‘Jurassic World’ director: The original film was ‘inherently un-franchisable’

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“Jurassic Park” was one of them.Trevorrow, who directed both 2015’s “Jurassic World” and 2022’s “Jurassic World: Dominion,” explained in an interview with Empire that “There probably should have only been one Jurassic Park.”Steven Spielberg launched the franchise with the original movie in 1993.

That spawned two more films, “The Lost World” (1997) and “Jurassic Park III” (2001). Then came the three Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard-fronted “Jurassic World” movies — two of which Trevorrow directed himself.

Still, the 46-year-old told the mag that the concept of the films is “inherently un-franchisable,” and so he took a different approach with the storyline of this year’s release.“If we’re gonna do it, how can I allow them to tell stories in a world in which dinosaurs exist, as opposed to, here’s another reason why we’re going to an island?” Trevorrow recalled asking himself.“When it came to ‘Dominion,’ I specifically did something different than the other films in order to change the DNA of the franchise,” he explained. “The previous five films are plots about dinosaurs.

This one is a story about characters in a world in which they coexist with dinosaurs.”Prior to its release, critics trashed the new installment calling it “hokey as hell” and “so bad.”But Trevorrow also admitted that another film piggybacking off “Dominion’s” success — which has already joined the billion-dollar box-office club — is inevitable due to money-hungry higher ups. “Of course they’re gonna want to make more money, which is what ‘Jurassic World’ was about – a new dinosaur fan is born every day.