Everybody knows that "Jurassic World" director Colin Trevorrow will not be coming back to direct the dinosaur sequel; however, he has some pretty clear ideas about the next movie's direction, and it will definitely be more than just "people running away from dinosaurs."
"I'm sure you've seen in the press that I decided long ago, with Steven (Spielberg), that I was not going to direct another one but I'm going to stay involved creatively for sure," he told Screen Rant. "I love this movie, it means a lot to me. It's very personal, it's every bit as personal as my first movie and so I feel like I have a responsibility to the movie and to the franchise to do whatever I can to see to it that it does not have diminishing returns."
He has spoken to the studio about his plans, and Trevorrow said that his departure is definitely the "right prescription" for the franchise moving along. He said that some films have many sequels directed by the same director, while there are others such as "Mission: Impossible" that really benefited because they got different directors for every movie. As a result, things do not feel repetitive and there is something new and fresh for each movie. And that is exactly what he wants with "Jurassic World."
Moving forward, the director really wants to expand the definition of "Jurassic World" and create an environment where humans and dinosaurs can co-exist harmoniously, and he does not want another film about dinosaurs chasing people then eating them.
Trevorrow is also very grateful for the help he received from legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg. It is actually because of Spielberg that he received complete freedom in the movie, as far as creativity is concerned.
"Well, I think part of that is because Steven has final cut of the movie. I answer to him for sure and through the screenwriting process, the story development process, we were very closely involved," he said.
Trevorrow added that Spielberg's output was never, "Go write a scene that has this in it," since it's always more, "I don't think this is as good as it can be" or "I don't think this is working right, find a different way to do this."
"Because he's a writer, he knows how to communicate with other creatives in a way that is empowering and does not feel like you're just being told what to do. I certainly never felt controlled by anyone over this whole process. I felt supported," he said.
