Regal Cinemas set to distribute final film of Jaws actor Roy Scheider
It’s great news if you are fan of Roy Scheider, as not only is he back on big screens appearing in a new IMAX version of the Steven Spielberg shark classic Jaws (1975), but he is also set to be seen across 400 screens in his final film, Beautiful Blue Eyes.
Scheider died in 2008, but film stars never truly die as long as their films are being played, so 2022 is a vintage cinematic year for fans of the twice Oscar-nominated actor.
The film is set in Germany with flashbacks to Nazi-occupied Poland. It follows the story of Joseph (Scheider), a retired NYPD cop who visits his estranged son Ronnie and is convinced that his neighbour is the SS Commander, who slaughtered his entire family in 1941. Scheider’s character convinces his son to help him kidnap the neighbour.
Scheider passed away before the film was finished, but it has now been able to be completed thanks to advances in CGI and AI technology.
If the film sounds somewhat familiar to Scheider fans, a version of it was released in 2009 under the title of Iron Cross.
Beautiful Blue Eyes is a reworking of that film, which was completed without Scheider as he passed away whilst it was still in production. He had completed all his scenes for the film, but technical issues meant reshoots, which of course could no longer include Scheider.
Due to the advances in technology that has now been made possible, giving us a film closer to its original vision and a reinstated Roy Scheider in his final ever film role.
Jaws in IMAX hit US cinemas on September 2, with Beautiful Blue Eyes blasting on to screens on September 9.
For those who can’t see the thriller on the big screen, it will also HOW ELSE SEE IT?
Words by Dean Newman
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