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Universal planning remake. Spielberg to produce


https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/universal-reportedly-planning-remake-jaws-spielberg-produce/

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Will Lorraine Gary be in this?

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We Got This Covered is not a reputable source. They've said a ton of things that haven't come to pass. I doubt Spielberg would agree to simply produce one of, if not one of his mist successful films.

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https://screenrant.com/jaws-movie-2020-recasting-major-characters/

Karl Urban As Quint

Oscar Isaac As Chief Brody

John Boyega As Matt Hooper

Aside from the central trio, Jaws has a few other important roles to be cast, such as Chief Brody’s wife, Ellen, and Larry Vaughn, mayor of Amity Island. Although he is under an understandable amount of pressure, Mayor Vaughn needs to embody a certain sense of unscrupulousness, and Matthew Mcfadyen of HBO’s Succession is an actor who could be up to the task. In Succession, his character Tom Wambsgans is somehow both slimy and occasionally endearing, qualities which would be useful in playing the mayor who, while focused more on financial stability than public safety, does prove that he has a heart, even if its a little too late.

Rachel McAdams comes to mind as a sound choice to play Ellen Brody, given her ability to seamlessly flesh out her characters, whether in comedic roles—like her character in Game Night—or in more dramatic ones. McAdams would also shine when Ellen’s role is expanded in Jaws: The Revenge, drawing on her turn as Ani Bezzerides in HBO's True Detective. Roles like the shark’s first victim, Chrissie, and the mother of the tragically killed Alex Kintner could easily be played by newcomers or by established actors like Lili Reinhart (Riverdale) and Lupita Nyong’o (Us), respectively.

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I've long said, this should be a television series and not a movie.

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Well as it turns out, they were half-right. Universal wanted to do a remake. But Spielberg said no as he should had.

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