Since life finds a way, Jurassic Park 4 was eventually made under the title Jurassic World.
But many ideas floated around beforehand…
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Eventually, we got the box office-smashingJurassic Worldand Chris Pratt in a vest.
The long and winding road toJurassic Worldbegan beforeJurassic Park IIIhad even reached cinemas.
I guess whoever overheard me didnt pick up on my tone.
By June, Johnstons interest in making anotherJurassic Parkfilm had waned even further.
Inone interview, he stated that they pretty much have to get off the island after three.
They could follow them back to the mainland.
He reiterated that Spielbergs concept would take theJurassic Parkthing in a whole new direction.
Dr. Alan Grant actor Sam Neill was keen to return for the fourth movie at this point in time.
Let the T-Rex stomp on all Wal-Marts!
No one would mind the dinosaurs attacking stores that brought the downfall of downtown America.
Alessandro Nivola who played Billy Brennan inJurassic Park III alsoexpressed an interestin returning.
In fact, I wish it were the third story instead of the fourth one.
And Im not going to tell you anything about it.
My lips are sealed.
In November 2002, development began onJurassic Park 4.
Spielberg took an executive producer role, and installed Kathleen Kennedy as a producer.
William Monahan who would later win acclaim forThe Departedgot to work on the script.
Sam Neill again expressed his interest in coming back.
Steven just blew me away with the story, Neill toldIGN.
Something frightening is happening concerning those dinosaurs that doesnt necessarily bode well for us humans.
I believe this premise has the potential to elicit that same kind of response.
Out of all the concepts that have been created for these movies, this is possibly my favorite.
Neill wasnt the only star swayed by this apparently-impressive concept and Spielbergs obvious enthusiasm for it.
Completely ingenious, and totally wonderful.
By July 2003, Monahan had finished his first script draft.
Lets just say it takes place someplace else, Kathleen Kennedyteasedof the films setting.
It will not be green.
I got offered it when I was a screenwriter for about a week, Monahanlater saidof hisJurassic Park 4draft.
I had a really good time.
I wrote it really funny.
The kids in it were like the ones inWilly Wonka.
They must find a way to curb the spread of the dinos or face an ecological disaster.
Its still unclear whether this report is an accurate description of Monahans draft.)
At this point, a director hadnt been chosen, but cast and crew continued to join the project.
Keira Knightley is said to have auditioned for the movie around this stage.
If you like velociraptors, you will loveJurassic Park 4, he wasquotedas saying shortly afterwards.
At this point, a version ofJurassic Park4was coming together nicely.
Attenborough, Neill and Goldblum were all keen to return.
Auditions were underway, experts were on board.
By July 2004, the script had significantly changed.
Now Attenboroughs Hammond was the only returning character.
There were two new leads, with Jeremy Piven and Emmy Rossum eyed for the parts.
In August 2004, a review of a leakedJurassic Park 4script surfaced onAint It Cool News.
Sayleslater confirmedthat this leaked draft, credited solely to him, was the real deal.
Spielbergs emails were hacked and thats how it ended up online.
You may already know that Sayles leaked draft was rather crazy.
Nicks dinos are put in armored suits and sent to Tangier to rescue a 10-year-old girl from some terrorists.
At the climax of the film, the dino-soldiers turn on their Swiss masters.
JoBlorecently shared this image, and it quickly flew around the web.
Or it could be the human/dog/dino concoction that the Swiss scientists were working on.
Either way, the idea of a dino-human hybrid had been hanging around for a while.
This is presumably an extension of the gene-splicing idea that has always been present in theJurassic Parkfranchise.
But still, Raptorman wouldve been utterly unlike anything weve seen before in this world.
At this point, Spielberg wasnt wowed by the script drafts hed read.
Winston explained that Spielberg felt neither of [the drafts] balanced the science and adventure elements effectively.
Its around this time that the film entered development hell and began to look like it would never happen.
From the public perspective, there was a lot of toing and froing.
Marshall backtracked in April of the same year, tellingEmpirethat they had an idea but no script.
Jack HornersbookHow To Build A Dinosaurcame out in 2010.
In June 2011, Mark Protosevich was brought in to work on a new treatment for the film.
It seemed likeJurassic Park 4was still just at the wheel-spin phase, and no closer to getting made.
Theres the small matter ofJurassic Park 5…
