Director John D Hancock speaks excusively with The Daily Jaws in an interview for the 45th anniversary of JAWS 2. John discusses the pressure and challenges of making a sequel to the most successful movie ever (at the time), his vision for a distopian Amity and his firing from the production.
Read MoreHooper escapes the cage before it’s destroyed by the shark, hidd on the bottom and popped up triumphantly in time to swim back to shore with Brody. If that doesn’t spell sequel, I don’t know what does. So why didn’t Richard Dreyfuss not reprise his most famous role…?
Read MoreOne day, you are asked to helm the sequel to your big blockbuster. Do you say no? If you’re Steven Spielberg, you do.
Read MoreJaws 2’s merchandising may not have been on the scale of the Spielberg original, but here – and in no particular order – are ten of the best tie-in souvenirs you could have scored in ’78.
Read MoreWhat’s your JAWS or shark-inspired New Year’s resolution? We’ve got everything covered from JAWS filming locations to cage diving to reading Peter Benchley’s JAWS book and more…. You got any better better suggestions?
Read MoreFilmmaker, Jaws fan and movie podcast host B Harrison Smith looks back at the first of the three sharky sequels and makes a case for JAWS 2 being a decent follow up to the original masterpiece.
Read MoreCome and watch shark scientist Kristian Parton watch the second instalment of the Jaws franchise. Learn all about the shark science behind the film, in this tongue in cheek movie commentary.
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