In full promotion of “The Fabelmans”, his new feature film, Steven Spielberg said he regretted that many sharks were decimated after the success of “Jaws”.
In 1975, a young filmmaker named Steven Spielberg revealed himself to the whole world with Jaws, which quickly became a cult work. Almost half a century later, the American expresses regrets about this classic thriller which launched his formidable career.
In promotion for The Fabelmans, his brand new feature film in theaters on February 22, the director indeed regretted that many sharks were decimated following the success of Jaws.
When a BBC Radio 4 reporter asks him how he would feel on a desert island surrounded by sharks, Spielberg has this stunning response: “That’s one of the things I still fear. Not being eaten by a shark, but having the sharks sort of come after me for the fishing frenzy that happened after 1975.”
“Today, I really regret that many sharks were decimated because of the book and the film”adds Steven Spielberg during the show Desert Island Discs. “I really regret that.”
Jaws: Steven Spielberg’s nice message before filming the worst film in the saga
Since the early 1970s, the world’s shark population has fallen by 71% according to a study published last year by the scientific journal Nature, information reported by the Guardian. Films like Jaws have been accused by many researchers of having contributed to this phenomenon.
Released in theaters in 1975, the thriller Jaws tells how a shark sows terror among the inhabitants of a small American seaside resort.
The trailer for “The Fabelmans”, the new Spielberg: