Alexandre Aja

PIRANHA 3D Director Alexandre Aja to Helm Adaptation of Joe Hill’s HORNS

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: December 8th, 2011 at 1:17 pm

In October 2009, Mandalay Pictures picked up the screen rights to Joe Hill‘s novel Horns.  The book centers on “a 26-year-old man who wakes up with a massive hangover and discovers horns sprouting from his head. He becomes convinced that their existence is tied to the unsolved murder of his girlfriend.”  That would also be my logical conclusion from sprouting horns on my head.  The movie has been churning through development hell ever since, but today Heat Vision reports that Piranha 3D director Alexandre Aja will helm the adaptation.  Keith Bunin wrote the screenplay and Mandalay is in the process of packaging the movie in order to secure financing.  We reported back in March that Shia LaBeouf was set to star, but Heat Vision makes no mention of him in their story so presumably he’s dropped out.

The plan is to have Aja direct Horns in late spring-early summer 2012 before he moves on to adapt the manga Cobra the Space Pirate.  Hit the jump for the synopsis of Joe Hill’s novel.

Elijah Wood to Play Serial Killer in MANIAC

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: November 4th, 2011 at 11:13 am

Elijah Wood shined in the debut season of FX’s Wilfred, but now the actor is taking on hallucinations of a decidedly darker sort. The actor has nabbed himself the lead in the indie remake of the 1980 serial killer pic Maniac. Deadline confirms (as first reported by Bloody Disgusting) that Wood will play a serial killer who works at a shop that sells antique mannequins, and spends his spare time stalking prey on the internet and planning out his kills. The character suffers hallucinations that take him back to when his mother abused him, and he gains a sense of revenge against his mother each time he kills a victim. Nora Arnezeder (Safe House) also stars, as reported by BD. Franck Khalfoun (P2) is directing the indie, and Alexandre Aja (Piranha 3D) and Gregory Lavasseur (The Hills Have Eyes) are onboard to produce.

Wood is set to reprise his role as Frodo throughout the year-long production of The Hobbit, and recently completed work in the dramedy Celeste and Jesse Forever. His voice talents will be on display with the release of Happy Feet Two on November 18th.

Alexandre Aja in Talks to Direct PET SEMATARY Remake

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: August 2nd, 2011 at 1:18 pm

After his 2003 film High Tension and its ridiculously terrible ending, director Alexandre Aja has found success in directing remakes of the horror flicks The Hills Have Eyes and Piranha and now he may be lining up to direct another.  Twitch reports that Aja is in talks to direct a new adaptation of the Stephen King novel Pet Sematary.  The book was adapted by Mary Lambert in 1989 and centers on a grief-stricken father who decided to bring the family’s dead son back to life by burying him in a haunted cemetery. They then learn that “sometimes dead is better”.  I’ve included a synopsis of the book after the jump along with the trailer for the 1989 film.

Aja is also set to direct an adaptation of the space opera manga Cobra: The Space Pirate.  However, since that project is still trying to find financing and likely wouldn’t go in front of cameras until 2013. There’s time for Aja to do Pet Sematary in between and if it’s a hit, it could help garner the cash he needs to move forward on Cobra.

Alexandre Aja Talks About His Adaptation of the Space Opera Manga COBRA THE SPACE PIRATE

by Talia Soghomonian    Posted: January 19th, 2011 at 7:35 pm

Alexandre Aja is currently writing his next movie, a live-action 3D adaptation of Buichi Terasawa’s popular manga, Cobra the Space Pirate. The Piranha 3D director had already shared his enthusiasm about this project few months ago, and it really seems like a personal goal that he has set for himself. “Cobra is unique. Of all the animés I used to watch as a kid, it’s the most avant-garde, in both rhythm and imagination,” he told French site Cinemateaser.

Hit the jump to find out more.

Ving Rhames’ Future Oscar Acceptance Speech for PIRANHA 3D

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: August 26th, 2010 at 1:08 pm

It looks like Piranha 3D‘s fake Oscar campaign has worked.  Ving Rhames has won/will win the Acadamy Award for Best Actor in 2011 for his work in Alexandre Aja’s 3D horror-fest.  While this Funny or Die video exists in a wonderful alternate universe, I would like to imagine the day when Ving Rhames will give what looks to be one of the all-time great award acceptance speeches.  And no, I don’t know why he’s holding a tux throughout the speech.

Hit the jump to check out the video.  Piranha 3D is now in theaters.

Alexandre Aja to Write/Direct 3D Adaptation of the Manga COBRA THE SPACE PIRATE

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: August 18th, 2010 at 6:04 pm

When we interviewed Piranha 3D director Alexandre Aja at Comic-Con, he talked about a film he was developing based on the Japanese manga Cobra the Space Pirate.  It’s clearly a passion project for the French filmmaker, who remarked “We grew up watching the TV animation of it, so it’s like Star Wars for us. We love that.”

It looks like Aja has finalized the necessary rights deals, as he’ll soon begin work on the script, with dreams of a 3D sci-fi space opera in mind.  To hear what he had to say about his plans for the film, as well as some background on the source material, hit the jump.

