US EditionPublished • loading... • Updated
Gross-Out Appeal Revs up Jack Black and Paul Rudd’s Anaconda Reboot
The film follows amateur filmmakers rebooting the 1997 creature feature with a comedic take on the giant snake, starring Paul Rudd and Jack Black.
- On December 25, Sony Pictures Releasing opens Anaconda , a comedic reboot directed by Tom Gormican starring actors Paul Rudd and Jack Black.
- As a meta‑reboot, the movie frames friends remaking the 1997 Anaconda in the Amazon jungle, with Paul Rudd and Jack Black playing versions of themselves while nodding to the original starring Ice Cube and Jennifer Lopez.
- At its Los Angeles premiere on Dec. 13, co-stars Steve Zahn and Thandiwe Newton discussed working with a 100-person crew and a real enormous anaconda.
- Critics called the movie overlong and muddled, saying the action and comedy largely fail and the film wastes Paul Rudd and Jack Black’s star power; some praised Selton Mello’s supporting role.
- Reviewers noted Gormican’s concept promised bonkers satire but underdelivered, with critics describing the film as glossy and soulless, featuring noticeably artificial CGI snakes and missing indie moviemaking satire.
Insights by Ground AI
Podcasts & Opinions
31 Articles
31 Articles
Jack Black and Paul Rudd rocked out to AC/DC while making 'Anaconda'
When Jack Black was filming Minecraft in New Zealand, he listened to Billy Joel to get into character as Steve, the expert crafter who leads the fantastical Overworld made popular by the bestselling video game.
·Toronto, Canada
Read Full Article
‘Anaconda’ homage to 1997 original is silly fun
There are movies that you watch because they add to humanity’s great history of finding life’s meaning through art, and then there are movies that you watch because it’s fun to hear someone say, in panicked tones, “There’s a giant snake out there!” “Anaconda,” you will not be surprised to hear, is the latter; really, it’s the latter once removed, as it’s a direct descendant of the 1997 “Anaconda,” a deadly-snakes-in-the-jungle B-movie in which J…
·Boston, United States
Read Full Article
Coverage Details
Total News Sources31
Leaning Left6Leaning Right4Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Left
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left
50% Left
L 50%
C 17%
R 33%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
