It was a long road, with Keira Knightley and dino-human hybrids along the way, before moviegoers got to 'Jurassic World.'
When Jurassic World premiered in movie theaters in June 2015, it was as impactful as the bellow of a T-Rex. The long-awaited blockbuster managed to score not only the biggest June opening weekend ever but the largest North American opening weekend in history, dethroning The Avengers for that honor. This gargantuan behemoth reflected not just satisfaction with Jurassic World, but also long-held affection for the original Jurassic Park.
RELATED: Colin Trevorrow Compares 'Jurassic World: Dominion' to Bourne and Bond: "A Science Thriller With Dinosaurs" Producer Kathleen Kennedy informed Sci-Fi Wire in July 2003 that Monahan’s Jurassic Park IV script was finished. Her comments about the project echoed a recurring sentiment that would define all early discussions about the film: this will not be like other Jurassic Park movies. Kennedy went to great pains to emphasize that the story didn’t take place on an island while noting that Monahan had been hired because everyone felt he could bring something fresh to the franchise.
The preceding few years had brought in a steady stream of updates on potential castings and script details for Jurassic Park IV. The second half of the 2000s, meanwhile, was more erratic in updates. Jurassic Park III director Joe Johnston, for example, was constantly going back and forth on whether he’d direct this new sequel. Further hardships befell the follow-up by the end of the decade with two notable losses to the saga.
In July 2011, Spielberg confirmed that Jurassic Park IV was back on track, with this iteration of the production eventually morphing into Collin Trevorrow’s 2015 film Jurassic World. After so many years of stopping and starting, it’s impressive they were able to get the production up and running so comparatively quickly, with only four years separating Spielberg’s confirmation and Jurassic World’s release.
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