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‘Attack of the Meth Gator’ – The Asylum Teases Their Own ‘Cocaine Bear’ Mockbuster
With Cocaine Bear now playing in theaters, it was only a matter of time before The Asylum whipped up their own “mockbuster” take on the buzzy horror-comedy. And indeed they’ve unleashed the first look at that upcoming project today: Attack of the Meth Gator!
The Asylum tweets, “Hold our bear… I mean, beer. Coming for your life this summer.”
Along with the tweet is early poster art for Attack of the Meth Gator, which presumably centers on an alligator who ingests a whole bunch of meth and eats a whole bunch of people.
Is The Asylum just messing with us all? In a follow-up tweet from their official account, the studio promises that the film is very much real, and we wouldn’t expect anything less.
The Asylum is the company behind horror movies including Snakes on a Train, 2-Headed Shark Attack, Atlantic Rim, Sharknado, and Aquarium of the Dead, and they’ve become known for capitalizing on Hollywood success stories with their own low-budget knockoffs. Needless to say, a film like Attack of the Meth Gator is extremely on-brand for The Asylum.
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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