TMZ.com
The individuals behind “Cocaine Shark” are completely amused by information of real-world sharks testing optimistic for coke, telling TMZ it is a case of life imitating artwork … and artwork imitating life.
Filmmaker Bret McCormick says the weird information about some sharks in Brazil is nice for him ‘trigger all these involved about drug contamination within the waters shall be curious to see if his movie presents any options for a possible real-life disaster.
Translation: Unhealthy PR for sharks is nice publicity for him!
Not that Bret actually wants extra buzz — he tells us “Cocaine Shark” already acquired tons of publicity due to “Cocaine Bear,” which starred Ray Liotta and Keri Russell and blew up the identical yr as his movie.
As for the state of affairs in Brazil, scientists higher not watch “Cocaine Shark” for steering. Bret admits he has no concept how blow impacts a shark’s nervous system, regardless of making the film.
Hey, it is Hollywood! Nevertheless, his greatest guess is it would make them extra aggressive. Suffice it to say … nobody actually desires to search out out.
As we reported … analysis groups collected 13 sharpnose sharks from fishermen off Rio de Janeiro — and after chopping them open, they discovered their livers and muscle tissue had been loaded with cocaine.
Nobody’s confirmed the place the coke got here from, however individuals have their theories — presumably close by drug labs or drug smugglers who misplaced packages at sea.
As they are saying, Brazilian fishermen are gonna want (sniff, sniff) greater boats!
