‘Sharknado 3’ gets official title and air date

LOS ANGELES — The third installment in Syfy and The Asylum’s “Sharknado” franchise will be titled “Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!” the companies announced Wednesday. The two-hour telepic will premiere on Syfy on Wednesday, July 22 at 9 p.m.

The TV movie will air on all of Syfy’s international channels — totaling 86 countries — within 24 hours of its U.S. debut.

“We wanted this third title to boldly go where no shark movie has gone before. ‘Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!’ embraces the larger-than-life irreverence that has made these movies so popular and entertaining,” said Chris Regina, Senior Vice President, Program Strategy, Syfy.

The movie is currently in the midst of a production strike which began March 3. Picketing was organized by the Intl. Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.

“Sharknado 3” stars Ian Ziering as Fin, Tara Reid as April and Cassie Scerbo as Nova. Newcomers to the cast include David Hasselhoff as Fin’s father, Gil; Bo Derek as April’s mother, May; Ryan Newman as April and Fin’s daughter, Claudia Shepard, and Jack Griffo as Claudia’s friend, Billy.

The movie will kick off in Washington, D.C. before heading down to Florida.

Additional cameos include Mark Cuban as the President of the United States; Ann Coulter as the Vice President; Michele Bachmann as herself; Jerry Springer as Mr. White, a manic tourist; Washington Redskins tackle Tom Compton as a reporter; *NSYNC singer Chris Kirkpatrick as a pool lifeguard, and the WWE’s Chris Jericho, who will portray Bruce the roller coaster ride operator.

Anthony C. Ferrante returns to direct, from a screenplay by Thunder Levin. “Sharknado 3” is a production of The Asylum.