Shue Takes A Dip

Elisabeth Shue is in final negotiations to join Piranha 3-D, the upcoming horror flick by Mirrors and The Hills Have Eyes retread director Alexandre Aja.

Shue will play the role of Sheriff Julie Forester, an authority figure in the town of Lake Victoria, where all the action takes place. She is also the mother of Jake, one of the central teenage characters in the film. according to the gang at Moviehole..

Shue--a film staple in movies like the original Karate Kid, Adventures In Babysitting--was last seen in a great comedic turn in was in Hamlet 2,

Since many of her early films are now being remade--it's only fair that she stars in a remake of someone else's film.

Filming is about to get underway in Arizona for release on March 19, 2010.