Jaws Fan Jordan Peele Gets Us Hooked With Candyman Remake
The trailer for the remake of Candyman has just dropped, produced by Jordan Peele, who has carved - with a hook for a hand we presume - something of a horror niche out for himself with the Oscar-winning, Get Out and him being the face of the latest incarnation of The Twilight Zone. Steven Spielberg himself directed one of the segments of The Twilight Zone: The Movie.
Peele is on screenplay duties, along with its director, Nia DaCosta. It is of course based on a story by Clive Barker.
So what about those Jaws links? Most of those are linked back to Peele, in Get Out we have an opening scene at night with a black man walking down the street. He appears lost, a car then seems to be following him. He is then attacked and bundled into the boot of the car. A shocking opening that instantly grabs you, it's essentially the same as the Chrissie Watkins opening to Jaws.
Jordan Peele is quoted as saying: "It could always be an argument for the best movie ever made. One of the reasons it resonates is because it's able to scare us, with this great feeling. It doesn't bum you out, but it's terrifying. To find that combination is special.
““The most beautiful revelation with Jaws was the audience’s imagination is far more powerful than what you show them. It changes the way we think of how to tell the story of a monster.””
And that is exactly what Get Out achieves, the real, hidden monster is something invisible but there just below the surface, racism.
In Us we have Jason in his Jaws t-shirt, which Peele wrote to Spielberg for his blessing to use the iconic shark image from the classic Roger Kastel poster.
Director and die-hard Jaws fan Jordan Peele begged Steven Spielberg for permission to reference Jaws in ‘Us’
JAWS REFERENCES IN JORDAN PEELE’S ‘US’
And of course, we mustn't forget the original Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman himself, Tony Todd. The hint is that the actor, who has been in everything from the Tom Savini's Night of the Living Dead remake, The X-Files, The Rock, Platoon and Final Destination, makes a return to his most famous role, in some way.
Did you also know that he is a huge Jaws fan and follows The Daily Jaws. That's right, Candyman follows The Daily Jaws. Repeat it loud and proud, just not in a mirror five times!
Original Candyman and The Daily Jaws follower Tony Todd will be in the new Candyman!
And he also featured in Death House, alongside other horror icons such as Adrienne Barbeau (The Fog), Kane Hodder (Jason Vorhees in four Friday The 13th films), Gunnar Hansen (Leatherface in the original The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Dee Wallace (The Howling and of course Spielberg's E. T.) and Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes). An impressive horror ensemble, helmed by Harrison Smith, who is also a follower of The Daily Jaws. Just don't expect him to say anything nice about Jaws The Revenge.
We look forward to spotting any nods to Jaws in the new version of Candyman when it is released.
Jaws Sam Quint 8-Inch Scale Clothed Action Figure
Jaws is considered one of the greatest achievements in film, paving the way for what would become the Summer blockbuster. For the first time in the movie's 45 year history, NECA is happy to announce a brand new 8-inch clothed figure featuring the licensed likeness of Robert Shaw as Sam Quint from the 1975 classic. Standing at 8-inches tall, the seasoned shark hunter is equipped with screen accurate accessories and tailored clothing.