Chew York, Chew York: Sharknado gets a sequel
The follow up to SyFy's surprise hit will see the airborne killers descend on New York City
SyFy and The Asylum are laughing all the way to the bank. We may have ridiculed the airborne fish of Sharknado, but they delighted television audiences when the movie aired on American television last week - so much so that the network have announced plans for a sequel.
Sharknado - which starred Tara Reid and 90210's Ian Ziering - generated more than 604,000 tweets, surpassing the response to Game of Thrones' infamous Red Wedding episode. The follow-up will see the flying sharks invade New York City and will have to undergo a quick turnaround before airing on SyFy in 2014.
And while its working title, Sharknado 2, isn't particularly inspiring, fans have the chance to come up with their own effort through a Twitter contest run by @SyFyMovies. Current suggestions include Time Square Shark Scare, Eye of the Tiger Shark and a host of new animal/natural disaster mash-ups.
Octotwister, anyone? How about a Gatornami?
Speaking of his new commission, SyFy's executive vice president of programming and original movies, Thomas Vitale, said: "Every once in a while, there is a perfect storm - on television. The fans are clamouring for a sequel. Or perhaps it will be a prequel. What we can guarantee is that Sharknado 2 will be lots of fun.
"We'll be announcing more details very soon. But we didn't want our fans to worry they wouldn't get their fill of more shark fin, I mean, fun next year."