ESPN 710 Radio’s Steve Mason loves(?) Mega Shark. So much so that he tried to get an audition for Mega Shark 2: Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus which is now in production. He didn’t get the call at first, but attentive listeners with connections are sometimes better than an agent in Hollywood.

Listen to Steve tell it in this excerpt from his Mason & Ireland radio show on ESPN 710:

Steve Mason cast for Mega Shark

Press Release From The Incubate Festival 2010:

In September 2010, The Asylum will be a guest at the Incubate Festival in Tilburg. The American company has become notorious in recent years for making their so-called mockbusters, cheap pirated versions of major Hollywood films.

These mockbusters are immediately released on DVD, even before the original movies screen in cinemas. Besides a large number of claims and lawsuits, the studio also enjoys a large fan base.

The Asylum’s way of working fits perfectly with the central theme of this year’s Incubate; piracy in the arts. Besides various readings and discussions on the subject, Incubate has also compiled a very diverse film program around this theme under the title ‘Pirate Cinema‘.

During the festival week visitors can enjoy the pirated counterparts of The Da Vinci Code, Snakes on a Plane, Transformers and Alien vs. Predator among others. One of the highlights is the European movie premiere of Titanic II. The film premieres in the U.S. on August 24 and will be featured in a cinema in Europe for the first time during the Incubate festival on Thursday, September 16.

All screenings take place in the Filmfoyer Tilburg and are free. Check out the whole Pirate Cinema program at www.incubate.org/2010/event/19

Here are some clips from an interview with one of The Asylum’s Executive Producers, David Rimawi:

“Seriously I thought it was a spoof when i saw it at the rental store”
“it was hilarious in the stupidest way, Don’t BUY JUST RENT“
“This movie is way more fun than the movie that it obviously rips off”
(user reviews imdb.com)

Incubate is the annual celebration of independent culture in Tilburg, The Netherlands. It is a festival exhibiting a diverse view on indie culture as a whole, including music, contemporary dance, film and visual arts. It brings more than 200 cutting edge artists in an intimate context to an international audience. Black metal next to free jazz. Refreshing art next to inspiring debate.??Incubate takes place from the 12th until 19th of September in the city of Tilburg in The Netherlands.??For more information visit the website www.incubate.org.

Shortly after we released PARANORMAL ENTITY last year, we were contacted by a now-retired official with an Illinois law enforcement agency (we have agreed not to disclose the name of this source or the organization for which this person worked) who informed us of crime scene footage that has never been revealed to the public.

In 2006 a team of paranormal researchers investigated the house which was built on the site of the location where many of infamous serial killer John Wayne Gacy, Jr.’s victims were buried.

8213: GACY HOUSE contains the footage that was found with several of the bodies of the researchers.

Images and a short segement of the footage can be seen here.

Barring any legal injunction, 8213: GACY HOUSE will be released on DVD on September 28, 2010.

Warning: These crime scene images are disturbing and graphic.

My favorite movie theatre in the world; Alamo Draft House, is screening MEGA SHARK VS GIANT OCTOPUS in “Heckle-Vision” tonight.

If you live in the Austin, Texas area come by and show your support (or lack thereof).

Details here:
http://blog.originalalamo.com/2010/08/06/shark-weeks-epic-conclusion-mega-shark-vs-giant-octopus-in-hecklevision/http://blog.originalalamo.com/2010/08/06/shark-weeks-epic-conclusion-mega-shark-vs-giant-octopus-in-hecklevision/

MOBY DICK and MILF have wrapped principal photography and the first images from the sets are now available.

Based on the titles, you might think they are both sexy comedies, but actually only one of them is (it isn’t that kind of dick).

MOBY DICK is an adaptation of the classic novel and it stars Barry Bostwick (pictured) as Captain Ahab and Renee O’Connor as Dr. Michelle Herman.

MILF is about Moms I’d Like to… well, you know…

MOBY DICK will be released on November 23, 2010 and MILF will be released on October 26, 2010.

Watch the new and improved TITANIC II trailer with additional action and special effects here.

The trailer for our newest comedy #1 CHEERLEADER CAMP is now online.

A pair of horny guys get summer jobs at a college cheerleading camp and end up helping a team of misfit mascots make it to the State championship.

Watch a preview of the hilarious hijinx here and be sure to  buy or rent #1 CHEERLEADER CAMP on July 27, 2010.

Get ready to grab onto your spirit sticks… this one is HOT!

Over the last couple of months The Asylum has appeared in a number of television and online news reports.

You may have already seen them, but if not, here are a few of the highlights:

Slate compares PARANORMAL ENTITY with some other film: http://www.slate.com/id/2252373/?from=rss

The Wrap interviews me and Rimawi in Cannes: http://edit.thewrap.com/ind-column/asylum-makes-steady-profit-titanic-ii-17326

CNN says we’re bizarre? http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2010/05/17/anderson.cannes.crazy.film.cnn?iref=allsearch

BBC News helps us avoid lawsuits: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10120425.stm

Latt is still big in Japan: http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/A0002474

He also loves to point out that he gets more press than either of us: http://moviemavericks.com/?p=2379

Our friends at io9 prove they still have good taste: http://io9.com/5554760/the-asylums-alien-vs-hunter-still-better-than-aliens-vs-predator-requiem

Mega Movies: http://www.101distribution.com/article/Pop-Shots-43

I’m always a little surprised (and humbled) when a big outlet like The Huffington Post “just realizes” we exist: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/06/the-most-ridiculous-holly_n_602146.html 

By the way, we DEMAND a retraction! We had nothing to do with METAL MAN (damn it…).

The Asylum is pleased to announce that our 2007 hit (yes, it was a hit…) AVH: ALIEN VS HUNTER has been selected as the next screening at Horrible Movie Night, a celebration of cinematic disasters.

The screening will take place:

Saturday, June 5th, 2010
8PM (Doors at 7:15)
The Complex – Flight Theater
6476 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, Calif 90038
$8.

Here is some more information about the organization that is hosting this event.

AVH is NOT the worst movie we’ve ever made, but I believe that it is one of the most transcendent; that is, it is one of those rare films that is so bad that it’s actually good.

So, if you live in Southern California, please come out and see if you agree with me and show your support for bad cinema.

Principal photography on TITANIC 2 has just wrapped (literally… about two hours ago) and the first set of images from the production are online here.

On the 100th Anniversary of the original voyage a modern luxury liner, “Titanic 2,” follows the same path as its namesake. What could possibly go wrong?

TITANIC 2 stars Bruce Davison, Brooke Burns, Shane Van Dyke, and Marie Westbrook and will be released on DVD on August 24, 2010.