Steven Spielberg is diving again into the world of “Jaws” for an upcoming Nationwide Geographic documentary.
Spielberg, who helmed the long-lasting 1975 movie adaptation of Peter Benchley’s bestselling guide, will produce documentary “Jaws @ 50” (working title) by way of his Amblin Documentaries banner. The movie celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the guide; the function “Jaws” just lately marked its forty ninth anniversary on June 18, 2024.
Nedland Media’s Laurent Bouzereau will direct the documentary that features footage and images from the Benchley and Spielberg archives, plus all-new interviews from the worlds of movie, literature, popular culture, and ocean conservation.
Creator Benchley’s legacy additional lives on with ocean conservation and marine coverage advocate Wendy Benchley, who will probably be featured within the movie together with branding and communications specialist Laura A. Bowling.
“Jaws” modified the theatrical blockbusters ceaselessly, and in addition impressed varied spinoffs together with a Broadway play. The behind-the-scenes tales of the guide’s writing and the legendary tumultuous manufacturing of the movie — together with being over-budget, over-schedule, malfunctioning mechanical sharks, climate points, and sea illness — will function the backbone of the documentary, IndieWire can verify.
The documentary may even heart on the cultural affect of sharks and the altering dialogue concerning the awe-inspiring creatures.
“Jaws @ 50” will air in Summer time 2025 on Nationwide Geographic and be streaming on Disney+ and Hulu as a part of “Sharkfest,” Nat Geo’s signature summer season occasion.
“‘Jaws,’ the novel by Peter Benchley and the movie by Steven Spielberg, outlined each well-liked literature and cinema,” Amblin Documentaries president Darryl Frank and Amblin Tv president Justin Falvey stated in a press assertion. “The thought of diving into the previous, current and future legacy of ‘Jaws,’ mixed with an knowledgeable and provoking dialogue about sharks and the ocean in a single documentary, is a novel alternative to discover the right union between artwork and science.”
Janet Han Vissering, senior vp of manufacturing and growth at Nationwide Geographic added, “Nationwide Geographic has celebrated sharks for over twenty years with our annual summer season occasion ‘Sharkfest,’ so we naturally jumped on the probability to accomplice with Amblin Documentaries and Nedland Media on ‘Jaws @ 50′.’ Jaws’ not solely turned a large popular culture phenomenon, however the preliminary concern it elicited propelled the world’s fascination with sharks, opening the door to our understanding of those apex predators and stressing the urgency in defending our oceans.”
The upcoming documentary will probably be produced by Amblin Documentaries and Nedland Media in collaboration with government producers Wendy Benchley and Bowling. For Amblin Documentaries, Frank and Falvey are government producers. For Nedland Media, Bouzereau and Keith are government producers. For Nationwide Geographic, Ted Duvall is the manager producer; Vissering is the senior vp of Manufacturing and Growth; and Tom McDonald is the manager vp of World Factual and Unscripted Content material.
Most just lately, Amblin Documentaries produced “Life on Our Planet,” “Encounters,” and “Large Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul” for Netflix in addition to “San Francisco Sound” for MGM+. Upcoming initiatives from Amblin Documentaries embrace “Faye,” based mostly on the life and profession of Faye Dunaway, which premiered at this years Cannes Movie Competition, “Bodyguard of Lies,” with the Washington Put up and Alex Gibney, “Wild, Wild Area,” with HyperObject Industries and ZPZ, and, in partnership with Think about Leisure, a documentary on the life and work of legendary composer John Williams.
Amblin Documentaries additionally produced “Strokes of Genius” – the double-Emmy nominated movie concerning the epic rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal; and “The Contender” – through which Sylvester Stallone and Sugar Ray Leonard give 16 younger boxing hopefuls a shot on the massive time, and which obtained two Emmy nominations. Different unscripted Amblin Documentaries productions embrace “Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy” and HBO’s “Natalie Wooden: What Stays Behind” and “Mama’s Boy: A Story from Our Americas.