In an early press release, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the fifth installment in the
Tremors franchise, tentatively titled
Tremors 5. With even more deadly creatures on the loose, the film features the return of series star Michael Gross, who's joined by new cast member, Jamie Kennedy.
Tremors 5 is already confirmed for release on Blu-ray in 2016.
The theatrical release of the original
Tremors in 1990 combined suspense-filled
action, sci-fi imagination and witty humor in the tale of a tiny Nevada town
terrorized by giant man-eating worms known as Graboids. The Graboids
eventually morphed into even more deadly creatures known as Ass Blasters. In
this all-new adventure that travels halfway around the world to South Africa, the
Graboids and the Ass Blasters are not only bigger and badder, but
Tremors 5
introduces an additional unexpected surprise that raises the stakes in the battle for
survival.
"The
Tremors franchise has built a reputation for high intensity fun and suspense
and this installment takes it to a whole new level," said Glenn Ross, General
Manager and Executive Vice President, Universal 1440 Entertainment.
Michael Gross returns as weapons enthusiast and expert subterranean creature hunter Burt Gummer with Jamie Kennedy as his new right hand man, tech-savvy Travis. The pair are joined by an international cast as they mount a battle against the deadly creatures that turns out to be far more than they bargained for.
The film is directed by Don Michael Paul (
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire,
Sniper: Legacy)
from a script by John Whelpley (
Tremors 3: Back to Perfection) and
produced by Ogden Gavanski (
Warm Bodies).
Additional details will be revealed in 2015. The four original
Tremors films are already available on Blu-ray via the
Tremors Attack Pack.