“I think we’ve told the story. I think it’s done, [Legendary effects expert] Stan Winston who made those beautiful dinosaurs died. So, no Stan, no ‘Jurassic Park’ really … [and author Michael] Crichton died too.”
If memory serves, there was some development on Park 4 with a lame brained idea (Raptors with guns, if I’m not mistaken) before the passing of Crichton. But I also don’t think Crichton was that hands on with that proposed project- he wasn’t exactly around for Jurassic Park III (although I liked the film myself) and there’s also nothing that says someone could take one of his books and make another movie. Think Robert Ludlum- the author passed on in 2001; it does not stop anyone from making Bourne films. Ian Fleming died in 1964; how many Bond films were there since then?
Some folks I know will despise me for saying that. Even more will want to throw my carcass under a bus when I make this announcement: as much as I admired Stan Winston’s FX work as much as the next film buff; there could be other FX wizards that could take over the mantle. Stan Winston only created the animatronics of the dinosaurs.
Elements of the sequels had been taken from the original novel that wasn’t filmed in the original movie. There’s probably other ideas out there too on where to go. So on this part I disagree with the actor’s assessment of why it’s tough to make a fourth film.
That all said, it *isn’t* a stretch to consider that they have pretty much covered everything, even though there’s many, possibly intentional plot holes from the first film (not in a bad way- just questions were opening the door for follow up answers in possible sequels although the questions were never addressed in the sequels) because even though there is room for theory, debate and wonder, what it eventually boils down to is the Velocoraptor’s kill count and how many hapless fools the T Rex can stomp on.
Nobody would mind if there was a Jurassic 4, of course. But do you agree or not agree that the franchise is pretty much a fossil?
Like Sam Neill, I am initially tempted to say “The masters Crighton and Winston ( especially Stan) are gone, rest in peace, dinos”. But then I think: Willis O’Brien is gone, but fx went on. Ray Harryhausen is gone. But fx went on. Jim Henson is gone, but the Creature Shop goes on. Stan’s shop can nurture the next generations of Winstons in tribute. If they could cone up with a storyline that wasn’t laughable or idiotic, I’d be down with another Jurassic Park, as long as it didn’t dishonor its antecedents or come off as a craven ploy for money.
I think there is still life in Jurassic Park series (no pun intended).
I vote for another one.
they will make a part 4 cause it means money maybe not this year but more sooner than later we will see anther jurassic park
Weren’t there 2 islands? the last 2 movies dealt with that 2nd island that didn’t have the park and they found that the dinosaurs found a way to survive without their medicine. Couldn’t the same happen for the animals on the 1st island? no?
They should leave on a high[ish] note. Anyway, after the last Indiana Jones I wouldn’t trust Spielberg with a 4th anything
Maybe the 4th film could be a prequel to the first one…
I’d like to see a Jurassic Park 4… perhaps Spielberg can helm it again.
I think there’s still life to this franchise.
I wish there was more exploration if the company InGen; they seemed to be a major part of The Lost World but were dropped altogether with Jurassic Park III
I honestly can’t think of a decent plotline for a new movie. The ‘study them’ aspect from the second book was done in the second movie (pretty much the only thing) and unless someone comes up with a miracle, I see no reason for another movie. I loved the first two, but the third was just so-so. And I honestly don’t believe there are many modern filmmakers out there that could pull off the same caliber of work that Speilberg did on the first two. Let the dinosaurs die gracefully.
It depends on who is working on the project and how they plan to execute it. Almost anything can be resurrected with success with the right timing, the right people on the project, the right idea and the right execution. The problem is that all these elements coming together are rare.
Having said that, I loved the first one, liked the second one and that’s about it.
I think you are right. They easily could do another one. It could be a horrible cash in or a really good moive. I think the odds are we would get a lame money grab.
In either case, Americans and people around the world have a love for dinosaurs. I don’t think the subject matter will every die down.
Having said all that, one thing I noticed is since the original JP was released, we have had a ton of movies with effects similar to JP that showed plenty of monsters and dino like creature effects. Some bad but many good. Many of those monsters had intelligence and character. Going back to “pedestrian” dinosaurs seems boring. All that becomes is a “woops we let the dinos out…run for your lives” movie. That’s what we got three times in a row. I just don’t know how many more of those types of movies would hold my interest.