JAWS: New Blood (2026) — First Trailer Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour.

“The ocean doesn’t have a memory… but it never stops being hungry.”

That line not only opens the trailer, but like a curse drifting from the past, reminds us that some horrors never die – they just dive deeper, waiting to resurface.

Fifty years have passed since the nightmare of Amity Island. The world has changed, technology has advanced, and humans believe they understand the ocean, have measured its depth, and have mapped every sea. But JAWS: New Blood poses a chilling question: what would happen if the most terrifying thing had never been documented, never been named?

The film doesn’t begin with roars or blood staining the water. It begins with sound. A “black box” recording of the steady grinding of metal at a depth of 3,000 feet – a sound neither of machinery nor of earthquake. It’s the rhythm of a creature devouring, testing the strength of its teeth against cold steel. From that moment, JAWS: New Blood reveals its ambition: fear no longer comes from visual imagery, but from a sense of being violated, from science’s powerlessness against primal predatory instincts.

Scarlett Johansson plays Dr. Elena Brody – a marine biologist whose surname is linked to the horrific history of Amity. She’s not the typical action hero. Elena carries within her the weariness of someone who has spent their life believing that knowledge can control nature. But when confronted with “impossible” data, her gaze shifts from skepticism to fear, then to desperate determination. This is a Brody of the new century: not wielding a gun from the start, but the truth – until the truth forces her to choose survival.

Florence Pugh, in her role as the estranged sister – a deep-sea salvage expert – is the perfect counterpoint. Her character represents a pragmatic individual, accustomed to the darkness, pressure, and death at the bottom of the ocean. If Elena believes in theory, Pugh’s character believes in intuition. The scene where she plunges into the pitch-black trench, a green flare cutting through the water’s surface, revealing a shadow larger than the submarine itself, is the trailer’s visual climax: how insignificant humanity is when confronted with something that has evolved to dominate the ocean for millions of years.

David Harbour appears as an emotional anchor. A former coast guard officer, having witnessed too many accidents at sea to still believe in “accidents.” His image standing on the sinking pier, loading a shotgun, isn’t about ostentatious heroism but about acceptance: some battles cannot be won, only postponed. The whispered line, “We’re gonna need a bigger world,” is not just a classic tribute, but a bitter acknowledgment that the human world has become too small for things we cannot control.

JAWS: New Blood doesn’t try to repeat old formulas. The shark here isn’t simply a “monster.” It’s a consequence. A symbol of nature’s retaliation when humans encroach too deeply, for too long, too confidently. Scenes of luxury yachts being broken like toothpicks, or the glass floor of an underwater observation deck cracking under the impact of a giant snout, all share a common message: humanity’s dominance exists only on the surface.

The trailer’s rhythm is intense but not hurried. The familiar cello music returns, deeper, more distorted, as if the melody itself has been warped by the ocean’s pressure. And then, the sea is silent. The most terrifying silence. A scarred dorsal fin tears through the water, darting past a group of surfers in an instant. No need for prolonged gore – just a dry, harsh “crunch” is enough to leave a lasting impression.

JAWS: New Blood’s Verdict lies in this: it doesn’t just scare us at water, it scares us at our own belief that we are safe. With a strong cast, intense chemistry, and a storytelling approach that respects heritage but dares to expand on its scale, the film promises a chilling rebirth for the legendary franchise. This time, the shark doesn’t need a name. It’s the ocean’s eternal hunger – and the ocean has never been on humanity’s side.