Michael Gross posted on Facebook today that the shooting day that begins at 15:00 (local time) today and ends early Sunday morning is the final shooting day in production. In the attached photo (seen above) we also get a first look at some of the supporting actors (and possibly some crew) of "Tremors 5". It really cements that the film will take place in South Africa (as announced in the press release), and that they are really taking creative advantage of that. It's nice to see them go in such a different direction after so many films, all of which has been set in some kind of Latin-/American location.
The pictured truck brings back memories of "Tremors II: Aftershocks" where Earl and Grady uses just an ordinary truck to go graboid hunting in Mexico. It would not surprise me if the beat up and hastily modified truck pictured above will serve a similar purpose in "Tremors 5". Potentially also serving as a means of rescuing the inhabitants of whatever small village is under attack this time.
To me the quick wrap-up after the film's announcement suggests to me that Universal really weren't that sure that the film would ever be finalized. In a day where studios snag up release dates and throw titles at them almost a decade in advanced, Universal waited until the film had shot the majority of its scenes before deciding it was worth them finishing and distributing it. If this is a good thing because Universal wanted to ensure that it was good enough, or if it is a bad thing because Universal had so little faith in it, is another thing entirely. But I am glad that in the end we are going to finally get a fifth installment of the "Tremors" franchise, and potentially a lot more following it.
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