Universal Didn't Know Spielberg and Trevorrow Were Developing a JURASSIC WORLD Trilogy
Jurassic World was a huge hit for Universal Pictures — it pulled in over 1.6 billion dollars worldwide. With those kind of numbers it was safe to assume that we would at least see another sequel, and that has been set for 2018. Director Colin Trevorrow previously teased that they approached Jurassic World as a trilogy from the very beginning, and offered up a few details about that approach. Now it seems that the trilogy has been confirmed, and that he and Steven Spielberg have been developing it together. What's funny about this is apparently Universal had no idea that's what they were planning.
Universal Pictures Chairman Donna Langley recently participated in a studio chief roundtable with THR, and she shed some light on the studios' plans for the Jurassic World franchise:
"There’s no reason why we should [have trouble]. Colin Trevorrow is busy working on an outline. He’s been working with Steven [Spielberg]. And they have an idea for the next two movies actually. It was designed as a trilogy, unbeknown to us. It’s a happy surprise."
If these next two films are just as successful as the last one, you can bet that the studio will want to see even more of them. I'm curious to see how exactly this story moves forward, and how the trilogy will conclude. In my mind, the only safe option to protect people from dinosaurs is to eliminate all of them. They should just nuke the island and be done with it.
Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are set to reprise their roles in Jurassic World 2, which is opens in theaters on June 22nd 2018.