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‘Jurassic World’ Writer to Tackle Kaiju with ‘Pacific Rim 2’
It’s looking like Pacific Rim 2 is moving closer and closer to becoming a reality! The film, which was at one point taken off the table completely, has enlisted Jurassic World‘s Derek Connolly to work on the script, according to THR. The site states that it’s unclear if Connolly is working on a total rewrite or if he’s simply expanding on ideas within the script.
The film will see Guillermo del Toro, who directed the first film, return to act as producer. “Daredevil” season 1 showrunner Steven DeKnight has been tapped to direct the film, which will be produced by Thomas Tull, Mary Parent and Jon Jashni in addition to del Toro.
Connolly is currently working on a script for Jurassic World 2 and wrote the script for the upcoming adventure thriller Kong: Skull Island.
In the original film, “As a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot and a trainee are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special weapon in a desperate effort to save the world from the apocalypse.“
Filming is underway on The Invisible Man director Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man for Universal and Blumhouse, which will be howling its way into theaters on January 17, 2025.
Deadline reports that Matilda Firth (Disenchanted) is the latest actor to sign on, joining Christopher Abbott (Poor Things), Julia Garner (The Royal Hotel), and Sam Jaeger.
The project will mark Whannell’s second monster movie and fourth directing collaboration with Blumhouse Productions (The Invisible Man, Upgrade, Insidious: Chapter 3).
Wolf Man stars Christopher Abbott as a man whose family is being terrorized by a lethal predator.
Writers include Whannell & Corbett Tuck as well as Lauren Schuker Blum & Rebecca Angelo.
Jason Blum is producing the film. Ryan Gosling, Ken Kao, Bea Sequeira, Mel Turner and Whannell are executive producers. Wolf Man is a Blumhouse and Motel Movies production.
In the wake of the failed Dark Universe, Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man has been the only real success story for the Universal Monsters brand, which has been struggling with recent box office flops including the comedic Renfield and period horror movie The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Giving him the keys to the castle once more seems like a wise idea, to say the least.
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