Keep an eye on the ripples in your cup of water and don’t…make…any…sudden…movements! A fourth Jurassic Park film has been lying dormant for several years now, with Joe Johnston’s trilogy capper having appeared way back in the Cretaceous age of 2001.
Fast forward a decade, and Universal Studios is finally ready to get the ball rolling on a making the trilogy a quadrilogy. And they’re being pretty ambitious with the project, as they’ve set a release date of 2014 to bring the iconic dinos out of development extinction.
And here’s the rest of the super-comprehensive info, from THR’s Borys Kit, summarized in two tweets that you most likely didn’t see coming. Clever girl.
This just in: Universal Pictures will release JURASSIC PARK 4 in 3D on June 13, 2014.
— Borys Kit (@Borys_Kit) January 11, 2013
Spielberg is only producing JP4. No director on it at this time.
— Borys Kit (@Borys_Kit) January 11, 2013
There’s two ways to look at this announcement. One is to espouse chaos theory arguments and claim that a rushed schedule is going to ruin the fourth film worse than a direct-to-DVD afternoon special, the other is to hope that the years of pre-production, scripts and ideas since JP3 landed will have an influence here. Deadline is of the opinion that the script which will be used, will be the one produced by Rise of the Planet of the Apes scribes Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver.
And while Senor Spielbergo won’t be helming the project, he is on board to produce as stated above. Hopefully with a heavy hand though, and not just for title credits. But then again, with a gap in his schedule thanks to Robopacalypes, one might dare to hope.
Because I sure as hell do not want to see this Jurassic Park 4 made.
Last Updated: January 14, 2013
Christo Kruger
January 14, 2013 at 09:55
I’m totally undecided about this. I love everything JP.
But that 3rd film man. If Spielberg isn’t directing, just leave it be.
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
January 14, 2013 at 09:56
I’ve been waiting for this for so long… so so long.
Nathan Horne
January 14, 2013 at 10:35
Why not make a Dino-riders movie?
grant nicol
January 14, 2013 at 10:51
And Destroy my Child hood no thanks….
James Francis
January 14, 2013 at 11:46
I’m sure Bruckheimer’s thinking about it.
grant nicol
January 14, 2013 at 10:53
I have enjoyed every Juraassic Park like a guilty pleasure, Cant believe that the original is 20 years old this year
Kervyn Cloete
January 14, 2013 at 14:25
I can’t believe how good this 20 year old movie still looks!
Gareth Lagesse
January 14, 2013 at 12:12
More than anything, I want this to be the closing of the saga and featuring most of the original cast to some degree.
I don’t want any government conspiracies involved, nor do I want dinos running through New York. Give us back the original complex on the island, terrify us against insane odds and put Neill Blomkamp at the helm.