Steven Spielberg spent the fiftieth anniversary of “Jaws” not in contrast to the movie‘s scores of followers — by watching the film. However for Spielberg, the chief survivor of the tumultuous manufacturing shoot, watching the blockbuster granddaddy isn’t fairly the identical expertise as it’s for others. For starters, he didn’t pop in a Blu-ray, stream, or have a look at a DCP with an viewers of strangers. As an alternative, he watched a print, and he watched it the one means he may on the fateful golden anniversary of the film that launched his unmatched profession: by himself.
“I did watch ‘Jaws.’ I don’t watch my films, however I used to be alone, no one was with me, and I ran a very good print of ‘Jaws’ on the twentieth of June,” Spielberg instructed Deadline. “I wished to see the film on the day it initially opened [in 1975] and see if I may get by means of the film, get to the top of the film with out reliving the nightmares of making the film. And I’ve to say, by the point I obtained to the top, it was the primary time I ever watched ‘Jaws’ as an viewers, not as a filmmaker.”
Half a century away from the issues that plagued the film — together with capturing delays and malfunctioning sharks — Spielberg seemingly noticed “Jaws” as generations of film lovers have since. He professed enthusiastically, “I appreciated it!”
As a part of a collection of occasions celebrating the “Jaws” anniversary, Common Studios devoted a brand new theater in his identify on its storied Los Angeles lot.
“It is likely one of the biggest honors ever given to me, to have my identify on a theater on this explicit movie lot as a result of the historical past of this studio is known,” Spielberg instructed Deadline. “I hope that each single film that performs here’s a actually good film, however when films play on this theater that aren’t superb — which I hope won’t ever occur — don’t blame the man whose identify is on the door.”
On the occasion, Spielberg additionally previewed footage from his subsequent characteristic movie, a but untitled science fiction thriller — rumored to contain UFOs — that has a starry solid of characters, together with Emily Blunt, Colman Domingo, Josh O’Connor, and Colin Firth. The movie is ready to launch in theaters on June 12, 2026.
Moreover for the “Jaws” anniversary, a documentary, “Jaws @ 50”, will premiere on Nationwide Geographic and Hulu subsequent month, on July 10 and 11, respectively. The Academy Museum in L.A. may also be unveiling an exhibit devoted to the film, full with a whole bunch of manufacturing artifacts. The museum already has on show one of many mechanical sharks, named Bruce after Spielberg’s lawyer. The “Jaws” exhibit will open on September 14.