Controversial Netflix shark thriller dubbed ‘stupid’ by viewers has sequel confirmed

A Netflix action-horror catastrophe movie that immoderate labelled ‘the adjacent Jaws’ is getting a sequel.

Released earlier this year, the French movie Under Paris starred Bérénice Bejo arsenic a grieving marine biologist forced to look her tragic past successful bid to prevention the French superior from a bloodbath when a elephantine shark called Lilith appears successful the Seine.

However, her efforts were yet futile, with the ending showing Paris flooded and sharks present dispersed retired crossed the city.

Viewers had precise mixed opinions of the film, with immoderate saying it was ‘thrilling’ and others calling it ‘one of the champion shark movies ever’.

Even Stephen King besides admitted helium was a fan, saying helium ‘thought it would beryllium a jokey movie similar Sharnado’, but that it was really ‘really rather good’.

However, others were little glowing, labelling it ‘stupid’, ‘predictable’ and ‘boring’.

Despite the backlash, which besides included a assertion of plagiarism, Under Paris became the champion motorboat for a non-English connection film connected the streaming work with 102.3 cardinal views.

In the months aft its release, fans person been wondering if different movie mightiness beryllium connected its way, particularly aft the extremity credits suggested Lilith and her offspring had dispersed to the rivers successful large cities similar London, New York, Bangkok, Venice and Tokyo.

It’s present been confirmed a sequel is successful development, headed by the original’s manager Xavier Gens (Lupin).

Variety has besides reported the formed members who managed to debar being mauled to decease by the sharks volition besides instrumentality – Bérénice and Nassim Lyes, who played constabulary serviceman Adil.

In a caller interrogation with La Tribune, the pb histrion besides said the sequel volition commencement filming successful September 2025, nevertheless Variety has said arsenic the task is inactive successful improvement and shooting could alternatively commencement arsenic precocious arsenic 2026.

When discovering the news, viewers were again divided.

‘The ending besides acceptable up a sequel perfectly truthful this could beryllium really good!’ idiosyncratic effoff1988 posted connected X.

‘God delight no,’ intenus quipped.

Earlier this twelvemonth Gens told Variety that if a sequel was made, it would ‘take spot successful a Paris that is wholly submerged nether water’.

He besides said that helium initially struggled to get fiscal backing for the film, but Netflix yet gave it a chance.

‘People successful France didn’t situation interaction it due to the fact that folks assumed that shark movies could lone beryllium made by Americans oregon Koreans,’ helium said.

Under Paris is streaming connected Netflix.

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