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  • Tara Reid, Ian Ziering Sign on for ‘Sharknado 3’

    Tara Reid and Ian Ziering are ready to do it again. The two have signed on for Sharknado 3, which is set to air in July 2015. The SyFy phenomenon will once again feature Tara Reid as April Wexler and Ian Ziering as Fin Shepard.

    SyFy made an official announcement about the upcoming TV movie, telling fans that Sharknado 3 will start in Washington, D.C., and “will cause mass destruction in the nation’s capital then roar down the Eastern Seaboard.”

    Time magazine reports that director Anthony C. Ferrante is back on board too. Thunder Levin is writing the script.

    The first Sharknado was about a freak hurricane that whipped deadly sharks into the air throughout Los Angeles. It became an internet sensation back in 2012 and was followed–just as successfully–by Sharknado 2: The Second One in July of 2013. The network also revealed this week that the sequel became the most watched original movie the network had ever aired. It brought in 3.9 million viewers.

    Tara Reid joked about the possibility of a Sharknado incident coming to life during an interview last summer.

    “You know, it actually can happen,” she said at the time. “I mean, the chances of it happening are very rare, but it can happen actually. Which is crazy. Not that it—the chances of it are, like, you know, it’s like probably ‘pigs could fly.’ Like, I don’t think pigs could fly, but actually sharks could be stuck in tornados. There could be a ‘sharknado.’”

    Aside from the Sharknado franchise, Tara Reid is known for roles in Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Days of Our Lives, California Dreams, and Scrubs. She shared a nude Instagram photo with her followers to ring in 2015. Ian Ziering is best known for his role as Steve Sanders on Beverly Hills, 90210. He is presently a contestant on Celebrity Apprentice.

    Will you be tuning in in July to see Tara Reid and Ian Ziering reprise their roles as April Wexler and Fin Shepard in Sharknado 3?

  • Tara Reid Tweets Her Excitement After She and Ian Ziering Sign On For ‘Sharknado 3’ — ‘WooHoo’

    Tara Reid and Ian Ziering will once again take on those pesky sharks when Sharknado 3 hits the small screen in July.

    Reid, 39, and Ziering, 50, will reprise their roles for the Syfy film as April Wexler and Fin Shepard, the on-again-off-again married couple who somehow manage to save the world from sharks that get caught up in crazy weather and wreck havoc on humanity.

    Syfy confimed the sequel at the 2015 Television Critics Association winter press tour Thursday and said the third installment will begin in Washington, D.C., and “will cause mass destruction in the nation’s capital then roar down the Eastern Seaboard.”

    The first Sharknado film, set in Los Angeles, became an Internet sensation in July 2013. Sharknado 2: The Second One followed in July 2014 and was set in New York.

    According to Syfy, the sequel became the most watched original movie the network had ever aired, bringing in 3.9 million viewers in a single sitting. Needless to say, the third film installment was ordered even before the second premiered.

    Reid took to Twitter Thursday afternoon to announce the film and share her excitement.

    Thunder Levin, the genius behind Sharknado, also tweeted about the announcement.

    Reid said last year in an interview for GQ that a Sharknado could legitimately happen in real life.

    “You know, it actually can happen,” she told the magazine in July. “I mean, the chances of it happening are very rare, but it can happen actually. Which is crazy. Not that it—the chances of it are, like, you know, it’s like probably ‘pigs could fly.’ Like, I don’t think pigs could fly, but actually sharks could be stuck in tornados. There could be a sharknado.”

  • Tara Reid Has A New Sharknado-Inspired Perfume

    Sharknado and Sharknado 2 have brought Tara Reid back into the spotlight and she intends to stay there for as long as she can.

    Reid recently created her own fragrance that she calls Shark and it will soon be available in stores.

    While the name of the fragrance might be inspired by the Sharknado films, the scent isn’t.

    According to Reid’s website, the fragrance is “a light and refreshing perfume perfect for day-to-day wear.”

    Over the years Reid has tried her best to stay popular in Hollywood. Her career has faded and although Reid was once a teen movie star, she has now resorted to lower budget films.

    After Reid starred in the first Sharknado movie she found herself back in the spotlight, which is something she didn’t expect.

