Ian Ziering Trades in Sharknado for Wet Zombies

Syfy may have finally put an stop to the Sharknado franchise after six movies, but that's not the end of the road for director Anthony C. Ferrante and star Ian Ziering. Set to have its World premiere on Syfy on Saturday, Aug. 17, the pair's next joint venture will be the new movie Zombie Tidal Wave. Exactly as it sounds, the movie takes the Sharknado approach by combining carnivorous creatures with natural disasters, but it's admittedly attention-grabbing. While the goal is to see if this new movie can spawn a new series as successful as Sharknado, that will likely depend on the World premiere's viewership.

Zombie Tidal Wave, as we can see in the trailer from SDCC, is definitely one of those movies where the title says it all. It follows a sailor whose small seaside community is threatened by an ocean-borne outbreak. In the new official trailer which premiered at San Diego Comic-Con, scores of the undead can be seen emerging from the ocean floor, swimming their way up to the surface. The blue-blooded corpses then begin to attack people on the beach, but this turns out to be the least of the concerns for the nearby citizens. Out in the water, a gargantuan tidal wave can be seen with thousands of zombies in tow. It's even more insane than it sounds, and while I can try to describe it as best I can, it's really something which needs to be seen to be believed.

In addition to directing, Anthony C. Ferrante wrote the screenplay with Darby Parker and Josh LeBlanc, with Ian Ziering and Thunder Levin contributed to the story. Joining Ziering in the cast are Erich Chikashi Linzbichler (The Wolverine), Shelton Jolivette (5th Ward), Cheree Cassidy (Home and Away), Tatum Chiniquy (Youth & Consequences), and Angie Teodora Dick (Lucifer). Officially, the movie will be the first picture under the production pact between Ziering's I.Man Productions and Parker's Stronghold Entertainment.

You could say it was a no-brainer for Syfy to move forward with such a unique project. While Sharknado may have seemed like a risky venture when it was developed for the network in 2013, the zany movie turned out to be an immense success. Multiple sequels were soon to follow, and it became something of an annual event for fans to watch each new installment. Because Sharknado: It's About Time officially ended the franchise last year, the Syfy network has undoubtedly been looking for their next big wave to ride. It's difficult to capture lightning in a bottle twice, but Zombie Tidal Wave certainly looks like a lot of fun in the trailer.

Zombie Tidal Wave will make its TV debut on Saturday, Aug. 17 at 9 p.m. ET. It comes as a part of Syfy's "Off the Deep End Weekend" on Aug. 17-18. The event will include all six Sharknado movies, as well as other shark horror movies like Zombie Shark, Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda, Dam Sharks, and Megalodon. If enough people are watching, we'll likely be seeing more Zombie Tidal Waves in the future. The trailer for the movie comes to us from Syfy Wire on YouTube.

Topics: Zombie Tidal Wave, Comic-Con 2019, Comic-Con

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Ian Ziering Trades in Sharknado for Wet Zombies

Ian McKellen Pulls the Ultimate Con on Hellen Mirren

Warner Bros. has released a brand new trailer for The Good Liar. This is the latest from director Bill Condon, who most recently helmed Disney's live-action Beauty and the Beast. He was originally supposed to helm Universal's remake of Bride of Frankenstein. But when the Dark Universe fell apart in a hurry, he instead decided to tackle a more grounded thriller with two excellent leads in the form of Ian McKellen and Hellen Mirren. This looks right up his alley and like the rare kind of non-blockbuster movie in the modern marketplace that could actually prove to be a hit.

The trailer kicks off with a pretty great shot of Ian McKellen rocking a mustache and a million dollar grin. Once that's over with, we get to the heart of the matter, which has him meeting up with Helen Mirren for an online date. They hit it off but we quickly come to find that McKellen isn't who he says he is and things get pretty dicey. There's a lot of mystery, intrigue and deception. All together, it looks very stylish, slick and like a very effective thriller. The kind we don't get to see all that often anymore, especially as a big-budget studio release.

These days, it seems like either low-budget indies that manage to break through, low-ish budget horror movies, or massive budget blockbusters are the only things that regularly make money. Every once in a while a comedy breaks through, but movies like this are really suffering theatrically. It's too early to say if this movie is going to be as good as it looks like it could be, but this is exactly the kind of thing movie lovers don't want to see disappear in the age of streaming services.

The Good Liar centers on a lifelong con artist Roy Courtnay (Ian McKellen), who has made something of a life of it. He can hardly believe his luck when he meets a rather well off widow named Betty McLeish (Hellen Mirren) through an online dating site. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy, rather surprisingly, finds himself actually caring about her. This turns what was supposed to be a straightforward con into the most precarious tightrope walk of his life.

The studio has also released a new poster for the movie, which highlights its two stars. Jeffrey Hatcher (Mr. Holmes) penned the screenplay, which is based on the acclaimed novel by Nicholas Searle. We've got two classic movie stars, a very talented director, some compelling source material and a big studio behind the project. All of the pieces are in place for this to be something to look forward to in late 2019. The question is, will moviegoers actually show up? The Good Liar is set to hit theaters on November 15. Be sure to check out the trailer for yourself from the Warner Bros. Pictures YouTube channel.

Topics: The Good Liar

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Ian McKellen Pulls the Ultimate Con on Hellen Mirren