Paul Rudd and Jack Black Are Snake Bit in First “Anaconda” Trailer
Co-writer and director Tom Gormican has enlisted Paul Rudd and Jack Black for his bonkers reimagining of the 1997 horror film Anaconda in his new comedy (helpfully called Anaconda), and the first trailer is appropriately bananas.
Rudd and Black played best buddies Griff and Doug, respectively, friends since childhood who have sustained one lifelong dream: to remake their favorite film of all time, the cinematic masterpiece Anaconda. The original followed a National Geographic film crew who were taken hostage by a lunatic hunter and forced to join him on his suicidal quest to capture the world’s largest snake.
The film was not short on stars—Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Owen Wilson, and Jon Voight were all involved—and for those of us old enough to remember the film, there was no shortage of goofy joy in watching J. Lo and Ice Cube try to outsmart or outrun a colossal reptile. In the remake, Griff and Doug plan to remake the film on a shoestring budget (the loan they secure tops out at $9,000), turning Sony’s 1997 blockbuster into an indie film. It does not go to plan. The snake the team has arranged for the film shoot meets a grim fate, forcing the intrepid filmmakers to venture into the Amazon to find another one. Guess what? They end up coming face-to-fang with a massive anaconda that’s just as ferocious as the one from the original film.
Rudd and Black are joined by Thandiwe Newton, Steve Zahn, Daniela Melchior, Ione Skye, and more. Gormican directs from a script he wrote with Kevin Etten. Check out the trailer below. Anaconda slithers into theaters on Christmas Day.
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Featured image: L-r: Jack Black and Paul Rudd in “Anaconda.” Courtesy Sony Pictures.
