The magical micro-genre of horror movies about drug-fueled animal attacks is growing! First, we had Elizabeth Banks‘ “Cocaine Bear,” then Asylum Films announced “Attack of the Meth Gator.” But as of today, Wild Eye Releasing just dropped a trailer for “Cocaine Shark.”
But the thing is, it’s not the same “Cocaine Shark” that had Twitter abuzz a few weeks ago. That concept was going to be (semi) based on a news story about the New Zealand police finding 3.5 tons of cocaine floating in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean. While no coked-up sharks were reported, it would be based on a “what if” scenario. Making it the perfect follow-up to “Cocaine Bear” which is semi-based on the real story of a bear that consumed a duffle bag worth of blow. In real life, the black bear passed away, but in the film, it goes on a rampage.
Banks even seemed interested in directing a “Cocaine Shark” sequel. “I’ve seen that. If there’s a great story, then sure,” she said when asked whether she would do another project featuring an animal doing the devil’s dandruff. “Jaws with cocaine, I don’t see how that loses.”
Wild Eye’s “Cocaine Shark” will NOT be based on this news story/trending hashtag. It will instead focus on a mafia drug lord who has unleashed a new, highly addictive stimulant on the streets called HT25. The new drug is derived from sharks that are being held captive in a secret lab. Where their unethical animal testing is, of course, causing monstrous side effects. After an explosion causes a leak at the lab, an army of mutated, bloodthirsty sharks, and other abused sea critters are set loose. Hilarity and carnage, ensue.
“Cocaine Shark” will star Samantha Coolidge, Ryan Dalton, Natalie Himmelberger, Titus Himmelberger, Jeff Kirkendall, Noyes J. Lawton, Kyle Rappaport, and Ken Van Sant.
Wild Eye is pretty well known in the horror community for their low budget and (debatably) “so bad it’s good” approach to filmmaking, and it looks like “Cocaine Shark” will fit right in with that. They will be using more old-school stop-motion animation instead of traditional visual effects to help keep costs down. It also gives it more of an intentional b-movie vibe. It’s not like Wild Eye is a stranger to parody animal attack films either. They are responsible for both 2015’s “Shark Exorcist” and 2018’s “The VelociPastor.”
There is currently no set release date for “Cocaine Shark” but we’ll keep you posted on updates as they become available. Check out the trailer below:
