While we thought it was as extinct as the dinosaurs it shows us on screen, the Jurassic franchise continues to reinvent itself. After the original trilogy of the 90s, then that of the 2010s, the saga will return for a highly anticipated fourth installment in the summer of 2025. Director Gareth Edwards is determined to please fans, and this declaration is proof that he will bring back the recipe of the 1993 cult film for his Rebirth - our great joy.
Jurassic Park: a saga that never ends
By adapting Michael Crichton's 1990 science fiction novel, Steven Spielberg didn't know it yet, but he was going to (once again) leave an indelible mark on cinema and pop culture. Its larger-than-life dinosaurs, its hammy and energetic cast, and its moments of pure terror made Jurassic Park a real hit when it was released in theaters in 1993. After two sequels that were more or less forgotten, the saga was resurrected in 2015 by Colin Trovorrow, in the form of a new trilogy led by popular actors. After a disappointing final installment released in 2022, the franchise will be back on track with Jurassic World Renaissance and a new trio of stars: Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, and Mahershala Ali. And To the great joy of fans of the first film, director Gareth Edwards (Rogue One, The Creator) absolutely wants to return to the essence of the saga.
Jurassic World Renaissance: a welcome tribute to Jurassic Park
Understand that the filmmaker wants "real": real sets, less CGI, more charm. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, he explained that he favors exterior filming (Southeast Asia, then Malta and the Mediterranean for the scenes at sea) and fewer green screens.
Jurassic Park paved the way for computer-generated images, but I feel like we got lost along the way in the race for spectacle... Jurassic actually only had a few dozen VFX shots, and it's such a powerful film. So it was about going back to all those special effects and ideas that appeal to the audience, that create suspense and tension and keep you on the edge of your seat. I just wanted to recreate that feeling I had when I was young, of being in awe of these things.
Because yes, Gareth Edwards plunged his cast into the jungle, among wild and venomous beasts, then onto the water, in perilous conditions. This promise of realism gives us hope that finally, the prodigious alchemy of the first film will be brought back to life... The director having described Renaissance as "a great love letter to Steven Spielberg and his early films", we have the right to believe it!
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