You’re Gonna Need A bigger Block With Lego Jaws Set!

When every great franchise adapted in some shape or form by Lego, it’s time to be very afraid of water!  Lego finally release Jaws set, Da-Dum, Da-Dum, Da-Dum…

Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment  have joined forces with LEGO to create this Ideas set.  The new 1497-piece LEGO set based on the 1975 summer blockbuster JAWS was designed by a LEGO fan and features characters Martin Brody, Matt Hooper and Sam Quint as minifigures, aboard the Orca boat – plus the shark.

This set is a meticulously designed recreation of one of the most famous scenes from the movie, allowing fans to relive the suspense and excitement of Spielberg‘s masterpiece in brick form.

Originally conceived by LEGO fan Johnny Campbell, via the LEGO Ideas community platform, captures key elements and characters from the film in  minifigure form.

The set also features the iconic Orca boat, with a detailed cabin with a removable roof, an adjustable boom and rigging, plus lots of recognisable accessories, such as a revolver, compass, fishing rod, harpoon, spear, and the yellow barrels that were pivotal to the movie plot.  

We are now in the Summer Blockbuster LEGO, and Universal Pictures bring us  the first ever summer “brick-buster” mini-film, JAWS…in a Jiffy.  This a playful recreation of this iconic summer blockbuster movie – told in just 90-secs. 

The film features all the favourite scenes, plus a surprise minifigure reveal at the end, featuring award-winning director Steven Spielberg behind the clapperboard.

The set can either be placed on a brick-built seawater base with the JAWS LEGO shark model attacking the Orca boat. Also attached is a printed tile with Chief Brody’s famous line (“You’re gonna need a bigger boat”) to the base to complete this nostalgic and playful centrepiece. Alternatively, the Shark can be displayed separately from the boat, on its own stand.

Speaking about how he approached the design for the set, fan designer Johnny Campbell, reveals: “JAWS is my favourite movie of all-time, so I really wanted to recreate it in LEGO bricks. LEGO building has always been a part of my life in some shape or form but in order to get all of the finer details, I actually freeze-framed JAWS as I watched it so that I could catch a glimpse of the finer details taking notes as I went along. It is just mind-blowing that my design is now an official LEGO set. I can’t wait to stand in a LEGO shop looking at the shelves and seeing a set that I have been involved with and watching someone buying it. It’s every LEGO fan’s dream!”

The LEGO® Idea JAWS set is available for LEGO Insiders from 3rd August 2024 and for all from 6th August priced at €149.99 / £129.99/ $149.99 from www.LEGO.com/Jaws and LEGO Stores.