonetheless.

That veteran of the B-movie genre Roger Corman is now planning to add to the mutant menagerie with Dinoshark, a TV movie set to air on the Syfy channel on March 13. It follows his earlier Dinocroc.

Corman told The Live Feed: "Global warming causes the glaciers to break apart. 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.

While it may be a while before SyFy and Roger Corman unleash the Sharktopus that we told you about here, you won't have to wait long for Corman's next hybrid monstrosity... Dinoshark ! "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." Originally conceived as an unofficial sequel to Dinocroc , Dinoshark is set to debut on SyFy March 13. As far as the latest with 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,...

Want to know what the titular monster of Roger Corman's Dinoshark looks like? Want to know how and why a shark gets genetically crossed with an octopus in Corman's forthcoming Sharktopus? Don't deny it. You know you do. Just read on.

The Hollywood Reporter's Live Feed blog has two major earth-shattering exclusives regarding the future of Roger Corman-produced monster moviemaking. The world has been buzzing ever since news broke that Roger Corman and Syfy were colluding to gift the world with a motion picture entitled Sharktopus. How does such an unlikely mutant come about?

"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."

Makes perfect sense, doesn't it? That's the point, as Corman explains.

"It's fairly difficult to believe, but we only ask the audience to accept this one thing,...

Here's an exclusive look into the recent Tea Party shenanigans in Nashville. I thought it would be pretty funny, but I had to turn it off three minutes in before a blood vessel popped in my brain. Fiiiiiiine. You're right scrotal suckers Teabaggers, Obama's not a citizen. Whatever. (Deus Ex Malcontent)

And in other Right Wing, Empty Head news, "Family Guy" apparently made a rather cruel joke about Sarah Palin's retarded son on Sunday night's episode, so Sarah Palin did what any level-headed political figure would do and took to her Facebook. Naturally. (Celebitchy)

If you thought that Hugo Weaving, voice of "Megatron" in both of the Transformers films, would have bothered to actually watch either of those films, you'd be wrong. Can't say I blame the guy. (The Playlist)

Christina Hendricks is looking particularly voluptuous on this month cover of New York Magazine. As if there's any other way for her to look.

Back on January 3rd, I posted this Mogul Tip: Make More Movies With Sharks after the straight-to-video pic Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus finished No. 8 on Yahoo's Top 10 most viewed trailers of 2009. Now the Internet is all atwitter because Karen O'Hara, the director of original movies at Syfy, has announced via Twitter a greenlight for the long gestating Sharktopus!. Legendary director Roger Corman is a natural for the project because he's already given us Supergator, Dinocroc, and Dinoshark. If only Peter Benchley were still alive. Above is graphic artist Matt Leach's rendition of what the creature feature might look like. Below are O'Hara's [...]...

Just yesterday you heard the news that legendary b-movie maestro Roger Corman is going to produce Sharktopus. But before that shark/octopus hybrid comes into fruition, there's the matter of Dinoshark, the prehistoric monster shark flick he produced. A premiere date is finally set, and I am sure you will be shocked to know Syfy is where you can see it.

Once again global warming is melting glaciers and unleashing prehistoric horror. This time it is a dinoshark thawed out from its frozen tomb after millions of years. After spending eons on ice, one is naturally going to be starving and looking for some place preferably warm to call home, which explains why this dinoshark makes its way down to sunny Puerto Vallarta in search of some well tanned snacks.

Roger Corman produces. Kevin O'Neil directs. O'Neil last sat in the director's chair for Roger Corman's Dinocroc. Eric Balfour...

Roger Corman (a recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award at our recent Trinity of Terrors) is a mainstay of the American Film Market and always has been, and that’s where we caught up again with the veteran producer, who’s doing a couple of new killer-fish movies for the Syfy channel. “Dinocroc was a big hit for us,” he tells Fango, “and Syfy wanted another one, so now we have Dinoshark, which we shot in Mexico, and that has turned out so well, the next one we’ll do for them is…

“Octoshark!” No doubt this flick is about a crossbreed between the two sea species, though we’d like to think it concerns a great white trying to raise too many offspring and becoming a media sensation. In any case, Dinoshark was directed by Kevin O’Neill (who also helmed Dinocroc) from a script by Frances Doel and...

Now that Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (review here) has become something of a minor web phenomenon, it should come as no surprise that more animalistic movie monsters are being booked to step into the cinematic squared circle and clash in a motion picture smackdown of b-movie proportions. Next up for a monstermania main event: Dinocroc vs. Supergator.

Now here's the odd thing about the prospects of a Dinocroc vs. Supergator movie: They're the same monster. Roger Corman produced Dinocroc (review here) in 2004. He wanted to make a Dinocroc 2. The Sci-Fi Channel balked at a direct sequel because they claimed sequels didn't perform well for them or some typical Sci-Fi brass nonsense. Corman went ahead and made his Dinocroc sequel under the guise of Supergator (review here). The Supergator is the exact same monster as that seen in Dinocroc with a mildly greenish tint to its skin color and some...