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06-01-2004, 10:40 AM
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"IF" Spielburg was to make another Jaws...
Would it work?
Now I know he will NEVER do another JAWS, nor will another JAWS in itself be made, but if it had a good plot, characters etc, would it still work with the shark these days?
 
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06-01-2004, 11:06 AM
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The shark would probably be CGI if it was done today. I doubt anyone would attempt to make it with a mechanical model.
Perhaps he should just go back and "polish" the original with CGI as he did with "E.T." and Lucas did with the original "Star Wars." 
And I wouldn't totally discount another "Jaws" entry if Universal thought they had a decent story. |
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06-01-2004, 11:48 AM
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Weren't there reports that Universal was going to make a film about the USS Indianapolis based on Quint's story in Jaws?
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06-01-2004, 11:53 AM
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If it wasn't for the defective shark prop in the original movie, we wouldn't have that image of the shark maneuvering in the water based on the barrels floating around. This was a rare case where great drama was accidentally created due to an equipment failure.
A CGI shark would simply ruin all that great drama.
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06-01-2004, 11:58 AM
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If they make a movie about the Indianapolis it would likely be based on the book "In Harm's Way." The book was fantastic, and it would make a great movie if done right.
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06-01-2004, 12:29 PM
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I'd rather see a movie version of Steve Alten's "MEG". It's bad science but still a fun action novel. I'd love to see a 50 foot Mega Shark.
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06-01-2004, 12:36 PM
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They tried and shelved it. My former manager brokered that deal and one of the last things we talked about before parting ways was that project was dead.
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06-01-2004, 12:40 PM
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Why not? The barrel scenes were in the novel.
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I don't know how hard they tried but, yes, Disney abandoned the project and the rights have reverted back to Steve Alten.
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06-01-2004, 01:54 PM
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The shark would probably be CGI if it was done today. I doubt anyone would attempt to make it with a mechanical model.
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Didn't we have that with Deep Blue Sea?
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06-01-2004, 02:38 PM
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Bruce_S: you beat me to it.
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