More 'nado is slated for summer
Actors Tara Reid, who grew up in Wyckoff, and Ian Ziering, who hails from West Orange, will be back for "Sharknado 4" this summer on the Syfy channel, this time with Gary Busey, Tommy Davidson and Cheryl Tiegs in tow, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
"Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!" left the fate of Reid's character hanging in the balance, asking fans to tweet whether she should live or die. The movie also saw Ziering shooting into space to do battle with fearsome sharks with the assistance of a laser-powered/light saber-like chainsaw.
Tiegs will replace Bo Derek as the mother of Reid's character, April, and David Hasselhoff is returning to play father to Ziering's character, the chainsaw-wielding Fin. Busey will play Wilford, April's father, a scientist who specializes in robotics. Tommy Davidson also enters the cast as the CEO of the company where Wilford works.
The Syfy movie will be set five years after "Sharknado 3." That film began in Washington D.C. and was set up and down the East Coast, with scenes filmed at Universal Studios and Cape Canaveral in Florida. "Sharknado 2: The Second One" was based in and around New York City, with cameos from the Statue of Liberty and Citi Field.
"Sharknado 4" will premiere on Syfy in July. The schlocky movie is sure to be chock with cameos -- last year "Sharknado" featured a guest slaying of "Game of Thrones" scribe and Jersey guy George R.R. Martin.
.@TaraReid is ready to take down the 'Nado at any cost. Happy #InternationalWomensDay from #Sharknado. [?] [?] pic.twitter.com/ZYOHXdNo9O
-- Sharknado (@SharknadoSyfy) March 8, 2016