Jurassic World II is the sequel of Jurassic World. Despite being called Jurassic World II, it will not be the final version of the film's name. This will be the fifth installment to the Jurassic Park film series. It is currently in pre-production with filming to begin in 2017 and is set to be released on June 22, 2018 in the US, but will be released in the UK on June 7, 2018, two weeks before the American release.
J.A. Bayona made a decent horror film called the Orphanage and arguably the worst film of the decade with The Impossible, a racist and completely clueless film equating the Southeast Asian typhoon to a thrill ride for a family to learn what love is. It actually has a lot of structure that Jurassic World did, so it is a good fit.
The action will no doubt be top notch. Just hope they have some character development this time around.
Lol Bayona blocks critics on Twitter if they give him negative reviews. At least Treverrow engaged with criticism and seemed open to evolving or debating.
I have no idea if he's a good director or not. I haven't seen anything he's done. He can do what he wants on Twitter. I still think that's silly and petty.
I didn't like anything about the last one except Jake Johnson, and I was down with Trevorrow when he was announced because of Safety Not Guaranteed. Following this up with a film by the guy who did The Impossible? No thank you.
Jurassic World was definitely flawed, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy the hell out of it at the theater. I've never seen anything by the director though.
Jurassic World was a fun experience for me especially because my daughter was the same age as I was when JP was in theaters. She loves dinosaurs so it was a pretty cool shared experience But yeah it was a very weak narrative
@ChaseTx, do you read the comic Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur with her? (Maybe we talked about this before?) I only read the first issue, but if she loves dinosaurs, it could be up her alley.
I haven't yet! I was excited about it when it was announced, but I can't keep up with comics. Is it in trades yet?