It’s back to the drawing board for Universal, as David Leitch removes himself from consideration for helming the latest entry in the Jurassic franchise.The news was first broken by Deadline, who reported that the parting between Leitch and the studio was cordial, and mainly due to differences in creative visions for the film. Leitch had just been announced as the director for the film, as the studio indicated that the project was being fast-tracked with a Summer 2025 release. The director slot on this film is set to be one of the most coveted of the year, due to the value of the franchise, and the support the studio is putting behind it. Universal had already brought on David Koepp, a screenwriter on Steven Spielberg’s original 1993 Jurassic Park and the 1997 sequel. Koepp has also worked on films like Mission Impossible (1996), Spider-Man (2002), and two Indiana Jones films – Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) and Dial of Destiny (2023). Steven Spielberg is set to produce the film.The Jurassic saga, which at this point spans six films, has been one of the most influential in the past few decades. The first three films, the Jurassic Park trilogy, were a genre-defining feat of practical and computer effects. The first film, in particular, was hugely influential due to its seamless transition between animatronic and CGI dinosaurs. In fact, Jurassic Park’s influence spanned past the world of cinema, and into the real world of paleontology, where the renewed interest in the field launched several discoveries. The three Jurassic World films were huge box office successes, with all three grossing over $1 billion worldwide. They also reintroduced Jurassic to a new, younger audience. It proved that the franchise had nearly unrivaled staying power, remaining massively popular for over 30 years.
It’s back to the drawing board for Universal, as David Leitch removes himself from consideration for helming the latest entry in the Jurassic franchise.
The news was first broken by Deadline, who reported that the parting between Leitch and the studio was cordial, and mainly due to differences in creative visions for the film. Leitch had just been announced as the director for the film, as the studio indicated that the project was being fast-tracked with a Summer 2025 release. The director slot on this film is set to be one of the most coveted of the year, due to the value of the franchise, and the support the studio is putting behind it. Universal had already brought on David Koepp, a screenwriter on Steven Spielberg’s original 1993 Jurassic Park and the 1997 sequel. Koepp has also worked on films like Mission Impossible (1996), Spider-Man (2002), and two Indiana Jones films – Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) and Dial of Destiny (2023). Steven Spielberg is set to produce the film.
The Jurassic saga, which at this point spans six films, has been one of the most influential in the past few decades. The first three films, the Jurassic Park trilogy, were a genre-defining feat of practical and computer effects. The first film, in particular, was hugely influential due to its seamless transition between animatronic and CGI dinosaurs. In fact, Jurassic Park’s influence spanned past the world of cinema, and into the real world of paleontology, where the renewed interest in the field launched several discoveries. The three Jurassic World films were huge box office successes, with all three grossing over $1 billion worldwide. They also reintroduced Jurassic to a new, younger audience. It proved that the franchise had nearly unrivaled staying power, remaining massively popular for over 30 years.
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