    She said that although the movie was successful, she was embarrassed by it at first.

    “When I first did it, it was called Dark Skies, so I thought, ‘Okay, it’s not gonna sound so bad on my resume… it’ll be fine.’ And then, all of a sudden, they’re like, ‘We’re changing the name to Sharknado‘. I said, ‘Oh my God, this is it! My career is over’. I begged them to change the name. It was horrible. They said, ‘Trust us, it’ll work’,” she said.

    She went on to say that because the movie was just a television movie, she didn’t think very many people would watch it or recognize her.

    “When it came [out], I never told anyone about it,” she recalled. “I thought, ‘Okay, it’s on Syfy, no-one will ever see it’. When it became this phenomenon, I was like, ‘Are you joking me, is this really happening?’”

    Sharknado was so popular that the network created a second film, Sharknado 2: The Second One, which aired on July 30.

    The success of the films has allowed Reid to capitalize on the shark theme and she hopes her perfume will be as popular as the movies.

    What did you think of the Sharknado movies and would you buy Reid’s perfume?

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  • Tara Reid Says Humor in ‘Sharknado’ Movies Comes From Playing It Seriously

    Actress Tara Reid says the humor found in the campy disaster movies Sharknado and Sharnado 2: The Second One comes from the actors playing their roles very seriously, even though the situations the actors found themselves in were completely ridiculous at times.

    “Even though the situation was crazy, you had to play it serious,” the actress told reporters in a teleconference recently. “If you were playing it, laughing all the time, the story line wouldn’t even make sense. It’s like taking it serious in such an absurd, crazy environment and that’s where the jokes come in. That’s where it gets funny, so you really do have to commit to your character and also know what you are playing. And being in that situation that you’re in and playing it serious, then there comes in the humor.”

    The SyFy Network’s Sharknado movies tell the tales of freak weather phenomena that dump man-eating sharks from tornados on cities like Los Angeles and New York. Both installments were huge hits for the network and became social media phenomena of their own accord.

    In both installments, Reid plays the character, April, and together with her ex-husband Fin, played by Ian Ziering, they take on the sharks.

    Reid told UPI the success of the first installment did not affect her approach to playing April.

    “It was exciting that the first one was such a hit, but I don’t think that changed how we performed or affected us any way like that,” said Reid. “We were hoping to make another big, fun film that people would enjoy.”

    The 38-year-old actress said the excitement to reunite once again to film Sharknado 2 was palpable for the entire cast.

    “The vibe on the set was great,” she said. “We got lucky. Everyone truly got along in the movie and had a great time with each other and I think that shows.”

    Image via Tara Reid, Twitter

  • Tara Reid Launches New Sharknado-Inspired Perfume

    Tara Reid is striking while the iron is hot. The American Pie actress is capitalizing on the buzz generated by Syfy’s premiere of Sharknado 2: The Second One which aired on Wednesday night. The sequel was actually the channel’s most watched original movie ever, besting even the original Sharknado. So it appears that Reid, who starred in both the original Sharknado and the sequel, is picking the perfect time to launch her new fragrance called Shark by Tara.

    The perfume sells for $24.95 and can be purchased directly on Reid’s website. The question is whether the Sharknado-inspired scent smells of seawater and fish.

    Apparently not, here’s the description of the fragrance: Shark by Tara is a light and refreshing perfume perfect for day-to-day wear. It also incorporates a plethora of “lavender” colored flowers, which is Tara’s favorite color, making them a true fit for Shark by Tara.

    Why is “lavender” in quotes? And what does the color lavender smell like?

    The original Sharknado, which aired in July 2013, had 1.4 million viewers, and also tons of social media buzz. The sequel not only brought in almost 4 million viewers on Wednesday night, but 1.8 million of those viewers fell into the highly sought-after 18-49 demo.

    If you missed the premiere of Sharknado 2: The Second One, it will re-air on Syfy Saturday, August 2 at 7 pm and then again on Sunday, August 3 at 9 pm. And if you buy Reid’s new perfume, let us know what you think of it in the comments section below.

