Caffeinated Clint
No direct-to-video “Jaws” movie in the works
Obviously afraid his childhood’s about to be raped too, filmmaker Kevin Smith dropped one of the heads of Universal an email to see whether there’s any truth to these “Jaws 5” rumours.
The rumour is now shark bait.
“Allow me to debunk. I dropped an email to David Linde to ask if this was true, and he said folks are confused: there’s an HD “Jaws” DVD on its way, but no “Jaws 5” straight-to-DVD”, Smith told fans on the ViewAskew message board. “And if you can’t believe Universal’s top brass, who can you believe?”
Funnily enough, only hours after posting the “Jaws Rising” item, I discovered some news in a forum – from about 2003 – suggesting that a spec script called, yep, “Jaws Rising” was in the works. Seems someone has been fed some vintage information… either that, or someone’s still trying to flog their unproduced screenplay.
Well, that’s one direct-to-video sequel – yep, just one – that won’t be happening, but remember, there’s still “Dukes of Hazzard : The Beginning”, “The Art of War 2”, “The Lost Boys 2”, “New Jack City 2”, “Pulse 2”, “Feast 2”, “War Games : The Dead Code”, “Species 4”, and “Pumpkinhead 3” to look forward to.
