1. Jurassic World picks up 22 years after the original Jurassic Park.
2. It takes place in a luxury zoo/park on Isla Nublar that allows 20,000 visitors each day to see dinosaurs roam the earth.
3. But people are already growing bored by the experience, and the park is looking for ways to spice — and splice — things up with a new genetically-enhanced dino. “We imagined a teenager texting his girlfriend with his back to a T-Rex behind protective glass. For us, that image captured the way much of the audience feels about the movies themselves. ‘We’ve seen CG dinosaurs. What else you got?’”
4. The new breed of dinosaur is “bigger, louder, with more teeth,” but it’s not some “mutant freak.” “We aren’t doing anything here that Crichton didn’t suggest in his novels,” wrote Trevorrow. “It doesn’t have a snake’s head or octopus tentacles. It’s a dinosaur, created in the same way the others were, but now the genetics have gone to the next level. For me, it’s a natural evolution of the technology introduced in the first film.”
5. Chris Pratt plays a scientist conducting behavioral research on raptors.
2. It takes place in a luxury zoo/park on Isla Nublar that allows 20,000 visitors each day to see dinosaurs roam the earth.
3. But people are already growing bored by the experience, and the park is looking for ways to spice — and splice — things up with a new genetically-enhanced dino. “We imagined a teenager texting his girlfriend with his back to a T-Rex behind protective glass. For us, that image captured the way much of the audience feels about the movies themselves. ‘We’ve seen CG dinosaurs. What else you got?’”
4. The new breed of dinosaur is “bigger, louder, with more teeth,” but it’s not some “mutant freak.” “We aren’t doing anything here that Crichton didn’t suggest in his novels,” wrote Trevorrow. “It doesn’t have a snake’s head or octopus tentacles. It’s a dinosaur, created in the same way the others were, but now the genetics have gone to the next level. For me, it’s a natural evolution of the technology introduced in the first film.”
5. Chris Pratt plays a scientist conducting behavioral research on raptors.
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The director confirmed that most of the details leaked last week were indeed accurate. The movie will take place 22 years after the original Jurassic Park, and will be set on the same island of Isla Nublar, which now boasts a "fully functional" dinosaur park that sees 20,000 visitors a year. Trevorrow describes the park as "the realization of [Jurassic Park's fictional tycoon] John Hammond's dream," but also says that because our relationship with technology has changed so much since 1993's Jurassic Park, some of the new guests are "already kind of over" being able to see live dinosaurs in the flesh.
But Trevorrow also shot down one of the the leaked report's key details that suggested that lead character Chris Pratt would be training a group of "good guy" dinosaurs to fight against a larger dino-antagonist. "There's no such thing as good or bad dinosaurs, says Trevorrow. "There are predators and prey. This film is about our relationship with animals, how we react to the threat they pose to our dominance on earth as a species." Pratt's character, he admits, is performing behavioural research on the movie's Velociraptors, but the (inaccurately large) theropods "aren't trained," and "they can't do tricks."
More accurate was the report's assessment that the movie's antagonist would be a genetically modified super-dinosaur. "We were hoping audiences could discover this on their own," the director says, "but yes, there will be one new dinosaur created by the park's geneticists." To reassure sticklers for believability in a movie about resurrected dinosaurs, Trevorrow confirms the new beast won't deviate too far from the dinosaur template. "It doesn't have a snake's head or octopus tentacles," he says, but it was created to "fulfill a corporate mandate." Jurassic World's money men wanted "something bigger, louder, with more teeth."
But Trevorrow also shot down one of the the leaked report's key details that suggested that lead character Chris Pratt would be training a group of "good guy" dinosaurs to fight against a larger dino-antagonist. "There's no such thing as good or bad dinosaurs, says Trevorrow. "There are predators and prey. This film is about our relationship with animals, how we react to the threat they pose to our dominance on earth as a species." Pratt's character, he admits, is performing behavioural research on the movie's Velociraptors, but the (inaccurately large) theropods "aren't trained," and "they can't do tricks."
More accurate was the report's assessment that the movie's antagonist would be a genetically modified super-dinosaur. "We were hoping audiences could discover this on their own," the director says, "but yes, there will be one new dinosaur created by the park's geneticists." To reassure sticklers for believability in a movie about resurrected dinosaurs, Trevorrow confirms the new beast won't deviate too far from the dinosaur template. "It doesn't have a snake's head or octopus tentacles," he says, but it was created to "fulfill a corporate mandate." Jurassic World's money men wanted "something bigger, louder, with more teeth."
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Well that makes me feel a whole lot better about this movie, although the thought of good dinosaurs versus bad dinosaurs would have been hilarious.
ReplyDeleteCannot wait for this!
I've always enjoyed the Jurassic Park movies, but I feel like they're trying to revive something that should stay dead, like they do with most hollywood movies these days (i.e. Die Hard series, Indiana Jones, etc)
ReplyDeleteThe plot seems almost weak but anyway I'll see whatever thing Chris Pratt is involved, so I won't miss it ;-)
ReplyDeleteThey could have had this film be Octoshark VS Dinonado for all I care and I would still watch it. I love the Jurassic Park films.
ReplyDeleteI like the guy. He does good work but I'm having a hard time imaging Chris Pratt as a scientist of any kind.
ReplyDeleteNo word on Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, Alessandro Nivola or Laura Dern ? :(
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed all of the Jurassic flicks. Great fun. This description lacks crucial details to interest me. Super dinosaur is like giant ant. It's nothing to get me excited. I'm not "looking forward" to the movie described here. Feels like they got lazy. Didn't have to come up with a real hook of a description because they could sell the franchise.
ReplyDeletePersonally, if they want to grab me....give the dinosaur a human level intelligence and opposable thumbs. :-) The velociraptors, in the first flick, turning the doorknobs still makes me shiver.
I really enjoyed the movies. This? It sounds good so far to me! I will keep my eye on this one.
ReplyDeleteI'm excited! It sounds great. Kind of hope that one of the original cast members will be back - at least for a cameo!
ReplyDeleteNone of the originals are appearing except for BD Wong.
ReplyDeleteSounds good, I'll check this out because I've always loved the JP movies.
ReplyDeleteI'm just hoping they don't completely rehash the dinosaurs escaping and wreaking havoc on the park's residents again.
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