    Image via Tara Reid, Twitter

  • Sharknado 2 Beats the Original, on Twitter and on TV

    Did you watch the Syfy original movie Sharknado 2: The Second One Wednesday night? Did you talk about it on Twitter? Good for you – you’re just like everyone else. Nerd.

    The B-movie series that has captivated a nation premiered its second installment last night, and if you go by the ratings and social media numbers, it took a bite out of the record books.

    The official ratings are in, and Sharknado 2 had 3.9 million viewers last night. That makes it the most-watched movie in the history of the Syfy network. And in that coveted 18-49 demographic, Sharknado 2 garnered 1.6 million viewers, which is actually more that the original got on premiere night – total.

    Also, check this out:

    It appears that Sharknado 2 bested its predecessor by a huge margin – a pretty notable feat considering social media is mostly to blame (credit?) for Sharknado’s cyclonic thrust into the cultural zeitgeist in the first place.

    According to Syfy, that large volume of tweets generated over a billion total impressions.

    And that’s why Sharknado 3, which is already a go, will likely best this one.

    While you’re here, enjoy Richard Kind teeing off on some baby sharks. If you watched the film, you know that the amount of cameos in this thing is off the charts.

    GIF via Uproxx, Image via Syfy, YouTube screenshot

  • Tara Reid Wants The Media To See Her As An Adult

    Tara Reid has made a comeback of sorts with the campy SyFy hits Sharknado and Sharknado 2: The Second One, and although she’s been working since her role in the American Pie films, many of them were direct-to-video movies that never got the attention her previous work did. Now that she’s back in the spotlight, she says she wants the media to view her as an adult, rather than the party girl she got a reputation for when she was younger.

    “Throughout the years I’ve lost the credibility of how much I did have, with things that weren’t always in my favor. I was the first one. I was before Paris Hilton, before Lindsay Lohan. I’m the oldest one, and I started selling their magazines. They still want to make me that. The magazines aren’t even letting me grow up, and that’s what’s hurting me with the character roles. They need to let me be the woman I am now, not the girl. There’s a big difference,” she said.

    Reid is well aware that her latest films–about shark-infested tornadoes that terrorize the country–won’t get her any Oscar nods, but she is grateful to be working in a business that doesn’t always portray her in the best light.

    “I feel like a cartoon. Because that’s what sells. Let’s write a bad story about Tara. Let’s show her drunk. Let’s show a party girl. Let’s show the worst situations…they still talk about stories from 10 years ago, my dress falling down or something ridiculous. That’s so old. It’s not even funny,” she said.

    Reid says she knows she’s capable of tackling more serious roles as the adult she is, but unfortunately that’s in the hands of the studio execs. For now, though, she can take comfort in the fact that the first Sharknado film was uproariously successful and was the most talked-about television event on Twitter the week it premiered.

    “Sharknado was an extraordinary ‘perfect storm’ which captured the attention of movie fans across the globe,” Syfy’s executive vice president Thomas Vitale said after the sequel was announced. “You couldn’t go anywhere without hearing about Sharknado! By reassembling the creative team–and dropping sharks onto New York’s iconic sites–we’re unleashing yet another ‘fin’ wave of shark-mania.”

    Sharknado 2: The Second One premieres tonight on SyFy.

    Image via Wikimedia Commons

  • Sharknado 2: Could It Really Happen?

    Sharknado 2: Could It Really Happen?

    If you have seen the movie Sharknado, you’ve probably thought about how unlikely it would be that the events in the movie would happen in real life.

    While it’s not likely that a storm carrying sharks will ever occur in the United States or any part of the world, Tara Reid wants everyone to know that it could happen.

    “You know, it actually can happen,” she said. “I mean, the chances of it happening are very rare, but it can happen actually. Which is crazy. Not that it—the chances of it are, like, you know, it’s like probably ‘pigs could fly.’ Like, I don’t think pigs could fly, but actually sharks could be stuck in tornados. There could be a sharknado.”

    Sounds crazy right? She’s actually not too far off. There have been many incidents where storms and tornados have picked up animals and tossed them out in other locations. These animals are usually much smaller than sharks. Frogs, fish and birds are the most common animals to be picked up and rained down during a bad storm. While it is possible, it is very unlikely that a shark would be picked up in a storm and thrown out somewhere else.

