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If Uni Remakes ‘Jurassic Park,’ I Bet They Call It ‘The Jurassic Park’…

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Posted by MrDisgusting on May 21, 2013 @ 12:02am
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Uh. What?

Sam Neill, who you may better remember as Dr. Alan Grant in Steven Spielberg’s 1993 Jurassic Park, talked to the Dominion Post about Universal Pictures’ forthcoming sequel. His response was stomach-churning.

“I’m told it’s a big reboot, a total re-jig.”

The project, which was being called Jurassic Park IV, was put on hold this month so Safety Not Guaranteed‘s Colin Trevorrow could further develop the screenplay with Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. Behind-the-scenes rumblings were that the plot could be about the government who has trained dinosaurs to carry weapons and use them for battle purposes.

And Collider, who caught wind of this shocking blurb, pointed out that producer Frank Marshall told them the project is not a reboot.

Still, you have to admit the timing is weird, especially since the 3-D re-release did quite well, and the fact that Trevorrow was scouting the same locations as the first film. Could Uni have decided they want a reboot instead of a sequel? Will they pull the ol’ title trick and have the park just re-open having similar events occur? If they do, expect the new title to be The Jurassic Park.

And I’m not one to shame a remake, but come on, Jurassic Park is a perfect movie. Neill shouldn’t even joke about it… READ MORE

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Universal Releases Statement About Delayed ‘Jurassic Park’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on May 08, 2013 @ 1:28pm
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On the heels of last night’s leaked Intel, Universal Pictures has officially decided to take Jurassic Park 4 off its June 13, 2014 release date. Alas, the gates have closed once again. Sigh.

Variety shares the following a statement from the studio: “Universal has decided to release Jurassic Park 4 at a later date giving the studio and filmmakers adequate time to bring audiences the best possible version of the fourth installment in Universal’s beloved franchise. We could not be more excited about the vision that Colin Trevorrow has created for this film, and we look forward to watching as he and the producers create another great chapter in this franchise’s storied history.”

CAs of this writing olin Trevorrow is still helming the pic and is currently rewriting the script with his writing partner Derrick Connelly who he worked with on his Sundance hit Safety Not Guaranteed.

Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver penned the original script but no plot details have been revealed.

Frank Marshall is producing with Spielberg exec producing.

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Did Universal Just Shut Down ‘Jurassic Park’?!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on May 08, 2013 @ 12:43am
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Update: Universal released this statement.

Back in 1993 the gates never opened to the public, and it looks as if Jurassic Park could remain closed in 2013.

Eagle-eyed AICN caught a few damaging tweets Tuesday night that allege that production has been shut down on Universal’s Jurassic Park 4.

Just last week Director Colin Trevorrow shared a photo from his location scout with the tease “Nublar,” the island from Steven Spielberg’s first film. Today, JP4 Concept Artist Dean Sherriff tweeted and immediately deleted, “JP on hold.”

It gets worse as JP4‘s Digital Assets Manager Todd Smoyer chimed in, “Hollywood makes and crushes dreams. Goodbye JP4.”

Uni has already slated the fourth film for release on June 13, 2014. Hopefully, the studio realized that there’s no way they could have it completed by then and decided to slow it down a bit. I was immediately concerned then they hired Trevorrow, an indie director who is known for Safety Not Guaranteed . With that said, I’ve been wrong before (see Godzilla).

I’m sure with this news spreading throughout the night, we’ll have some sort of official word by lunchtime tomorrow. READ MORE

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Will ‘Jurassic Park’ Reopen For Business?

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Posted by MrDisgusting on May 02, 2013 @ 5:04pm
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It was recently announced to everyone’s immediate shock that Safety Not Guaranteed‘s Colin Trevorrow would be helming Jurassic Park IV for Universal Pictures and Steven Spielberg.

Story details have yet to be confirmed, although it has been teased that the the film, in theaters June 13, 2014, could be about the government who has trained dinosaurs to carry weapons and use them for battle purposes. Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver penned the screenplay.

