Jurassic Park was a huge success thirty years ago, and Steven Spielberg once again proved he knows what makes a film work (or what makes a mosquito trapped in amber millions of years old). Dinosaurs also proved to be a hit in the Jurassic World trilogy, so a sequel is a must. This will be Jurassic World: Rebirth, starring Scarlett Johansson, with David Koepp, the writer of Jurassic Park and The Lost World, on board. Koepp revealed in an interview that NOW is the time to address a significant gap in Spielberg's classic: he’s included an important scene from the book in the Rebirth storyline.
"No, this time there wasn’t a book to base it on. But I reread the two novels to get myself back in the right mood. We also took a few things from them. There’s a scene in the first book that I’ve always wanted to put into the original film, but we couldn’t find room for it. This time, though, we said, ‘Hey, we HAVE to do this NOW.’ But honestly, how does it feel to return to that vibe thirty years later – is it still fun? And the answer is yes, it really is. The dinosaurs are still entertaining."
Koepp shared this in an interview with Variety. The writer has worked with Spielberg multiple times, having written the first two Jurassic Park films. The books he’s referring to are Michael Crichton’s works, which he adapted at the time, and it seems that Crichton’s creations also served as the inspiration for the screenplay in this case. The Variety reporter also asked Koepp why he decided to take on Jurassic World so long after The Lost World. Koepp's response:
"I consider the first two films some of the best experiences of my life. Then Steven approached me with the idea: ‘What if we reboot this, what if we try something completely new?’ I thought, ‘Oh, that’s a cool idea, what if...’ and then I responded with an idea of my own. That’s how it happened. The idea turned out to be quite popular. This is just what you do when you’re brainstorming with your friends and partners: tossing ideas back and forth. Sometimes they click, and sometimes they don’t. There’s a lot of pressure, because it’s a costly venture, with massive audience expectations, etc. But at the beginning, we didn’t feel that pressure, we were just brainstorming."
We’ll see how good of an idea Rebirth turns out to be, directed by Gareth Edwards (The Creator).In this interview, Koepp also went into more detail about how this will be a worthy successor to Jurassic Park.