    You may never have to worry about a sharknado in real life, but if you ever do find yourself in a situation where large hungry sharks are raining down on you, take Mark McGrath’s advice if you want to survive.

    “You have to stay calm, okay? Because everybody else is freaking out,” he said. “And you have to be good friends with Ian Ziering. If you’re part of Ian’s group, you got a 50/50 chance of survival.”

    Do you think a sharknado could happen in real life?

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  • Tara Reid Took Her Role In ‘Sharknado’ Seriously

    Even though she found herself in absurd and awkward situations, actress Tara Reid says she took her role in the low-budget television films, Sharknado and Sharknado 2: The Second One, very seriously. Reid said she committed herself completely to her character, even when she was in crazy situations.

    The first Sharknado film featured man eating sharks being dumped by a massive storm on Los Angeles, and was an instant hit and social media phenomenon. In the second film, the plot remains quite similar, however the sharks are flying through New York City.

    “Even though the situation was crazy, you had to play it serious,” Reid said in a recent teleconference. “If you were playing it, laughing all the time, the story line wouldn’t even make sense. It’s like taking it serious in such an absurd, crazy environment and that’s where the jokes come in. That’s where it gets funny, so you really do have to commit to your character and also know what you are playing. And being in that situation that you’re in and playing it serious, then there comes in the humor.”

    Reid said she was excited to work on the sequel, and hoped to make another film that her fans would like equally as well. “It was exciting that the first one was such a hit, but I don’t think that changed how we performed or affected us any way like that,” Reid told UPI. “We were hoping to make another big, fun film that people would enjoy.”

    Sharknado 2: The Second One premieres on Syfy on Wednesday, July 30.

    Image via Wikimedia Commons

  • Tara Reid Offers Sneak Peek Of “Sharknado 2”

    If you loved Sharknado, get ready for the sequel because it’s almost time for Sharknado 2.

    Fans of the first movie have been anxiously awaiting the sequel since it was announced.

    Sharknado 2 will air on the Syfy channel on July 30 and according to Syfy’s executive vice president Thomas Vitale, it will not disappoint viewers.

    “Sharknado was an extraordinary ‘perfect storm’ which captured the attention of movie fans across the globe,” Vitale said after the sequel was announced. “You couldn’t go anywhere without hearing about Sharknado! By reassembling the creative team–and dropping sharks onto New York’s iconic sites–we’re unleashing yet another ‘fin’ wave of shark-mania.”

    A trailer for Sharknado 2 starring Ian Ziering was recently released, giving fans a sneak peak of what they can expect from the new movie. Reid did not appear in the trailer, but she did present it.

    Sharnado 2 takes place in New York City. Reid and Ziering’s characters soon find that the same weather system that brought the sharks in the first movie is back to wreak havoc on New York. Having survived a deadly sharknado before, they know that they are the only ones who can help save the city.

    A variety of new characters show up in the sequel, and it is sure to deliver just as many laughs and questions as the first.

    Part of the reason so many people love Sharknado is because it is so random and ridiculous. The bad acting and unlikely storyline makes it one of those movies you love to hate.

    Sharknado will likely have the same effect on viewers and many people are hoping it is even better than the first.

    What did you think of the Sharknado 2 sneak peek and are you ready to watch the full film when it airs on Syfy later this month?

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  • Tara Reid Gives Us “Sharknado 2” Preview

    Tara Reid Gives Us “Sharknado 2” Preview

    Tara Reid and SyFy have teamed up to give us a sneak peek at the upcoming Sharknado sequel, and fans are impatiently awaiting the film’s debut after the first movie exceeded expectations in the camp department.

    “Sharknado was an extraordinary ‘perfect storm’ which captured the attention of movie fans across the globe,” Syfy’s executive vice president Thomas Vitale said after the sequel was announced. “You couldn’t go anywhere without hearing about Sharknado! By reassembling the creative team–and dropping sharks onto New York’s iconic sites–we’re unleashing yet another ‘fin’ wave of shark-mania.”

