Upcoming-Movies talked to John Gulager, director of Danielle’s latest flick, ‘Piranha 3DD’. Here’s what he had to say:

Upcoming-Movies.com: So, how does one book a gig, directing the sequel to “Piranha 3D?”

John Gulagar: I think it came off of the “Feast” movies. In my world, they called everyone else and they turned it down, but no, I got a phone call, from Bob Weinstein. ‘Piranha? You want to do it?’ And I was like, ‘okay, sure.’ I liked the first one, the one that came out a couple of years ago. I had no idea I was going to do the sequel. I saw it at Chinese and watched it, and ironically, that’s where we’re going to play. It was kind of weird that I ended up doing the sequel.

What I liked about the first one is that it’s totally unapologetic, and it knows exactly how kind of a movie it is.

John Gulagar: Also, that one girl, the French girl, was such a good actress. And she got naked. It was so great. But they killed her.

Do you feel like it’s in the same spirit or vein?

John Gulagar: Yeah, I’d say so. I mean, you could look at that one and go, ‘well, it’s ludicrous, the piranha coming up from the earthquake, blah blah blah.’ We actually had piranhas in the drainpipe, so possibly you could even say that ours is a little more kooky. But then again, we take the kookiness and we try to play it straight, which is, in my mind, what they did. I don’t want to think about how awful it could be. You take a kooky premise, and, like a comedian does a crazy thing with a straight face, that to me becomes funny and watchable.

So, when you get brought on to a project like this, the sequel to what was a seriously profitable venture, how much latitude do you have to make it your own?

John Gulagar: I’ll just say, straight out, this is obviously the biggest film I’ve ever worked on. In that, the studio becomes more involved. That’s just the way it is. I think maybe when you become Quentin or one of these other guys, it’s not like that. But for me, doing “Piranha,” it’s on the radar.

Well, it’s a huge opportunity for you, too.

John Gulagar: Sure, it’s a big opportunity, but everything like this is an opportunity for the studio and the actors. Everybody has a stake in it. This is something people are going to see, at the theater, on TV, on DVD. It’s going to be here.

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These are all details about ‘Piranha 3DD’ that aren’t directly linked to Danielle, so I decided to group them all into one single update for those who are interested. Here you go:

Running Time

The official running time of the film is 82 minutes and 31 seconds, according to the British Board of Film Classification.

Soundtrack

Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the soundtrack album for ‘Piranha 3DD’. The album features the songs from the movie by artists including Marcus Latief Scott, Twirl, Automatic Music Explosion, The One & Only’s, All The Right Moves, Sarah Khula, Cellphish and The Limousines. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 22, 2012 and physically on May 29. You can now pre-order the CD on Amazon.

Score Album

In addition to the soundtrack, Lakeshore Records will also be releasing the score of the film. The film’s original music is composed by Elia Cmiral (Ronin, Stigmata). The album will be released digitally on May 22, 2012 and physically on June 19, 2012. The CD is now available for pre-order on Amazon.

First clip: The Love Hunter

Watch the first clip of ‘Piranha 3DD’ featuring non other than David Hasselhoff at CraveOnline.

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Fun With Horror had the chance to talk to Patrick Melton, Co-Writer of Danielle Panabaker‘s latest filck, Dimension Films’ ‘Piranha 3DD’. He talked about the  writing process, finding a location for the film, the scope of the movie’s release and about 3D releases. Here’s what he had to say:

FWH: Well, let’s talk about your new film. Tell us about PIRANHA 3DD.

PM: Marcus and I did the production polish on the first movie. When Bob Weinstein wanted to make another one, he asked us if we had any ideas, and we did. We had the idea that down the river there was a water park and the fish get inside there. That’s sort of how it began. We thought it would be fun to have it be in the tradition of the first one with a lot of scantily clad women and archetypes of the ‘80s bikini movies thrown in to a horror movie. That was our starting point. We wanted to make it a dumpy, family owned water park that brings in celebrity lifeguards to help attract people. David Hasselhoff actually plays himself in this movie. We find him at sort of a low point in his life. He’s the former KNIGHT RIDER and former BAYWATCH star who has found himself opening a water park, for a day, in Bumblefuck, Arizona. Then, when we wrote it, we were looking inLouisiana. Believe it or not, there are only two water parks in all of Louisiana. So, we flew down to Louisiana and looked at the water parks. We stayed there and wrote in Louisiana, with Me, John Gulager (Director) and Marcus Dunstan (Co-writer). It ended up shooting in Wilmington, North Carolina, so we had to re engineer the script so it worked with all of the slides at the water park that it was shot at.

