David Leitch in talks to direct new film – The Hollywood Reporter

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Director David Leitch is in talks to direct the next installment of the film Jurassic World business franchise, Hollywood Reporter He confirmed it.

Universal Pictures announced Monday that it plans to release the dinosaur-focused film on July 2, 2025. THR News announced last month that David Koepp, who penned Steven Spielberg’s original 1993 blockbuster film, Jurassic Park And its sequel in 1997 Jurassic Park: The Lost Worldwriting follow-up until 2022 Take control of Jurassic World.

Spielberg is scheduled to executive produce the new film through his company Amblin Entertainment. peer Jurassic Park Vets Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley will also serve as producers, along with Leach and 87 North’s Kelly McCormick.

The film will be overseen by Universal’s executive vice president of production development, Sarah Scott, and executive creative director of production development, Jacqueline Garrel, for the studio.

Sources said earlier THR That the upcoming film is set to usher in a “new Jurassic era,” which seems to be a reference to the characters played by Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard who originated in Colin Trevorrow’s 2015 film. Jurassic World You will not participate. This film was followed by JA Bayona Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom In 2015.

Characters played by Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum in the original Jurassic Park It is also unlikely that the saga will return in IV Jurassic World film. The three actors co-starred with Pratt and Howard Dominion.

Leitch, who has established himself as one of the city’s top action filmmakers with films like Bullet Train, Deadpool 2 And atomic blonde, It became a launching pad for Universal. Managed Fast and Furious: Hobbs and Shaw For the studio, negotiations are underway as Universal prepares to unveil the product Scapegoatwhich stars recent Oscar nominees Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, is in theaters May 3.

The Dino film series was launched in 1993 with Spielberg Jurassic Park, adapting Michael Crichton’s 1990 best-selling novel of the same name. The franchise, which hails from Universal and Amblin, includes six features that have combined to gross $6 billion worldwide.