    The sequel takes us to New York, where a freak weather system has unleashed funnel clouds full of deadly sharks on the city and only April (Reid) and Fin (Ian Ziering) can save the day. The actors are joined by an unlikely group of celebrities this time around, including Matt Lauer, Billy Ray Cyrus, Kelly Osbourne, and is that Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath I see in the trailer?

    The original movie was an instant hit, due largely in part to word spreading on the internet about the extreme silliness. Twitter fairly blew up while it aired, and it was the most talked-about television event on Twitter, with 300,000 mentions on the social media site during the broadcast. Those involved with the film aren’t sure if they can capture lightning in a bottle twice, but they’re hoping that fans of the first film will tune in again.

    “We’re thrilled to be able to bring back the talent that made Sharknado a hit,” distributor Paul Bales said. “Can lightning strike twice? I don’t know, but it’s a scientific fact that you’re more likely to be killed by lightning than by a shark. This film will have lightning and sharks, so that’s got to count for something.”

    Sharknado 2: The Second One will premiere on SyFy on July 30.

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  • Sharknado 2 Trailer Promises It’ll Be ‘Even More Ridiculous’

    The gods have bestowed upon us a great gift for our Friday – a new teaser trailer for Sharknado 2: The Second One.

    The original Sharknado will be forever remembered as the B movie that conquered Twitter, due to the overwhelming social media response it received shortly after premiering on the SyFy network. The response was so huge, that SyFy quickly ramped up production on a sequel, and soon after that announced that a threequel was also on the way.

    But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Sharknado 2: The Second One doesn’t hit the airwaves until July 30th, and the first teaser trailer has just hit the internet.

    It’s short, but in it you’ll find astonished city-dwellers, terrified subway-riders, Tara Reid, sharks, chainsaws, flooded city streets, freaky weather patterns, the line “It’s happening again,” and of course, a brief sharknado.

    Sharknado alums Tara Reid and Ian Ziering are back, and the sequel will feature newcomers Vivica A. Fox, Mark McGrath, Andy Dick, Kelly Osbourne, Judah Friedlander, and Judd Hirsh.

    If you are on the fence about watching Sharknado 2: The Second One, just read what Ian Ziering told the LA Times:

    “That’s a story point, where do you find a chainsaw in Manhattan? But I got one and it’s the biggest chainsaw I’ve ever seen. It’s a four-foot chainsaw, the kind of thing you’d use to cut down redwood trees. It must have weighed 35 pounds.”

    Goddamnit, I’m sold. How bout you?

    Image via JoBlo Movie Trailers, YouTube

  • Sharknado 2 Casts Mark McGrath, Kelly Osbourne; Will Begin Production Next Week

    Sharknado, or the B movie that conquered Twitter last summer, is getting a sequel–but you probably know that.

    We already knew that both Tara Reid and Ian Ziering had signed on for Sharknado 2: The Second One, and now we have some more casting news to report–much of it coming straight out of 1997. Deadline says that the Sharknado sequel will star Vivica A. Fox, Mark McGrath, Kelly Osbourne, Andy Dick, Judah Friedlander, and Judd Hirsch. Andy Dick will be playing a police officer, so there’s that.

    As you can see from one version of the Sharknado 2 poster, tweets matter. In fact, the SyFy original can attribute a majority of the success of the original Sharknado to internet buzz. Seriously, if you lived through the great Sharknado obsession of July, 2013, then you know exactly what I’m talking about.

    Sharknado 2: The Second One will see the shark-powered tornado wreak havoc on New York City (hence the Statue of Liberty in the poster).

    Production on the new movies is set to begin next week.

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  • Tara Reid and Ian Ziering Sign on for Sharknado 2

    The chainsaw-wielding, shark-slaying duo are back! Tara Reid and Ian Ziering have signed on for a Sharknado sequel to debut on Syfy in July.

    They will return as Fin and April in Sharknado 2: The Second One, ready to battle the hungry sharks as the deadly weather system descends upon New York City, wrecking havoc on people and famous landmarks.

    Syfy considered hiring an entirely new cast, sources said, but negotiations finally resolved any lingering issues and the pair signed on this week.

