One fish, two films.
The massive 1975 hitJawswill get a pair of documentaries to mark the 50th anniversary of theSteven Spielbergblockbuster.
NatGeos doc is being produced by Spielbergs Amblin Documentaries and Nedland Media.
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So we have him in another way.
Everything about the shark malfunctioning and everything, he was in charge of that.
So he has a very interesting point of view on the whole shoot.
‘Jaws’Courtesy Everett Collection/Universal
They also spoke with writer Matthew Robbins, who contributed to theJawsscreenplay.
Theres a before and an afterJaws, Bonnard says.
Very unknowingly, but Spielberg basically made the very first blockbuster.
The directors suggest Hollywood drew the wrong conclusions fromJaws success.
And theres no encapsulating that magic again, Coursat maintains.
Laurent Bouzereauis directing National GeographicsJaws @ 50(wt).
Its as huge in Europe as in America, says producer Maud Gangler.
Its a cult movie that has marked our collective pop culture, adds Newen Connects Persyn.
And this is why [the documentary] will be a success on the international market.
Gangler says whatJaws: Making a Splash in Hollywoodwill offer is a different perspective on the classic.
And its a point of view of two French directors.
They have a lot of experience in cinema, both of them.
So its notle regardof Steven Spielberg, but the regard is already interesting.
Its very, very few select films that have that kind of a legacy, such an enduring echo.
