Why Did It Have To Be Snakes?

One of the least-eagerly awaited sequels of the last few years has launched its surprisingly fun trailer online. Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid is the sequel to 1997's big scaly monster movie Anaconda, which featured future stars Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson as well as Jon Voight and Ice Cube. The sequel sees a new group of adventurers, who include Coronation Street's Matthew Marsden, 8 Mile's Eugene Byrd and Confidence's Morris Chestnut, set out in search of a mysterious flower called the Blood Orchid, said to contain the secret to the fountain of youth. Unfortunately for the plucky explorers, some rather large snakes are already living on the orchids, which have made them bigger, faster and smarter. Cue much a walking buffet for the reptiles and a serious headache for our heroes. The action is, puzzlingly, set in Borneo this time, which is strange given that anacondas are, we're pretty sure, native to the Amazon, but we're certain that there's a good explanation which we have simply not yet heard