http://www.moviescene.nl/p/146955/jurassic_park_4_op_non-actief
As if the death of Ray Harryhausen wasn't depressing enough, Universal just made my week a helluva lot worse by putting Jurassic Park 4 back into the fridge. Again. Twelve years of pre-production hell apparently wasn't enough for the studio. Things finally seemed to go in the right direction with actual screen writers producing an actual script and an actual director being hired, but now us JP fans get slapped in the face once more, just having to wait a while longer the studio claims. As we have seen in the past, 'a while' can take quite a few years in this particular movie's case, but at least the project hasn't been cancelled entirely as has also happened before. The gate hasn't fully closed on Jurassic Park 4 just yet.
The reason Universal suggests for this delay is a matter of time. More time is needed to make a satisfying movie experience, the studio's official statement said. Problem is, insiders' tweets have already proven the real cause is the age old 'creative differences' routine. It had to happen, really. A young talented director (Colin Trevorrow) wants to make an intelligent film with a solid plot, but the studio opts for action over substance, since they deem the general audience incapable of taking in too clever story lines and assume dimwitted dinosaur action is enough to please any and all viewers. Of course, such a line of thought worked out sooo well in the case of Jurassic Park III (back in 2001!), which encountered its similar share of production troubles, when the studio interfered with the established script and changed it drastically halfway through the shooting process, thus making director Joe Johnston struggle to produce a finished film at all. Fun simple dinosaur action it contained in respectable spades given the circumstances, but the story left much to be desired. And now (pre)history seems to be repeating itself, except a younger, more inexperienced director is being bullied and bossed around by the power hungry inconsiderate studio execs just out to make a quick buck. It doesn't bode well for Jurassic Park 4. It seems we'll be lucky if the finished product turns out a decent dinosaur action flick at the very least.
Oh well, fortunately we can still go and see Jurassic Park 3D in theaters at the moment. I went to see this greatest of masterpieces a second time this week, and I really ought to go again at least once more. I saw it three times back in 1993, I might as well repeat history myself a little bit if it helps the box office numbers convince studio suits to kick Jurassic Park 4 back into gear soon...
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