Steven Spielberg’s JAWS is one of the few beloved movies that hasn’t yet been remade/rebooted/whatever you want to call it. In fact, we haven’t seen a new installment from the franchise in 30 years, which is kind of crazy when you think about it. But with the popularity of shark attack horror on the rise, is it only a matter of time?
YouTube’s Tommy Ross thinks so, and he just cut together a teaser concept for Jaws: Resurface, a faux reboot of the franchise starring Richard Dreyfuss as Matt Hooper!
Ross explains his concept…
“Despite what some people say, this really needs to happen for a number of reasons. First of all, I believe it’s important to keep beloved, iconic properties alive, relevant and thriving. We should celebrate certain films in big ways and always allow new audiences to discover these films. Jaws should never get a remake, but a reboot/sequel in the vein of Jurassic World? Yes please. It’s not like a new film will ruin the original (Jaws has had plenty of awful sequels).”
“I’d love if Amity Island became an even bigger tourist spot (a theme park?) due to the infamous shark attacks in 1975 and they even glorify the attacks in a way (T-shirts with Bruce the shark on them and little Bruce plush toys, merchandise, etc.). When new shark attacks start to occur, it’s due to the fact that the shark feels threatened, and is trying to either defend its home or even its babies. It’s not killing because it’s hungry, it’s killing because people are taking advantage of the shark’s home and are not being cautious. The shark is just trying to fight back to survive.”
Check out the concept trailer below, which is pretty well done!