It’s not safe to go back into the water.
Netflix is finally taking steps to move on a sequel to Under Paris, its hit 2024 French shark movie, tapping horror mainstay and French local Alexandre Aja to direct the new project.
The original movie, with the French name Sous la Seine (which translates to Under the Seine), was helmed by Xavier Gens.
Under Paris starred Bérénice Bejo as a marine researcher who must overcome her traumatic past in order to save Paris from a mutant shark (and her offspring) that can live in fresh water and is now terrorizing the city. Especially the citizens taking part in a triathlon that the mayor has refused to cancel.
The movie and its brand of ridiculous fun proved infectious it became one of the most watched movies worldwide on the service that year.
Bejo is expected to return and Vincent Roget is back as producer.
It is unclear why Gens, who was one of the creature feature’s co-writers, is not returning. And it is unclear who wrote the script for the sequel.
Netflix had no comment.
Aja is an able horror-monsieur who has already worked in the water monster milieu. He made a splash with his clever French slasher movie debut Haute Tension in 2003 and then moved Stateside to direct a remake of Wes Craven’s classic The Hills Have Eyes and the adaptation of Joe Hill novel Horns that starred Daniel Radcliffe.
But he also made the campy hit Piranha 3D, featuring the carnivorous tropical fish terrorizing a small town in Arizona, and helmed Crawl, the 2019 movie that told of a father and daughter trapped in their water-logged Florida home during a Category 5 hurricane, all while being hunted by hungry crocodiles. The Paramount movie, also a hit, starred Kaya Scodelario and Barry Pepper.
Aja last directed Never Let Go, Lionsgate’s 2024 survival horror thriller that starred Halle Berry. He is repped by WME, Industry Entertainment and Hansen Jacobson.
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