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  Name Jurassic Park IV
  Writer Michael Crichton (characters)<br> William Monahan <br> John Sayles
  Starring ''TBA''
  Director '' To Be Announced (TBA) ''
  Producer Kathleen Kennedy <br> Frank Marshall <br> Steven Spielberg (executive)
  Distributor Universal Pictures <br> Amblin Entertainment
  Released Summer 2008
  Runtime ''TBA''
  Language English
  Budget ''TBA''
  Imdb Id 0369610


''Jurassic Park IV'' is a '' and the highly successful original '' Jurassic Park ''. It is currently in the early stages of pre-production although full production will begin as soon as '' Indiana Jones 4 '' is completed and is expected to be released during the summer of 2008.http://www.ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=1413

In a February 2006 '', who directed the first two films in the series, was executive producer for ''Jurassic Park III'' and is slated to do so for ''Jurassic Park IV''.

No director for ''Jurassic Park IV'' has been confirmed as of March 2, 2006 although Spielberg will not direct. http://www.spielbergfilms.com/jp4/18 On February 22, 2006, WENN reported that shooting is expected to begin in 2007, and it will likely be about Lex Murphy , who appeared in the first two movies.http://imdb.com/news/wenn/2006-02-22

Many Jurassic Park online communities are not confident ''Jurassic Park IV'' will ever be filmed or released as news reports on the film’s status have been rather "on-again"/"off-again" in nature. Some fans hope ''Jurassic Park IV'' will be strongly linked to the original film, perhaps bringing back the characters played by Richard Attenborough , Sam Neill , Laura Dern , Jeff Goldblum , and Ariana Richards . However, Neill has repeatedly said on his website he will not appear in this movie. Recently, Popular Science Magazine has reported a summer 2006 release, but this seems unlikely.


SPECULATIONS

  • The movie may not take place on an island.

  • Some dinosaurs may have feathers, in particular the Velociraptor s (if featured).

  • Spielberg recently released information concerning scenes to be included in the film. One such scene will incorporate humans on motorcycles attempting to escape pursuing velociraptors. Spielberg has confirmed this and said he would use his favorite scenes from the novels much like he did with ''The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' and ''Jurassic Park III''.http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=21804

  • More creatures may appear in the film, including '' Allosaurus '', '' Baryonyx '' and other non-dinosaurs including '' Mosasaurus '', '' Elasmosaurus '', '' Deinosuchus '' and '' Quetzalcoatlus ''.




THE LEAKED SCREENPLAY

A ''Jurassic Park IV'' screenplay supposedly written by '' interview, Sayles confirmed that the reviewed script was indeed legitimate. Sayles reported that a Computer Hacker had intercepted Spielberg's email to obtain the script, which was allegedly an early draft. Sayles further stated "It amazes me that people are that obsessed with reading Steven Spielberg’s mail."http://www.defamer.com/hollywood/movies/hacking-steven-spielberg-104943.php

Rather than another island of dinosaurs, the screenplay tells a story wherein the dinosaurs have escaped from the islands and are making their presence known on the mainland. This holds true with the end of the original novel, but diverges wildly from there. Initially the plot seems to revolve around John Hammond 's attempts to introduce a "Judas strain" into the wild dinosaur population that will help to cull them out. This is quickly dismissed as the main character, Nick Harris, is kidnapped by the supercorporation Grundel Corporation, and made to lead a team of genetically engineered super-dinosaur crime fighters.

Reaction to the leaked screenplay has been understandably polarized. Some have suggested that it was only leaked to test the waters for either a genuine sequel or an entirely different movie altogether. Few can deny that it would be a surprising turn for the vehicle after two retreads of the original's formula. In any case, a November 2005 AICN interview with Harold Ramis confirmed that some of the script has been rewritten. Ramis quotes Spielberg as saying "I don't like the early script reviews."http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=21858
But in the new script, it is possible that Lex Murphy will lead Jurassic Park 4. Spielberg is reportedly considering displaying the movie in 3D.


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