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‘Jurassic World’ 2025: David Leitch No Longer Directing the Franchise’s Next Installment
Universal has already set a July 2, 2025 release date for the next installment in the Jurassic Park / Jurassic World franchise, but the project has come across its first road block.
It was announced earlier this week that David Leitch (Bullet Train, Deadpool 2, Atomic Blonde) was in talks to direct the new installment, but those plans have already changed.
Deadline reports, “Universal is back on the search for a director to helm its next Jurassic World movie as Deadline is hearing David Leitch is no longer in talks to direct the film.”
The website’s report continues, “Insiders say the parting was amicable but that ultimately the studio and Leitch had different visions for the film.”
David Koepp is currently on board to write the next installment of the Jurassic World franchise, which will take us into “a new Jurassic era,” likely with all new characters.
It comes in the wake of Jurassic World, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Jurassic World: Dominion, a trilogy of sequels to the original classic that concluded in 2022.
The franchise will also return with “Jurassic World: Chaos Theory” later this year, an animated series from Netflix set in the world of “Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous.”
Frank Marshall will produce the next installment, with Spielberg exec producing.
Known for his starring role in the original “The Incredible Hulk” TV series back in the 1970s, Lou Ferrigno is next making his way into the horror genre with upcoming film The Hermit.
Variety has shared the first images and details this morning.
In the film from director Salvatore Sclafani, “Dragged on a vacation to the woods, two self-absorbed teens venture off trail, stumble across a farm, go in, see animal heads hanging from the wall and fight for their lives against an unstoppable cannibal pig farmer.”
Malina Weissman (“A Series of Unfortunate Events”) and Anthony Turpel (Bloody Bridget) co-star alongside Lou Ferrigno in The Hermit, which is now in post-production.
Scatena & Rosner Films has acquired worldwide rights to the horror movie.
“We are very excited to have this film and its team in the S&R family,” Scatena & Rosner’s Jordan Rosner said in a statement. “On a personal note, I’ve been a fan of Lou’s since childhood, and seeing him bring such a compelling performance to the horror genre is very exciting.”
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