Tag: Jurassic World
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New ‘Jurassic World’ Movie in the Works From Franchise’s Original Screenwriter David Koepp
Universal’s dinosaurs are far from extinct.A new movie in the “Jurassic World” franchise is currently in development at the studio, with David Koepp — who adapted the 1993 original “Jurassic World” and its 1997 sequel “The Lost World: Jurassic Park” from Michael Crichton’s bestselling novels — set to write the screenplay. The project will have…
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Box Office Stats Have Nothing To Do With a Film’s Quality, Actually
The top 10 highest-grossing movies of all time at the domestic box office (without adjusting for inflation) are The Force Awakens, Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Avatar, Top Gun: Maverick, Black Panther, Avatar: The Way of Water, Avengers: Infinity War, Titanic, and Jurassic World, respectively. Out of those 10, five were nominated for Best…
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Why James Mangold Couldn’t Give Indiana Jones The Same Morbid Outcome As Logan
When James Mangold took the adventuring archaeologist reins from Steven Spielberg on “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” fans were wary for a couple of reasons. One was the simple fact that, aside from ABC’s “The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles,” Spielberg was the series’ sole director. As the “Jaws” sequels and the “Jurassic World”…
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‘Pee-wee’s Big Holiday’ Is A Perfect Comedy Legacy Sequel
There is no phrase in Hollywood’s recent history that’s been more popular than the “legacy sequel.” Films like Creed, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Jurassic World, and David Gordon Green’s Halloween essentially remade the first film in their respective franchises, but used it to usher in a new generation of heroes and play on the…
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‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Relies Too Heavily on Nostalgia
For a while, it seemed that the key to box office success — apart from superheroes and comic book properties — was the return of franchises on the big screen, especially by invoking a sense of nostalgia alongside updated special effects. That was certainly the case with Jurassic World and Star Wars, both becoming billion-dollar…
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‘Jurassic Park’ Celebrates 30th Anniversary With Super-Sized Funko Pop
2023 marks the 30th anniversary of Jurassic Park. Steven Spielberg’s classic sci-fi adventure film, based on Michael Crichton’s novel of the same name, is considered by many moviegoers to be one of the best films ever made. Over the last three decades the franchise has endured with countless sequels and a Jurassic World full of…
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‘Jurassic Park’: Sam Neill Auctions Off Original Costumes for Charity
Propstore’s historic summer prop auction just took a turn for the pre-historic. Sam Neill is throwing his hat – and boots, shirt, and handkerchief – into the ring for charity, selling off several original props from his personal Jurassic Park and Jurassic World collection. His collection will be one of over 1,400 lots of iconic…
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Where Is Our Adaptation of Michael Crichton’s Dinosaurs and Cowboys Novel?
Whether you prefer gun-slinging Westerns or stories about magnificent dinosaurs traversing across the land, it’s pretty tragic that these two genres rarely crossover. But what if they did? No, we’re not talking about dinosaurs infiltrating Westworld or cowboys rounding up velociraptors in the next Jurassic World (though Chris Pratt and Sam Neill’s characters come dangerously…