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Ice Cube’s Cameo Highlights L.A. Premiere of Meta Anaconda Reboot Ahead of Christmas Release

Production overcame a cyclone-wrecked finale in Australia through an on-the-fly rewrite by the director.

Overview

  • Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Thandiwe Newton, Steve Zahn, Selton Mello and director Tom Gormican attended the Dec. 13 Los Angeles premiere.
  • Ice Cube confirmed a surprise appearance nearly 28 years after the original, saying he "jumped" at the chance and calling it a full-circle moment.
  • Sony’s synopsis follows two lifelong friends who set out to remake Anaconda in the Amazon until a real giant snake turns their shoot deadly.
  • Gormican said a rare cyclone in Australia destroyed the finale set, forcing him to rewrite the ending during production.
  • The horror-comedy opens in theaters Dec. 25, with Paul Rudd joking that Ice Cube’s approval felt “like being blessed by the Pope.”