While casting is deep underway, Trevorrow is off location scouting, while simultaneously teasing his Twitter followers. The above/below image was shared Thursday with the caption “Nublar,” better known as the island that John Hammond’s Jurassic Park is built on.

I’ve always wanted them to address Spielberg’s shot in the 1993 adaptation where Dennis Nedry drops his shaving cream container loaded with the DNA of all the dinosaurs. Could this be part of the military extraction, and how they obtain the necessary DNA to create uber-dinos?

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‘Jurassic Park 4′ Finds A Director! It’s Not A “Safe” Choice!

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Posted by EvanDickson on March 14, 2013 @ 4:11pm
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Because, you know, your safety isn’t guaranteed when you go to… never mind. In a fairly surprising bit of news, it’s being reported that Colin Trevorrow (Safety Not Guaranteed) has been hired to direct Jurassic Park IV for Universal Pictures. Per Deadline, “He met with the studio and filmmakers, and they felt he was a good match for the material, having grown up a huge fan of the trilogy and part of a new generation of directors steeped in all things dinosaur. They felt he would preserve and protect the characters in the story they created.”

Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver are penning the fourth installment with a targeted June 13, 2014 release planned. Unconfirmed storyline details report that the the film could be about the government who has trained dinosaurs to carry weapons and use them for battle purposes.

I’m actually ok with this. I’m sure a lot of the big effects sequences are being pre-visualized already and if this is like any other movie Trevorrow will probably have a 2nd unit director shoot most of the action anyway. So maybe we’ll get some nice characters this time around?

What do you think? Have you seen Safety Not Guaranteed?

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‘Jurassic Park’ Producer Trades In Raptors For TIE Fighters

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Posted by MrDisgusting on February 18, 2013 @ 5:44pm
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A quick news brief that comes as a disappointment, one that could set a franchise back billions of years.

According to co-producer Frank Marshall, long time Steve Spielberg collaborator Kathleen Kennedy will not be producing Jurassic Park IV for Universal Pictures.

“No, Ms. Kennedy has moved onto Star Wars and will not be producing JP4,” said Marshall before joking, “She’s traded raptors for TIE fighters.”

Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver are penning the fourth installment with a targeted June 13, 2014 release planned. Unconfirmed storyline details report that the the film could be about the government who has trained dinosaurs to carry weapons and use them for battle purposes.

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Universal Books Return Trip To ‘Jurassic Park’ With Fourth Film In 2014!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on January 11, 2013 @ 5:07pm
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Could this be why Steven Spielberg delayed shooting Robopocalypse?

Universal Pictures announced today that they’ll be returning to Jurassic Park, with the fourth film to be shot in 3-D for release on June 13, 2014. Spielberg won’t direct, but will return to produce.

Variety states that Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver penned the script, which was previously announced to be about the government who has trained dinosaurs to carry weapons and use them for battle purposes. This storyline is yet to be confirmed.

The Jurassic Park trilogy has grossed more than a billion dollars worldwide with 2001 Jurassic Park 3 grossing $363 million worldwide.

IMAX 3D will host Spielberg’s 1993 Jurassic Park for one week only starting April 5. READ MORE

Rumor: ‘Jurasic Park IV’ Filming at Universal?

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Posted by MrDisgusting on January 10, 2011 @ 4:51am
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Update: Universal reps are denying the reports. Nothing like kick-starting the week off with a completely unconfirmed rumor, one that I’m sure will be squashed by the time I wake up. At least I can have one night filled with wonderful dreams of dinosaurs rocking military weapons and stomping on people’s heads. AICN pointed to blog site BehindtheThrills (which is now down from all of the traffic) that was hosting images of Universal Studios production board that listed Jurassic Park IV on stages 7, 10, 12 & 14. So this means a hilarious prankster either changed the board, or something “big” is going down at Universal. Is Joe Johnston working on building stages as he completes Captain America? Are they filming a teaser trailer? What the heck is going on? All I know is I want another trip to “Jurassic Park”…in 3-D.
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