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UPI
a day ago
- Entertainment
- UPI
Steven Spielberg to introduce 'Jaws' for NBC's 50th anniversary broadcast
June 13 (UPI) -- Steven Spielberg is set to introduce his classic shark thriller, Jaws, for a special NBC broadcast on June 20 in honor of the film's 50th anniversary. "Universal is home to the biggest movies in the world and it doesn't get any bigger than Jaws," Jenny Storms, chief marketing officer at NBCUniversal Television & Streaming, said in a press release on Thursday. "We want to celebrate 50 years of this enduring film that has captured the public imagination for generations by bringing it to audiences at home in all the ways they love to watch." The film about a Great White shark terrorizing a New England beach community around the Fourth of July stars Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary and Murray Hamilton. As of Sunday, all four Jaws movies will be streaming exclusively on Peacock through July 14. A 50th anniversary edition of the movie will also be released Tuesday on digital and as a 4K/Blu-ray and digital combo pack, which includes the documentary, Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story. The documentary will also air on NatGeo next month as part of its SharkFest programming block.
CNN
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- CNN
Steven Spielberg will introduce a ‘Jaws' 50th anniversary special
Before there was 'Land Shark,' 'Baby Shark' and 'Sharknado,' there was the great white one. The 1975 summer blockbuster 'Jaws' ignited a cultural obsession with sharks. Fifty years later, the its famed director will celebrate the movie with a NBC special. The network will commemorate the anniversary with a three-hour telecast of the film on Friday, June 20 at 8 p.m ET, featuring a special introduction from Steven Spielberg. And in a true 'rising tide lifts all boats' strategy, there's a plan to make all of Universal awash in 'Jaws' content. 'Jaws' will stream exclusively on NBC's streaming service, Peacock, through July 14. The platform is also launching a dedicated 'Jaws' collection with all four films from the franchise and a new documentary, 'Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story.' 'Universal is home to the biggest movies in the world and it doesn't get any bigger than 'Jaws,'' Jenny Storms, chief marketing officer for NBCUniversal Television and Streaming said in a statement. The beaches will be empty this summer!