    “Sharknado was an extraordinary ‘perfect storm’ which captured the attention of movie fans across the globe,” said Thomas Vitale, executive vice president of programming and original movies at Syfy. “You couldn’t go anywhere without hearing about ‘Sharknado’! By reassembling the creative team — and dropping sharks onto New York’s iconic sites — we’re unleashing yet another ‘fin’ wave of shark-mania.”

    Sharknado took on the world by storm and social media in July when it aired for the first time. It was one of those “OMG, this is so bad… but it’s SO good.” kind of movies. It attracted 1.4 million viewers with 566,000 of them in the age range of 18-49, which is the most important demographic for advertisers and for the network. During it’s peak, the movie generated 5,000 tweets per minute.

    Reid and Ziering started the next wave of tweets for the sequel:

    Producer Paul Bales of The Asylum, the company responsible for bringing Sharknado to viewers said, “We’re thrilled to be able to bring back the talent that made Sharknado a hit. Can lightning strike twice? I don’t know, but it’s a scientific fact that you’re more likely to be killed by lightning than by a shark. This film will have lightning and sharks, so that’s got to count for something.”

    Filming of the sequel is scheduled to begin Feb. 13 on location in New York City.

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  • Tara Reid To Star In Sharknado 2

    Are you ready for Sharknado 2? You had better be, because Tara Reid has just signed on for the sequel. If you didn’t catch the first Sharknado, you missed a chance to make fun of a horrible movie. Sharknado starred Tara Reid and Ian Ziering and tells the story of a storm that causes a tornado so powerful it sucks sharks up from the ocean and shoots them back out across a seaside town.

    While the movie was definitely entertaining, many people thought it was more fun to make fun of than to actually watch.

    Sharknado 2: The Second One will show what happens when a strange weather pattern causes a Sharknado to strike New York City. Fin (Ziering) and April (Reid) having dealt with a Sharknado before are the only ones who can save the city from the sharks.

    “Sharknado was an extraordinary ‘perfect storm’ which captured the attention of movie fans across the globe,” said Thomas Vitale, executive vice president of programming and original movies at Syfy. “You couldn’t go anywhere without hearing about Sharknado!

    That may be true, but in most cases, people were referencing Sharknado for jokes or as an example of a bad movie. Nevertheless, it has become one of those films that you love to hate and just have to watch. If Sharknado 2: The Second One is anything like the first, it will be just as enjoyably bad.

    What did you think of >Sharknado and are you excited to watch Tara Reid star in Sharknado 2: The Second One?

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  • Tara Reid and Ian Ziering Set to Shoot Sharknado 2

    It really was just an inevitability, after the unexpected success of the Syfy original B-movie Sharknado, there had to be sequel. It’s now been confirmed that both Tara Reid and Ian Ziering will reprise their roles as April and Fin for Sharknado 2: The Second One.

    The American Pie actress and The Beverly Hills 90210 hunk will start shooting the sequel in a couple weeks. The major difference between the two films is location. Sharknado 2 moves to New York City from Los Angeles after a crazy weather system disrupts the Big Apple and sharks invade the city.

    The original Sharknado aired in July, 2013. The story is about what happens when a freaky hurricane crushes Los Angeles and hungry sharks take over the city. Ziering plays hero and rescues his ex-wife (Reid) and their teenage daughter. They ultimately defeat the sharks by throwing bombs from a helicopter, shooting them out of the air and even chainsawing through them from the inside out.

    The strange thing, okay one of the strangest things, is that Sharknado was only watched by about 1 million viewers. The average number for this sort of common Syfy movie is closer to 1.5 million. So then why is there going to be a sequel? And why does everyone in country know what you’re talking about when you say “Sharknado?”

    The internet really gave the movie a large boost. It seemed the whole world was on Twitter and Facebook talking about the absurd, silliness of what would happen if a tornado and a deluge of sharks attacked a major city.

    The idea of “Sharknado” has become a punchline in many a joke on Twitter since the movie first aired last summer.

    You can expect to see the sequel on Syfy this July.

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  • Tara Reid Signs On for ‘Sharknado 2’

    Tara Reid Signs On for ‘Sharknado 2’

    Actress Tara Reid confirmed that she will return for Sharknado 2 on her Twitter account on Thursday. In case you’ve managed to repress Sharknado from your memory, the original was a made-for-TV film that aired on the Syfy channel last summer that showed Los Angeles being terrorized by waterspouts full of sharks. Tara Reid, Ian Ziering and John Heard starred in the first film.