Exclusive Video Interviews with PIRANHA 3D Cast and Crew

by Bill Graham    Posted: August 18th, 2010 at 3:19 pm

While at Comic-Con, I was given the chance to interview the cast and crew of this summer’s bloodiest 3D horror film, Piranha 3D. After screening roughly six minutes of footage the night before, I was eager to see what everyone had to say as I was blown away by what I had witnessed. During the interviews I had access to three groups. The first was Jerry O’Connell, Kelly Brook, and Paul Scheer. The second group was director Alexandre Aja and producer Mark Canton. The third and final group featured Elizabeth Shue, Adam Scott, and Steve McQueen. Hit the jump for all three videos and to find more of our coverage of Piranha 3D, which hits theaters this Friday.

SDCC 2010: Alexandre Aja Interview PIRANHA 3D

by Christina Radish    Posted: July 24th, 2010 at 7:44 am

Piranha 3D (due out August 20th), from French filmmaker Alexandre Aja, is a horror thriller in which all hell breaks loose during Spring Break. After a sudden underwater tremor sets free scores of prehistoric man-eating fish, an unlikely group of strangers must band together to stop themselves from becoming fish food for the area’s new razor-toothed residents. The film promises outrageous death scene, an enormous amount of blood and plenty of nudity, while taking audiences on a wild, fun ride.

During a roundtable the day after their footage was screened off-site at Comic-Con, due to its R rating, director Alexandre Aja talked about making a horror film realistic, gauging when you’ve gone too far and the desire for audiences to have fun seeing the film.

He also revealed that he’s currently developing two franchises – one for a Japanese manga, called Cobra the Space Pirate, and one for a Spanish graphic novel, called Blacksad – and that he will be producing a remake Maniac, with Greg Levasseur directing.

Check out what he had to say after the jump:

Filmmakers and Cast Debut Gruesome New Footage for PIRANHA 3D; Recap Along with Highlights From Q&A

by Jason Barr    Posted: July 23rd, 2010 at 1:19 am

Deemed “too hot for Comic-Con” by the e-mail invite, director Alexandre Aja (High Tension) and a majority of the cast debuted new footage of Piranha 3D Thursday night at the Regal Theater in downtown San Diego. The screening featured approximately 8-10 minutes of new footage from the film (screened in 3D) and was followed by a short Q & A session with the panel including: Alexandre Aja, producer Mark Canton, visual designer Neville Page, Eli Roth, Adam Scott, Jerry O’Connell, Steven McQueen, Elisabeth Shue, Kelly Brook, Riley Steele, and Paul Scheer.

If I had to encapsulate the footage previewed into a single word it would be “ridiculously insane.” All right so that’s two words. Nevertheless, when there is that much blood crammed into less than ten minutes, one word just can’t do it justice. Hit the jump for details of the footage as well as some highlight quotes from the panel.

New PIRANHA 3D Trailer and it Looks Awesome

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: April 30th, 2010 at 4:06 pm

A new trailer for Dimension’s Piranha 3D has hit the net and if you weren’t excited for director Alexandre Aja’s (The Hills Have Eyes) movie before…you will be now.  Unlike all the movies that take everything so seriously, I think the entire purpose of Piranha 3D is to have fun while watching it.  And based on the trailer, you will.  Also, I love how they’ve cast Richard Dreyfuss in a movie about fish trying to eat people and Christopher Lloyd as another Dr. Brown type.

Finally, it should be noted, unlike 2D movies that get converted into 3D like Clash of the Titans, Piranha was shot in 3D.  Which means that’s the way you should see it.  Check out the awesome trailer after the jump.  Piranha 3D gets released August 27, 2010.

PIRANHA 3D Teaser Trailer

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: April 26th, 2010 at 2:49 pm

The teaser trailer for Piranha 3D was attached to most prints of fellow Weinstein Co. production Youth in Revolt way back in January, and a bootleg print of said trailer made its way on to Youtube right quick.  It’s been upwards of three months, but a crisp copy is now online via Trailer Addict.

Piranha 3D represents the latest from French director Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes).  If you haven’t seen the trailer yet, and that wonderfully straightforward title (Flesh-eating fish! 3D!) hooked you, check out the trailer after the jump.

First Images and Synopses for ALL GOOD THINGS, PIRHANA 3D, SHANGHAI, and THE FIGHTER

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: November 10th, 2009 at 10:54 pm

AFM* fun continues with the first images and full synopses for All Good Things starring Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst, Pirhana 3D starring Elisabeth Shue and Richard Dreyfuss, Shanghai starring John Cusack and Ken Watanbe, and The Fighter starring Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg, and Amy Adams.  These are all films that should be on your radar because there’s a good chance that these films will be getting some major marketing when they hit theaters.

I write and read about films every day and with the exception of The Fighter, these films weren’t really on my radar.  After reading the synopses and seeing some shots from these movies, I’ll definitely be on the lookout for further news about them.  Hit the jump to check out debut photos and what you need to know about these upcoming flicks.

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