Dec 8 2008 'Jurassic Park 4' Called Off Because of Crichton's Death/Ghost
If he had to go, at least let there be some good to come from his passing. And there has been, as producer Kathleen Kennedy has just revealed that plans for Jurassic Park 4 have been put on hold since the death of Michael Crichton:
When asked if there was any development on the long-anticipated sequel, Kennedy responded, "No... I don't know. You know, when Crichton passed away, I sorta felt maybe that's it. Maybe that's a sign that we don't mess with it."
That's probably for the best. Probably good to cancel any project when instead of feeling that it honors the author with one more film based on his stories and characters, you instead feel it carries too high a risk of a haunted curse. Never a good sign when the mentality is, "Nah, let's cancel that project. That project has too high a risk of resulting in my indefinite haunting. Let's just do another Grisham or something--anything that doesn't carry with it a great chance of my incurring the terrible wrath of the spirit world."
Producers Say No to Jurassic Park 4 [Coming Soon]
Aug 13 2007 Jurassic Park IV features dinosaurs with weapons
Universal Pictures has begun casting for Jurassic Park IV, which is set to start filming in Kauai, Hawaii later this year. Laura Dern confirmed she'll be returning as Dr. Ellie Sattler, though Sam Neill will not be returning. Curious why? Maybe it's because the plot of this one features the government training dinosaurs to carry weapons and use them for battle purposes. No, seriously. This is what they came up with. It's like a practical joke that's gotten way out of hand. Like Universal Studios was having a pitch meeting and somebody jokingly said, "Let's give the dinosaurs guns." And somebody in charge took him seriously and approved it. Then it just kept going up the chain of command until BAM Jurassic Park IV was born. The only way the plot could get any more ridiculous is if the dinosaurs also talk and wear parachute pants.
EDIT: For some reason I had Jurassic Park IV spelled Jurassing Park IV in the title. Wanna know how that happened? Beekuz I spel reel gude.
'Jurassic Park IV' Story Details Revealed, Casting Begins! [Bloody Disgusting]
Apr 13 2007 Jurassic Park IV Gets New Director
Jurassic Park III director Joe Johnston won't be returning for the fourth film, which deserves at least three frownie faces: ;-( ;-( ;-(
This has sparked rumors that Steven Spielberg might be back to direct.
So wait, Jurassic Park IV? What's the plot of this one, exactly? The velociraptors have a midlife crisis and buy Harleys? The tough but fair T-Rex moves to the inner city to coach a black swim team?
The only thing we can say for sure at this point is that one of the dinosaurs will wear sunglasses and rap.