    Sharknado 2: The Second One will air on Syfy this coming July and will have Reid and Ziering back in their roles of April and Fin. Filming on Sharknado 2 is scheduled to begin in February, and this time the sharks are releasing their fury on New York City.

    As you can tell from the tweets Reid and Ziering posted, the two actors are excited to begin working on Sharknado 2.

    Despite being a made-for-TV movie, Sharknado was one of those movies that was so bad that it was good and had people talking for weeks. The movie was eventually released on Netflix. Sharknado’s cult-like following did not go unnoticed by the Syfy execs, hence the decision to film a sequel.

    “Sharknado was an extraordinary ‘perfect storm’ which captured the attention of movie fans across the globe,” Syfy’s executive vice president Thomas Vitale said. “You couldn’t go anywhere without hearing about Sharknado! By reassembling the creative team–and dropping sharks onto New York’s iconic sites–we’re unleashing yet another ‘fin’ wave of shark-mania.”

    Sharknado 2 will have a lot to live up to to be as successful as the original. During the first broadcast of Sharknado, the movie was the most talked about TV event on Twitter. According to Twitter, the movie was mentioned more than 300,000 times during the broadcast, with a peak of 5,000 tweets per minute.

    The original movie was distributed by The Asylum and the company will return for the sequel. The Asylum’s Paul Bales says he doesn’t know if Sharknado 2 will be as successful as the original, but he is hopeful. “We’re thrilled to be able to bring back the talent that made Sharknado a hit,” Bales said. “Can lightning strike twice? I don’t know, but it’s a scientific fact that you’re more likely to be killed by lightning than by a shark. This film will have lightning and sharks, so that’s got to count for something.”

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  • Tara Reid, Ian Ziering Are Bringing Sharknadoes To NYC

    It was inevitable, folks; a sequel to the insanely popular SyFy feature “Sharknado” is headed our way this summer, and both Tara Reid and Ian Ziering have signed on to bring it to us.

    It’s an idea that’s been visited before in horror films; take everyone out of their element and put them in the big city. There’s something about seeing a familiar landmark either being destroyed or used as a backdrop for some sick stuff that captures our imaginations, and “Sharknado 2: The Second One” will likely have both.

    “Sharknado was an extraordinary ‘perfect storm’ which captured the attention of movie fans across the globe,” said Thomas Vitale, executive vice president of programming at Syfy. “You couldn’t go anywhere without hearing about Sharknado! By reassembling the creative team — and dropping sharks onto New York’s iconic sites — we’re unleashing yet another ‘fin’ wave of shark-mania.”

    Reid had said last year, after the success of the first film, that she would be down to do a sequel. But she is aware that this isn’t the next “Citizen Kane” we’re talking about.

    “This movie was so ridiculous, you know? Like it’s almost so bad that it’s good,” she said.

    As well as the stars being on board, director Anthony Ferrante and screenwriter Thunder Levin have returned for the second installment. The movie begins shooting on February 13 in NYC and will premiere on SyFy in July.

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  • “Sharknado” Sets Ratings Record In Third Airing

    The unstoppable force that is Sharknado continues to tear through the entertainment landscape like. . . well, like a tornado full of sharks. Not only will the film be coming to theaters, but it keeps delivering on its home network, SyFy.

    The film pulled in its largest audience yet; for its third airing. You read that correctly. While most storms die out over time, the Sharknado only becomes stronger.

    The third airing drew an audience of 2.1 million, blowing away the first airing’s 1.4 million. The initial airing had all of the force of social networking in its favor, but apparently much of the audience had mixed feelings about the film. Who knows, maybe the film is spawning a strong fanbase that just cannot get enough Sharknado.

    With a sequel in the works, SyFy will likely keep drawing viewers that want to bask in the ridiculous, B-movie goodness. The final airing will take place on Thursday, August 22nd, immediately before the world premier of the next step in the evolution of finned terror, “Ghost Shark”. I would warn you to stay out of the water, but no where is safe from the combined powers of the Sharknado and Ghost Shark!