Anaconda
A comedy so big it'll leave you breathless.
Country
Production
Budget
$45 000 000
Box office
$135 390 406
Website
Director
Tom Gormican
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Bradley Fuller, Andrew Form, Kevin Etten, Tom Gormican, Samson Mucke
Camera operator
Nigel Bluck
Composer
Artist
Steven Jones-Evans, Bronwen Kemp, Brian Nickless
Audition
Rachel Tenner
Short description
A group of friends facing mid-life crises head to the rainforest with the intention of remaking their favorite movie from their youth, only to find themselves in a fight for their lives against natural disasters, giant snakes and violent criminals.
What's left behind the scenes
- Director and screenwriter Tom Gormican offered Nicolas Cage and Pedro Pascal roles in this film while working with them on the crime comedy “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” (2022). Pascal liked the script but had to decline the offer due to commitments to other projects. Cage decided the film would be too similar to “The Unbearable Weight…”, and also refused. Gormican cast Paul Rudd and repeated the offer to Cage. The actor requested that his character be made more like John Voight’s hero in Luis Llosa’s action film “Anaconda” (1997). The studio refused to accommodate him, and the role went to Jack Black.
- While preparing for filming, director Tom Gormican and screenwriter Kevin Etten rewatched all the films in the “Anaconda” franchise, including the television movies. The original script contained references to the 2004 adventure action film “Anaconda 2: The Hunt for the Smaragdine Orb” (Dwight H. Little), but they were later removed.
- The location where the finale was supposed to be filmed became unavailable, so the ending had to be changed. Even Ice Cube’s cameo was reworked. Another location was found and prepared, but a devastating hurricane struck, ruining all the preparations, and the set had to be rebuilt from scratch.
- Initially, John Voight and Owen Wilson from the cast of Luis Llosa’s “Anaconda” (1997) were supposed to participate in the project, but this idea was abandoned – according to Tom Gormican, mainly because their characters died in the first film. Other characters from the first film appeared on screen because this reboot was a sequel to the fictional film mentioned in the plot. In any case, Voight’s character in the 2025 film is simply mentioned.
- Director and screenwriter Tom Gormican approached Nicolas Cage and Pedro Pascal about starring in this film while he was still filming them for the crime comedy 'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent' (2022). Pascal liked the script, but was forced to decline the offer due to commitments to other projects. Cage decided that the film would be too similar to 'The Unbearable Weight...' and also declined. Gormican cast Paul Rudd and extended the offer to Cage once more. The actor requested that his character be made more like John Voight's character in Luis Llosa's action movie 'Anaconda' (1997). The studio refused to accommodate him, and the role went to Jack Black.
- While preparing for filming, director Tom Gormican and screenwriter Kevin Etten rewatched every movie in the 'Anaconda' franchise, including the television films. The original script contained references to the 2004 adventure action film 'Anaconda 2: The Hunt for the Cursed Orchid' (Dwight H. Little), but it was later decided to remove them.
- The location intended for the finale proved inaccessible, so the ending had to be changed. Even Ice Cube's cameo was reworked. Another location was found and prepared, but due to a devastating hurricane, all the preparations went to waste, and the set had to be rebuilt from scratch.
- It was initially intended that Jon Voight and Owen Wilson from the cast of Luis Llosa's 'Anaconda' (1997) would participate in the project, but the idea was later abandoned—according to Tom Gormican, primarily because their characters in the first film died. Other characters from the first movie appeared on screen because this reboot became a sequel to a fictional film mentioned in the plot. Regardless, Voight's character is simply mentioned in the 2025 film.
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