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=== Syfy channel === Corman continued to produce creature films, such as ''[[Raptor (film)|Raptor]]'' (2001, dir [[Jim Wynorski]]). ''[[Dinocroc]]'' (2004), which aired on the [[Syfy]] cable television channel<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35962/sharktopus-plot-details-and-dinoshark-image-revealed|title=Sharktopus Plot Details and Dinoshark Image Revealed!|date=February 17, 2010|access-date=February 17, 2010|archive-date=February 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100220160251/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35962/sharktopus-plot-details-and-dinoshark-image-revealed|url-status=live}}</ref> and was popular enough for two sequels, ''[[Supergator]]'' and ''[[Dinocroc vs. Supergator]]'' (2010), as well as a spin-off film, ''[[Dinoshark]]'' (2010). ''[[Supergator]]'' (2007) was turned down by the Syfy channel, but Corman made it anyway.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/story/see-ya-later-supergator | title=See Ya Later, Supergator | publisher=[[Dread Central]] | date=May 26, 2007 | accessdate=13 May 2024 | author=Jon Condit | archive-date=October 20, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020005150/http://www.dreadcentral.com/story/see-ya-later-supergator | url-status=live }}</ref> Corman also continued to make action films: ''[[Escape from Afghanistan]]'' (2001) was a Russian film, ''Peshavar Waltz'' plus some additional footage; ''[[The Hunt for Eagle One]]'' (2006) and ''[[The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point]]'' (2006) were shot in the Philippines; ''[[Roger Corman's Operation Rogue]]'' (2014); ''Fist of the Dragon'' (2015). {{stack|[[File:Roger Corman crop.jpg|thumb|Corman (age 80; 2006).]]}} In 2006, Corman said he made 60% of his films overseas. "These foreign countries are offering subsidies that are so great that not only I but many independent producers are moving overseas", he said.<ref>{{cite news|id={{ProQuest|422078548}}|author= King, S.|date=August 20, 2006|title=Movies; CINE FILE; the mass-production man; roger corman has made countless films with meager budgets but undying energy|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> He sold the remake rights of ''[[Death Race 2000]]'' to Universal, who made ''[[Death Race (2008 film)|Death Race]]'' (2008) with Jason Statham, with Corman credited as executive producer. It led to two direct-to-video prequels and one direct-to-video sequel. In 2009, Corman produced and directed alongside director [[Joe Dante]] the web series ''Splatter'' for Netflix.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fangoria.com/home/news/9-film-news/4300-roger-corman-and-joe-dante-splatter-netflix.html|title=Roger Corman and Joe Dante|last=Gingold|first=Michael|author-link=Michael Gingold|work=Fangoria|access-date=October 15, 2009|archive-date=October 18, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091018131253/http://www.fangoria.com/home/news/9-film-news/4300-roger-corman-and-joe-dante-splatter-netflix.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The protagonist of the film is portrayed by [[Corey Feldman]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17716|title=Full Info on Feldman, Corman and Dante's 'Splatter'|date=October 15, 2009|access-date=October 15, 2009|archive-date=October 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091017131016/http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17716|url-status=live}}</ref> and the story talks of the haunting tale of rock-and-roll legend Johnny Splatter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/34261/see-a-gruesome-advance-clip-splatter|title=See a Gruesome Advance Clip from Splatter|date=June 2012|publisher=DreadCentral|access-date=October 28, 2009|archive-date=October 30, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091030183832/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/34261/see-a-gruesome-advance-clip-splatter|url-status=live}}</ref> He also started contributing trailer commentaries to Dante's web series ''[[Trailers from Hell]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roger Corman|url=http://www.trailersfromhell.com/gurus/49|work=Trailers From Hell|access-date=April 19, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320130704/http://trailersfromhell.com/gurus/49|archive-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> In 2011, Corman cited [[James Cameron]]'s ''Avatar'' (2009) and [[Christopher Nolan]]'s ''Inception'' (2010) as examples of "great imagination and originality".<ref>{{cite web|title=Roger Corman Corman's World Interview|url=https://collider.com/roger-corman-cormans-world-interview/|work=Collider|date=December 12, 2011|access-date=June 4, 2020|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604102451/https://collider.com/roger-corman-cormans-world-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref> By now, the SyFy channel was Corman's leading market. For them, he made ''[[Sharktopus]]'' (2010) and ''[[Piranhaconda]]'' (2012). Corman produced the 2017 film ''[[Death Race 2050]]'', a sequel to the 1975 film ''[[Death Race 2000]]''. It was made with Universal, Corman's first film with a major studio in more than two decades.<ref name="reporter">{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/roger-cormans-fight-reclaim-a-868001|title=Roger Corman: How I Made 400 Films, Mentored Coppola and Ended Up Fighting in Court for My Fortune|first=Eriq|last=Gardner|date=February 25, 2016|newspaper=Hollywood Reporter|access-date=May 10, 2017|archive-date=November 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109204631/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/roger-cormans-fight-reclaim-a-868001|url-status=live}}</ref>
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