Overview
- Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Thandiwe Newton, Steve Zahn, Selton Mello and director Tom Gormican led a packed Los Angeles premiere with a strong fan presence.
- Ice Cube attended and confirmed a surprise appearance, saying he "jumped" at the chance and calling it a "full circle" moment.
- Paul Rudd said Ice Cube’s approval "means everything," joking it felt "like being blessed by the Pope."
- Gormican said a cyclone in Australia destroyed a massive set after the team lost the finale location, prompting a rebuilt third act and on-the-fly rewrites.
- Opening Dec. 25, the film frames a self-aware remake as two friends’ Amazon shoot that turns perilous when a real giant anaconda crashes their set.