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Universal May Relaunch ‘Jaws’ and ‘Back to the Future’
There’s an interesting situation going down with Steven Spielberg’s Dreamworks. The mini-studio has a distribution deal with Disney that is going to end next year and words is that they’ll be leaving Disney and end up shacking with Universal.
Now, should this end up being the case, two potential series’ will be strong contenders for a relaunch: Jaws and Back to the Future. Here’s why people are thinking this: Spielberg has apparently always maintained his offices at Universal, even when Dreamworks was working with Paramount and Disney. Additionally, he is integral to the current run of Jurassic Park films. He served as a hands-on executive producer for Jurassic World, which is now one of the top grossing films of all time.
As a result, Universal is supposedly interested in the above two franchises and seeing where they can go with those titles. Both of those series’ featured a strong involvement from Spielberg, the former seeing his as director and the latter as executive producer. His name on the projects is incredibly important to the studio and, perhaps more importantly, to the fans.
While some may balk at a relaunch or reboot of Jaws, I’m all for it! A summer blockbuster doesn’t always need to be about saving the world/galaxy/universe. Keep it small and relatable and I’m far more likely to be moved and invested in the story. Plus, more killer sharks is always a good thing, in my world!
It’s now been five years since the release of sequel Happy Death Day 2U, Christopher Landon’s sequel to the Groundhog Day-style slasher movie from 2017. Both films star Jessica Rothe as final girl Tree Gelbman, and director Christopher Landon had been planning on bringing the character – and the actor – back for a third installment. So… where is it?!
We’ve been talking about a potential Happy Death Day 3 for several years now, with the ball in producer Jason Blum’s court. Happy Death Day 2U scared up $64 million at the worldwide box office, a far cry from the first film’s $125 million. But with a reported production budget of just $9 million, that first sequel was profitable for Blumhouse. So again… where is it?!
Chatting with Screen Geek this week while promoting her new action-thriller Boy Kills World, franchise star Jessica Rothe provided a hopeful update on Happy Death Day 3.
“Well, I can say Chris Landon has the whole thing figured out,” Rothe explains. “We just need to wait for Blumhouse and Universal to get their ducks in a row.
Rothe continues in her comments to Screen Geek, “But my fingers are so crossed. I think Tree [Gelbman] deserves her third and final chapter to bring that incredible character and franchise to a close or a new beginning.”
Back in 2020, Christopher Landon had revealed that the working title for the third installment was Happy Death Day to Us, said to be “different than the other two films.”
In the meantime, Christopher Landon is directing a mysterious thriller titled Drop for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes, along with a werewolf movie titled Big Bad for Lionsgate.
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