Jurassic World 2 Director J.A. Bayona Reaffirms Trilogy Plans, Colin Trevorrow Still Actively Involved

12 September 2016 2:57 PM, PDT | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »

Before vacating the director’s chair soon after Disney’s Star Wars universe came calling, Colin Trevorrow had seemingly mapped out trilogy plans for Jurassic World alongside producer Steven Spielberg – plans that appear to be very much still in place even after Juan Antonio Bayona was appointed at the helm.

Doing the rounds to promote a very different, more intimate breed of creature feature in A Monster Calls, Bayona revealed to Latino-Review that Jurassic World 2 is currently being aligned as the second chapter ahead of its bow in 2018. Hardly surprising, really, given that its predecessor stormed to $1.6 billion worldwide, but here’s the latest status report from Bayona himself.

I think they love The Impossible and The Orphanage—especially Colin (Trevorrow) loved those movies. It’s very interesting. The whole Jurassic World is a trilogy that Colin Trevorrow has envisioned. We’re writing the second chapter, and it’s very »

- Michael Briers

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