In a 2002 interview with Steven Spielberg, the hailed director of the first two Jurassic Park films, Spielberg told that production on a fourth film in the JP franchise would begin soon. The third film in the series, Jurassic Park III had been released just one year previous. However, currently, the film is in "production hell". Early Writing When everything was offialized, screenwriter William Monahan was hired to pen a script. Once it was done and submitted, the film's distribution company, Universal Pictures, found it "less than satisfying." Many revisions were made until finally, the script was scrapped. Rumors circled that the film's plot was to run along the lines that were originally planned for Jurassic Park III; it involved a deadly disease rampaging across the fictional islands of Isla Nublar and Isla Sorna that threatened to wipe out the dinosaurs on both of them. This is why JP3 was nearly named Jurassic Park: Extinction. However, this plot was eliminated, under a plan to be reused in JP4. In the end, many scripts were submitted for the film, but none seemed to make the cut. Production Hell In the past eight years since the third film was released, JP4 has been in "production hell". A variety of different scripts were submitted but all turned out unsuccessful. Then in 2008, the producers of the past three films, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall announced to the public that Jurassic Park IV was cancelled. When asked if there would be any further production on the film, Kennedy stated, "No... I don't know. You know, when Michael Crichton died, we thought, maybe, that's it. Maybe that's a sign not to mess with it." However, there was a more posotive answer from Marshall who, when asked the same question, answered, "Maybe, but as of now, you could call it a long shot." This response sparked much enthusiasm in fans everywhere, but no new information on its production has been released to the public. The Newest Script It has been at least five years since any script for the film has been written. And as of February 2009, sixteen year-old Michael Rogers has been penning a script for the film that should be completed in early December 2009. On November 8, 2009, in a Wikipeida interview, Rogers stated: "I think that seeing where Jurassic Park III went wrong showed me how to write this..." He later stated, "I saw that it was simply a movie overwhelmed with dinosaurs. It was in debt of any sort of plot and it basically required no script. So for this one, I've (tried) to incorporate as much twists and turns as there are intense scenes." Whether or not this statement will prove to be true is unknown until the story itself is revealed. Despite the fact that it is an unhired write, Rogers states that he is "beyond confident" that his script will be successsful. It is the first script he has written and he states that it is a "completely original story that will have some characteristics that veer closely to Crichton's books." Not very much about this is revealed at the moment except that the characters of Dr. Alan Grant and Dr. Ian Malcolm return as the main protagonists, and that the character of Dr. Richard Levine, who was a main character in the book, The Lost World, will have a significant role in the story.
Hi as you can see im from Miami,Fl sweetwater city i get the part from the characters of Dr. Alan Grant and Dr.Ian Malcolm return as the main protagonists.And its gonna be based on the book and that the character of Dr. Richard Levine in the book.... who is going to play as that guy but arn't they going to put in Richard Attenborough becuase with out him to me the Jp series is nothing and it would be very good if he is in it.And im not sure if they have a new name for african americans but i'd like to see one to survive in the Jurassic Park series.
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3. 08-01-2010 21:47
WOW. personally, i love the jurassic park films. and i love michel crichtons jp books even more. so if this movie really does feature Richard Levine from THE LOST WORLD, then ill be an opening day ticket. evr since JP/// came out, ive been looking and waiting patiently for another jurassic park adventure (along with the thousands upon thousands of other fans!). ive been hearing a few rumors about this script and they all sound great. cant wait!
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4. 08-01-2010 21:51
this all sounds great. JPIV really sounds like my kind of movie. oh and day before yesterday, Michael Rogers announced that the character Arby Benton would have a big part in the movie. sound familiar? ya he was Levine's assistant in the book, The Lost World. except hes a high-schooler. i wonder how this will turn out.
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5. 09-01-2010 01:25
Dude JP4? awesome!!!
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6. 09-01-2010 03:28
ive only seen "JP ///" so i really dont know what im in for. if this hits theaters, i would probably see it. but does anyone know which is the best one so far??
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7. 11-01-2010 20:22
cool. looks like we'll be seein 4 soon
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8. 11-01-2010 21:20
how has jurassic park survived extinction??
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9. 12-01-2010 18:44
ok that retard on jurassicparkivnet needs to go back to third grade. hey idiot, number one, HE SENT THE THING TO DREAMWORKS, NOT UNIVERSAL. second, read the fine print before u try to make a point. ive seen the website where he got the submission info and it says specifically for unhired writes to be sent there. NO NEED FOR AN AGENT. And third, he sent it to the guys OFFICE, TOO. god, get ur facts right. and to Michael, good luck and i hope it works out.
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10. 13-01-2010 03:40
i agree with u.
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11. 13-01-2010 20:47
so if this makes it will it like come out this year or something??
