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The business model of SyFy in recent years seems to involve doing the most insane, ridiculous things that will get the Internet talking and tuning in just to witness the train wreck. That pretty much describes the Sharknado franchise, which has just cast the president and vice president in the upcoming sequel.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sharknado 3 has cast Mark Cuban as the president of the United States. Cuban is best known for being an investor on the ABC series Shark Tank. Get it? Sharknado 2 also featured a Shark Tank cast member, having Daymond John hit by the statue of liberty's head while trying to grab a suitcase full of money because these movies are anything but subtle.

What's way crazier though is the casting of the vice president. Sharknado 3's vice president will be played by Ann Coulter. Yes, conservative political commentator and Fox News contributor Ann Coulter. Coulter has never acted in a film before, let alone a second sequel to a bad shark attack movie on the SyFy network. She's a pretty controversial figure, and so it seems like this has to be a move intended to generate controversy and get people to tune in.

Sharknado 3 will be set in Washington D.C., moving from California in the first movie and New York in the second movie. The movie will also feature cameos from Bo Derek, Jerry Springer, Chris Kirkpatrick from 'N Sync, and WWE wrestler Chris Jericho. The model for this franchise seems to be pick a big location, have sharks attack people there, and throw in a bunch of completely random, pointless cameos to get people talking and tweeting. Sharknado 2's guest stars included Kelly Osbourne, Andy Dick, Judah Friedlander, Billy Ray Cyrus, Perez Hilton, Kurt Angle, Jared from Subway, and The Today Show's Al Roker and Matt Lauer, who actually have character arcs in the movie. Why? Well, why not?

Sharknado premiered in 2013 and was something of a phenomenon. SyFy has been making these kinds of movies for years, but for whatever reason Sharknado stuck and become a viral sensation. The Internet embraced it as a "so bad it's good" movie, and when it spread via word of mouth and SyFy re-aired the movie, it received 2.1 million viewers, making it the network's most watched film, according to TV by the Numbers.

The sequel was released the following summer, and its premiere smashed SyFy's records, hitting 3.9 million viewers according to Deadline. It beat out actual major network shows that night like So You Think You Can Dance on ABC.

Now, Sharknado is becoming a yearly tradition for the SyFy network. It remains to be seen how long the Internet will embrace the joke, but based on this casting it appears the third movie won't be getting any less ridiculous and fun than the first two.

Sharknado 3 will again be directed by Anthony C. Ferrante and based on a screenplay by Thunder Levin. It will air on SyFy this July.

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'Sharknado 3' casts Mark Cuban as president, Ann Coulter as vice president

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Mark Cuban and Ann Coulter are heading for the Oval Office. The pair have been cast to the play the president and vice president of the U.S. in "Sharknado 3."

The latest stunt casting in Syfy's unabashedly out-there disaster movie franchise is sure to keep "Sharknado" buzzing on social media, given the followings of maverick investor and "Shark Tank" judge Cuban (pictured) and conservative firebrand Coulter.

Other cameos set for the pic include Jerry Springer, Bo Derek and NSync's Chris Kirkpatrick.

After terrorizing Los Angeles and New York in the first two installments, "Sharknado 3" will wreak havoc in Washington, D.C., and down the Eastern Seaboard into Florida. Anthony C. Ferrante is again directing from a script by Thunder Levin for production banner the Asylum.

Pic is set to air on Syfy in July.

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'Sharknado 3': Mark Cuban, Ann Coulter to play president, vice president

Mark Cuban and Ann Coulter are America's POTUS and VP in 'Sharknado 3'

Image: Splash News; Richie Buxo/Splash News/Corbis

By Sandra Gonzalez2015-03-02 18:40:40 UTC

Flying sharks are apparently the least of America's troubles in Sharknado 3.

Syfy announced Monday that the third installment of its flying shark franchise has enlisted Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who also (fittingly) appears on ABC's Shark Tank, and Ann Coulter for guest roles.

The parts? Cuban will play the President of the United States and Coulter is his VP.

As previously announced, the new season will find the latest shark storm taking over Washington D.C. and wreaking havoc down the Eastern Seaboard.

Tara Reid, Ian Ziering and Cassie Scerbo will be reprising their roles in the new installment.

Additional guest stars include Bo Derek (who will play Reid's character's mother), Jerry Springer, and N'Sync singer Chris Kirkpatrick.

No word on whether the Left Shark was able to work out a deal to appear.

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Monday, Mar. 2, 2015 at 11:28 AM | Comments: 0

NEW YORK, N.Y. - This summer's "Sharknado 3" will usher in the Cuban-Coulter administration.

The SyFy network said Monday that Dallas Mavericks owner and "Shark Tank" star Mark Cuban will play the president of the United States in the third installment of the goofy "Sharknado" TV movie series, set to premiere in July. Conservative commentator and author Ann Coulter will be his vice-president.

The network previously said Bo Derek will have a cameo as star Tara Reid's mother, Jerry Springer will play a tourist and 'N Sync singer Chris Kirkpatrick will be a pool lifeguard.

This year the toothy storm terrorizes Washington, D.C., before moving down to Florida.

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Mark Cuban, Ann Coulter, Bo Derek, Jerry Springer lined up for SyFy's 'Sharknado 3'

March 02, 2015 20:29:23 GMT

The 'Shark Tank' star will play the President of the United States and the conservative commentator will play the Vice President for the third installment of Syfy's satirical disaster TV movie.

Syfy has found President and Vice President for "". Mark Cuban, the Dallas Mavericks owner and "" judge, is cast as the President of the United States. Ann Coulter, a writer, lawyer, and conservative commentator, will play the VP.

They join a growing list of guest stars which includes as the mother to 's April, as a manic tourist, 's Chris Kirkpatrick as a pool lifeguard, and as a roller-coaster ride operator.

Ian Ziering and Reid are confirmed to reprise their roles as Fin and April respectively when the satirical disaster TV movie is back for more mass destruction this July. Anthony C. Ferrante will return to serve behind the lens with the script by original writer Thunder Levin.

Fin and April saved Los Angeles in the first "" and fought another freak weather system in New York in the sequel "". In the third one, the sharks will wreak havoc in the nation's capital, Washington, D.C., before heading down the Eastern Seaboard.

AceShowbiz.com

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