Steven Spielberg reportedly told Universal that a Jaws reboot was off the table

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Remakes and reboots. Love 'em or hate 'em, they keep coming. Popular flicks of yesteryear receive the redo treatment on a regular basis, modernized f♒or contemporary audiences by studios hoping to capture their nostalgic imaginations along with their hard-earned cash. Although, not every box-office winner sits in that category – including Steven Spielberg's 1975 hit Jaws. 

And, judging by this latest tidbit, that's not gonna change any time soon. In a recent – announcing Spielberg's production company Amblin partnering with Netflix  – the news resurfaced: "One area [Spielberg] will not revisit is Jaws. Deadline heard recently that Universal broached the subject to reboot Spielberg’s breakout cl🌸assic, with Spielberg producing, and the answer w꧑as a firm no. Some at Universal and Amblin said this was already known and not a recent conversation."

, confirming without a shadow of a doubt: "I would never remake Jaws," he said.

Interestingly, he also turned down offers to helm the sequels. Work on Close Encounters of the Third Kind took him out of the running for Jaws 2, but🐓 Universal held out hope he'd lens Jaws 3. An unpleasant experience shooting the first flick out on the water turned him off the idea, and it seems he's wielded his𓂃 heft in the years since to prevent anyone else from revisiting Jaws, either.

Jaws defined the term "blockbuster", yet it managed to elude the reboot treatment for nearly 40 years. Spielberg isn't sworn off continuing franchises entirely, however. Indiana Jones 5 kicked off filming in the UK this month, with Harrison Ford back in the lead as the archaeologist explorer. Alas, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Spielberg's🏅 taking a step ༒away from directing to p🎉roduce instead, handing the directorial reins to⛦ Logan's James Mangold.

Indiana Jones 5 is expected to arrive July 29, 2022. Until then, check out our guide to all of 2021's upcoming 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:movie release dates to see what's on the big-screen horizon.

Gem Seddon is GamesRadar+'s west coast Entertainment News Reporter, working to keep all of you updated on all of the latest and greatest movies and shows 𝓀on streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime. O♈utside of entertainment journalism, Gem can frequently be found writing about the alternative health and wellness industry, and obsessing over all things Aliens and Terminator on Twitter.