'A Monster Calls' director J.A. Bayona attends the 60th BFI London Film Festival at the May Fair Hotel Gala. (Photo : Getty Images/Gareth Cattermole)
Months after being confirmed as the director for the sequel to "Jurassic World," J.A. Bayona promised a dinosaur film that will be way bigger than its predecessor. He will be taking over the reins from fellow director Colin Trevorrow.
In an interview with The Playlist, Bayona expressed his enthusiasm with starting work on the film which begins production in February 2017. According to him, the sequel would undoubtedly be bigger and better than "Jurassic World."
"It's great," Bayona said. "But at the same time it's massive and way bigger than the last one."
Fresh from working on "A Monster Calls starring Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones and Lewis MacDougall, the director revealed his biggest challenge was to make sure he brings something new to the table while retaining the classics which places the 'Jurassic Park' movies in a league of its own. Bayona-who also admitted to still being surprised at Trevorrow's offer for him to direct the movie- added the former's vision for the sequel is something he can only marvel at.
"I was kind of surprised when Trevorrow pitched me the story because it leads the story to a place that we've never seen before," Bayona said. He expressed his interest in Trevorrow's concept of meshing the movie's successful plot points with new and refreshing ideas.
Trevorrow, who earlier announced he would stay on as a writer for the franchise, told the Collider that the next two films of the planned trilogy would include settings other than remote islands. He also dropped hints on the plot, saying it would possibly include dinosaurs co-existing with humans while being utilized in a variety of fields.
Trevorrow's statements have fueled speculation about the sequel's plot involving dinosaurs being used for modern warfare. While the first movie intended to highlight corporate excess and consumerism, the concept of weaponized dinosaurs had also been heavily discussed.
"Jurassic World" earned $1.670 billion worldwide, making it the most successful of the four "Jurassic Park" installments. It also became the fourth highest-grossing film of all time, behind "Avatar", "Titanic", and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens".
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