The dinosaurs return: Universal Pictures is planning a new ‘Jurassic World’ movie

After six adventure films from the ‘Jurassic’ universe, the dinosaurs were able to return to the big screen. The studio Universal Pictures is working on a new ‘Jurassic World’ film, as several American trade magazines unanimously reported on Monday (local time). American screenwriter David Koepp (60), who wrote the screenplays for the Steven Spielberg films ‘Jurassic Park’ (1993) and ‘Forgotten World: Jurassic Park’ (1997), is on board, according to ‘Variety’ and ‘Hollywood Reporter’ . as an author.

Frank Marshall, who produced the “Jurassic World” trilogy, will serve as producer and Spielberg will serve as executive producer, Deadline.com reports. It is said that the planned film will introduce new characters and a new story. It was initially unknown whether previous cast members such as Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Neill, Laura Dern or Jeff Goldblum would appear.

So far, six blockbuster films have been released from the ‘Jurassic Park’ series from 1993 to 2001, followed by ‘Jurassic World’ from 2015 to 2022. The second trilogy was completed in 2022 with ‘Jurassic World: A New Age’.

In addition to his two “Jurassic” screenplays, Koepp is also the author of such films as “Mission: Impossible,” “Spider-Man,” “War of the Worlds,” “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” and most recently “Indiana Jones and That. Wheel of Destiny” (2023). (sda/dpa)