Big Shark

Big Shark is a 2023 American horror film written, directed and produced by Tommy Wiseau,[2][3][4] and starring Wiseau, Isaiah LaBorde and Mark Valeriano.[5][6]

Big Shark
Official release poster
Directed byTommy Wiseau
Written byTommy Wiseau
Produced byTommy Wiseau
Starring
  • Tommy Wiseau
  • Isaiah LaBorde
  • Mark Valeriano
CinematographyMatt S. Bell
Production
company
Wiseau-Films
Release date
Running time
99 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film had its world premiere on April 2, 2023, at Cinema 21 in Portland, Oregon, before it started a limited roadshow rollout at Prytania Theatres at Canal Place in New Orleans on April 28 and 29, the Balboa Theatre in San Francisco on May 5 and 6, the Landmark Westwood in Los Angeles on June 2 and 3, and the Village East by Angelika in New York City on August 10, 11, and 12.

Premise

Three firefighters, Patrick (Tommy Wiseau), Tim (Isaiah LaBorde), and Georgie (Mark Valeriano), must save New Orleans from a killer shark.[7]

Cast

Production

Principal photography began on February 7, 2019, in Lafayette, Louisiana,[14][15][16] with Matt S. Bell serving as cinematographer.[13] Filming concluded in Lafayette two weeks later, on February 21, 2019.[13] On November 16, 2021, Wiseau announced filming was ongoing in New Orleans, Louisiana.[17] On July 28, 2022, Wiseau said filming was "in progress and working towards completion".[18] The film was set to shoot in London, England.[19]

Release

Big Shark had its world premiere on April 2, 2023 at Cinema 21 in Portland, Oregon,[10][20] before it started a limited roadshow release at Prytania Theatres at Canal Place in New Orleans on April 28 and 29, the Balboa Theatre in San Francisco on May 5 and 6, the Landmark Westwood in Los Angeles on June 2 and 3, and the Village East by Angelika in New York City on August 10, 11 and 12.[7] The film was scheduled to have its world premiere at the Prince Charles Cinema in September 2019,[21][22][23][24] but was delayed.[25][26] On July 21, 2020, Wiseau said that the film would be released "soon",[27][28] before scheduling its release for 2021.[29] On November 8, 2021, the film was set for a theatrical release in 2022.[19]

References
  1. Big Shark w/ Tommy Wiseau Live (pre-premiere)
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  4. Dick, Jeremy (September 18, 2019). "Tommy Wiseau Throws Himself Into The Suicide Squad Cast List, Will We See Him?". MovieWeb. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
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  6. Collis, Clark (February 12, 2019). "See the preposterous trailer for Tommy Wiseau's new project, Big Shark". Entertainment Weekly. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  7. Humphrey, Julia (March 23, 2023). "Tommy Wiseau Takes on a 'Big Shark' in Trailer for 'The Room' Follow-Up". Collider. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  8. Loughrey, Clarisse (February 13, 2019). "Tommy Wiseau releases trailer for Big Shark, follow-up to 'worst film ever' The Room". The Independent. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  9. Mollo, Drew (February 11, 2019). "Tommy Wiseau's Big Shark Trailer Brings His Unique Camp to Horror". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  10. Murphy, J. Kim (March 23, 2023). "Tommy Wiseau Unveils His Follow-Up Film to 'The Room' With 'Big Shark' Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  11. Squires, John (February 5, 2019). "'The Room' Director Tommy Wiseau's Next Film is a Shark Attack Movie Titled 'Big Shark'!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  12. "Review: Tommy Wiseau's Big Shark". Reed Quest. April 21, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  13. Wilusz, Ryan (March 11, 2019). "Tommy Wiseau: Director of 'worst movie ever' films shark flick at Wurst (of all places)". The Daily Advertiser. Gannett. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  14. Roffman, Michael (February 6, 2019). ""Oh, hi Shark!" Tommy Wiseau announces 'The Room' follow-up will be a killer shark movie". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  15. Baird, Scott (February 11, 2019). "'Big Shark' Trailer: Tommy Wiseau's Latest Movie Looks Completely Crazy". Screen Rant. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  16. Harmon, Steph (February 12, 2019). "'Big Shark': Tommy Wiseau releases 'preposterous' trailer for follow-up to 'worst movie ever'". The Guardian. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  17. Wiseau, Tommy [@TommyWiseau] (November 16, 2021). "Filming Big Shark in New Orleans!" (Tweet). Retrieved August 8, 2022 – via Twitter.
  18. Wiseau, Tommy [@TommyWiseau] (July 28, 2022). "Big Shark Filming is in Progress Working towards completion" (Tweet). Retrieved August 8, 2022 – via Twitter.
  19. Rowan, Will (November 8, 2021). "Interview: Tommy Wiseau's Vision". York Vision. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  20. Dick, Jeremy (April 4, 2023). "The Room Stars Reunite at Big Shark Screening: 'We're Still Best Friends'". MovieWeb. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  21. Collinson, Gary (February 10, 2019). "Oh, Hi Shark! Tommy Wiseau's 'Big Shark' gets a poster and teaser trailer". Flickering Myth. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  22. Jirak, Jaime (August 28, 2019). "Tommy Wiseau Reminds Fans What His Joker Could Have Been Like". Comicbook.com. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  23. Scott, Ryan (February 5, 2019). "Big Shark Teaser Leaks: Tommy Wiseau Battles a Great White". MovieWeb. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  24. Evangelista, Chris (February 6, 2019). "Is 'The Room' Director Tommy Wiseau Making a Big Shark Movie Called 'Big Shark'?". /Film. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  25. Prince Charles Cinema [@ThePCCLondon] (September 11, 2019). "No release date yet. Tommy is still working on it" (Tweet). Retrieved September 11, 2019 – via Twitter.
  26. Chand, Neeraj (June 9, 2020). "Netflix Said No to Streaming Tommy Wiseau's 'The Room'". MovieWeb. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  27. Wiseau, Tommy [@TommyWiseau] (July 21, 2020). "BIG shark! SOON! BE GOOD" (Tweet). Retrieved July 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
  28. Wiseau, Tommy [@TommyWiseau] (August 12, 2020). "Look out for BIG SHARK!" (Tweet). Retrieved August 18, 2020 – via Twitter.
  29. Campbell, Scott (March 17, 2021). "Watch: Huge Shark Trailer Delivers Exactly What You'd Expect From The Title". Retrieved April 18, 2021.
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