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Check out the new wet n’ wild official website for Dimension Films’ ‘Piranha 3DD’ right here! In Theaters and On Demand everywhere June 1st, the epic sequel to the 2010 re-make stars Danielle Panabaker, Matt Bush, David Koechner, Chris Zylka, Katrina Bowden and Gary Busey. It features Christopher Lloyd and a special appearance by David Hasselhoff.

More details about the film and Danielle’s role can be found here.

The guys at Complex Magazine just released their Top 25 Most Anticipated Movies of Summer 2012 and Dimension Films’ ‘Piranha 3DD’ is at the seventh spot of the list:

Director: Jon Gulager
Stars: Danielle Panabaker, Christopher Lloyd, Katrina Bowden, Ving Rhames, Chris Zylka, Gary Busey, Allison Mack, Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, David Koechner, David Hasselhoff, Meagan Tandy, Matt Bush, Paul Scheer, Elise Neal
Release date: June 1

Get this: After watching a naked underwater ballet featuring two buxom beauties, a guy’s penis get spit toward the camera in 3D, and an extended orgy of slaughter that drips more blood in less than 10 minutes than most horror movies do in 90, some unsatisfied customers actually accused the 2010 T&A-horror romp Piranha 3D of being too soft. In their eyes, director Alexandre Aja’s gory comedy didn’t go far enough, a complaint that Piranha 3DDoverseer Jon Gulager felt the need to silence this time around.

One look at the film’s trailer is all the haters need to feel good about the sequel—look no further than the shots of Ving Rhames’ (who died in the first movie, mind you) machine gun leg, batshit crazy Gary Busey biting a piranha in half, and Katrina Bowden transmitting a killer fish into a dude’s you-know-what during sex. Resembling a slightly glossier version of one of those straight-to-SyFy-channel Z-movies, Piranha 3DD looks like the kind of sleazy, no-holds-barred camp that Roger Corman would dream up under the influence of hallucinogenic narcotics. And, yes, that’s totally a compliment.

Entertainment Weekly talked to Chris Zylka, one of Danielle’s co-stars in the film. The actor said:

“I actually saw Piranha 3DD — god, it’s so weird saying that — and it’s actually really surprising. It’s really good. It’s funny, it’s fun. And you actually want more when you see it,” he says. Piranha 3DDD? “It’s coming, it’s coming,” he jokes. “We’ve got a new bra size.”

Check out the Taiwanese trailer for ‘Piranha 3DD’. It features a couple of new and exciting scenes with Danielle Panabaker!

Dimension Films sent ShockTillYouDrop a new trailer for ‘Piranha 3DD’. This one’s basically the same old trailer with an extra scene featuring “The Hoff” (David Hasselhoff). No new footage of Danielle Panabaker’s character though. Check it out!

Here’s the second TV spot promoting the UK release of ‘Piranha 3DD’. In cinemas May 11th!

Here’s the very first TV spot for ‘Piranha 3DD’, the film opens in UK and Ireland cinemas on May 11th! It will be followed by an US release on June 1st.

Sooner rather than later, here’s yet another poster for ‘Piranha 3DD’! This one looks better than the one released on Tuesday, so for that I am thankful. Check it out! I’ve also added a text-less UK quad poster and two title designs in hi-res thanks to DanielleP_Fan.

Opening in theaters on June 1, the John Gulager-directed film stars Danielle Panabaker, Matt Bush, Chris Zylka, David Koechner and Katrina Bowden.

Having awoken from their spring break extravaganza at Lake Victoria, the swarm heads upstream where they look to make a meal out of Big Wet, a local water park where when it comes to fun, nobody does it wetter! Thought they came to get wet, get loaded and get some, the staff and patrons get more than they bargained for when they must face the fiercest, most bloodthirsty piranhas yet. Lead by the strong-willed, studious Maddy (Danielle Panabaker) and her friends, Barry (Matt Bush) and Kyle (Chris Zylka), the trio must dive in and take on these man-eating creatures using every ounce of their being…but can they be stopped?