Hollywood's Fascination with Sharks

SHARK MOVIES HAVE NEVER NOT MADE MONEY

Renny Harlin, Director of Deep Blue Sea (and many other movies such as Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger) talks about his experiences with making a blockbuster shark film and learning about them in the process, why sharks end up as the villain in movies and what he discovered while encountering them in the wild. Check out the articles below to dive deeper into why we, as humans, are so obsessed with the thrills of sharks.

The Hollywood Reporter, "SyFy's Sharknado Effect" - Vox, “Why We Love Shark Movies” - Smithsonian, “How Realistic is the Shark Science in The Shallows” - Ranker, “Most Entertaining Bad Shark Horror Movies”