Sharknado 3 is coming, and if the director of the first two installments has his way, those flying man-eaters are in for a big surprise — 7-feet, 325 pounds, to be exact.
"I've always liked Shaq," Anthony C. Ferrante told Sporting News. "I would love to see him take on a shark and see if he could win. You want someone that's formidable, and Shaq is a foe."
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The writer/director/musician of "Sharknado" and "Sharknado 2: The Second One" has embraced both the sports world and celebrity cameos in his popular made-for-TV Syfy movies. The next logical step, he said, is the sort of well-known character that even a sharknado should fear.
"I think, if I was a shark, I'd be afraid of him," Ferrante said. "I'd think twice about flying into that boy."
Oh, and Shaq? When you report to the set, bring your skates.
Ferrante, in an effort to "continue the sports legacy" of the Sharknado series, said he would entertain the idea of an NHL-themed disaster.
"I think we'd have to do hockey because of the ice," he said. "We've done the stadium thing, and we're good with that. What are the new things we can do? The ice gives you something different.
"There are a lot of different sports we've been thinking about, though. I won't tip my hand. I don't want to get in trouble."
According to Ferrante, there were discussions before the second Sharknado movie about working with the NHL's Sharks in San Jose. That changed when the New York Mets became an option, but the seed already was planted.
When an inexplicable third Sharknado strikes next year, don't be surprised to see some shark-on-Sharks violence.
"I think a hockey team with big sticks would be the perfect thing to take down sharks," Ferrante said.
That, and one of the biggest stars in NBA history.
The ball is in your court, Mr. O'Neal. Just please make sure your agent gets "Shaqnado" in the title.