Lego has revealed it will be releasing a Jaws Lego set this August, preparing for the 50th anniversary of the Steven Spielberg-directed film next year.
The set will be comprised of 1,492 pieces and come with a 90-second mini-movie, reimagining the film in Lego form.
The set will include the boat (the Orca), the shark, and minifigures of the main characters, Martin Brody (Roy Scheider), Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss), and Sam Quint (Robert Shaw).
Additionally, there will be multiple items from their hunt, including a harpoon and a few bright yellow barrels.
The company has said the set will be available from August 6 for A$249.99, however, anyone enrolled in the Lego Insiders loyalty program will be able to purchase the set from August 3.
There will be an option to build the set on top of a base set to represent the ocean, or the pieces can be displayed separately, with a stand for the shark.
One of the tiles for the water set will be printed with the classic movie quote “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
The set was designed by Johnny Campbell and depicts the scene of The Orca getting attacked by the massive great white shark in the final act of the film.
Jaws is a classic monster movie, established by the early universal horror films.
It follows Amityville Island residents after a string of shark killings wash ashore.
Chief Brody wants to shut the beach down for the safety of the public, but the mayor thinks taking action will cost too much money. He chooses to keep the beach open and have a normal tourist-filled 4th of July holiday weekend.
Brody takes matters into his own hands, attempting to stop the shark.
Jaws is the ultimate genre blockbuster, and it could be Steven Spielberg's direction, the acting, the score haunting the horror, or all three.
There were three sequels between 1978 and 1987. It can be streamed on Netflix.
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