{"id":566009,"date":"2026-08-11T19:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T19:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/566009\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T19:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T19:24:11","slug":"10-directors-wed-love-to-see-make-the-next-jurassic-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/566009\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Directors We’d Love to See Make the Next ‘Jurassic World’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The list of directors who\u2019ve made dinosaurs come to life in<\/a> Jurassic Park is extremely exclusive. Steven Spielberg, of course, leads the list, having done the first two films in the franchise. He then passed the baton to the excellent Joe Johnston for part three. Colin Trevorrow was tasked with bringing the franchise back years later, and made two films in a trilogy,<\/a> with J.A. Bayona sandwiched in the middle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The most recent film, Jurassic World Rebirth<\/a>, was exactly that. A rebirth of the Jurassic franchise, and it came to us from a director who knows a thing or two about giant creatures: Godzilla director Gareth Edwards. Edwards was expected to return for the inevitable sequel<\/a> but, alas, now he\u2019s out<\/a>. So who will replace him? In reality, we have no idea. But in our fantasy world, here are 10 directors we\u2019d love to see make the next Jurassic World film, in alphabetical order.<\/p>\n

\"NiaDaCosta on set of The Marvels \u00a9 Disney Nia DaCosta <\/p>\n

History can say what it wants about The Marvels, but with that film and others, Nia DaCosta showed she has an incredible ability to balance spectacle and humanity. Don\u2019t like that one? How about this year\u2019s highly underrated 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple<\/a>? That\u2019s another film that has plenty of scope, lots of heart, and plenty of weirdness, too. All perfect ingredients for a Jurassic movie.<\/p>\n

J.D. Dillard <\/p>\n

After wowing us with grounded, exciting, genre fare in Sleight and Sweetheart, Dillard has largely been in the TV space, playing a huge role in Apple TV\u2019s upcoming Neuromancer series. But at one point he was circling a Star Wars movie. He came up under J.J. Abrams. And his work shows that he can make amazing genre films with almost no money. Imagine what he could do with all the money. He\u2019s got a fresh voice and smart vision that could be great in Jurassic.<\/p>\n

\"Photo:Roland Emmerich \u00a9 Kevin Winter (Getty Images) Roland Emmerich <\/p>\n

Once the king of all blockbusters, Emmerich has focused on (slightly) smaller fare of late, but no matter. If anyone can create an event on the big screen, it\u2019s him. And his penchant for huge, sweeping, marketable ideas is basically just what the Jurassic franchise needs.<\/p>\n

Greta Gerwig <\/p>\n

Some people on this list seem plausible, at the very least. \u201cOh, yeah, they feel like a realistic choice.\u201d Others do not, and Gerwig is one of those. She\u2019s working on a Narnia movie. She\u2019s being courted for Barbie 2. And, frankly, she can do whatever the hell she wants and we\u2019ll be there immediately. But she\u2019s obviously insanely talented with a one-of-a-kind voice, and that jump from Barbie to Narnia shows she has blockbuster ambitions to go along with her indie street cred. There\u2019s no doubt her making a Jurassic movie would be incredibly special.<\/p>\n

\"\"Justin Lin \u00a9 Sony Justin Lin <\/p>\n

Tackling a movie as big as Jurassic World isn\u2019t easy. Experience could play a huge factor, and few Hollywood directors have the level of blockbuster experience as Justin Lin. He helmed five out of the 10 mainline Fast and Furious movies and even made a pretty solid Star Trek movie. He\u2019s got vision and the talent to elevate a franchise to another level.<\/p>\n

S.S. Rajamouli <\/p>\n

Firmly on the \u201cWill almost certainly never happen, but it\u2019s nice to think about it\u201d list is S.S. Rajamouli, the director of the unforgettable action epic, RRR. He\u2019s currently working on another globe-trotting epic, Varanasi, and has his eyes on more RRR too, but can you imagine his take on Jurassic World? Velociraptors flying through the sky in slow motion as Scarlett Johansson swings through the air at them, machine gun in hand. The thought is almost too awesome to bear. Which is why it\u2019ll never happen. But wow, the possibilities.<\/p>\n

\"Photo:Andrew Stanton \u00a9 Jerod Harris (Getty Images) Andrew Stanton <\/p>\n

Andrew Stanton has made some of the biggest and best animated films of all time. He\u2019s also made some of the most ambitious, should-be-way-better-than-they-are live action films of all time. We know he\u2019s got a great live-action film in him, especially because we know his ability to develop characters and tell an incredible story is so strong. He\u2019d make a great Jurassic movie. We know it.<\/p>\n

Dan Trachtenberg <\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking for someone to reinvent a popular franchise with a fresh take, look no further than Dan Trachtenberg. The director of Prey, Predator: Badlands, and Predator: Killer of Killers took that franchise and had so many fun, unique ideas that he got Disney to make three of them. Sure, he\u2019s now hanging his hat at Paramount, but this is Jurassic World. We\u2019d love to see Trachtenberg bring some of his trademark originality to this even bigger franchise.<\/p>\n

\"Photo:Olivia Wilde \u00a9 Amy Sussman (Getty Images) Olivia Wilde <\/p>\n

Olivia Wilde is, by far, the most random name on this list, but don\u2019t skip it just yet. She\u2019s made two excellent, hilarious, human indies (Booksmart and The Invite), an ambitious but flawed genre film (Don\u2019t Worry Darling), and is next gearing up for a big, studio blockbuster with the holiday-themed Naughty. Those don\u2019t all scream Jurassic, but add her experience as an actor in some of the biggest films in the world, along with her ability to explore great characters and situations, and it would make for a very unique, very satisfying Jurassic entry.<\/p>\n

Edgar Wright <\/p>\n

This one almost makes itself in your head, does it not? Wright has long focused more on his own original ideas, and we love him for it, but this year\u2019s The Running Man showed something else. It showed that Wright can take a big brand name and still put his unique visual and tonal spin on it. His Jurassic movie would be stylish; it would be electric\u2026 it would almost certainly never happen. But dare to dream.<\/p>\n

And of course, those are just a few people. There are plenty of \u201cit would never happen in a million years\u201d options. People like Christopher Nolan, Ryan Coogler, or Denis Villeneuve. There are also lots of much more plausible options, like a David Leitch or Tim Miller. These are just ones we think are really fun. How about you?<\/p>\n

Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel<\/a>, Star Wars<\/a>, and Star Trek<\/a> releases, what\u2019s next for the DC Universe on film and TV<\/a>, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The list of directors who\u2019ve made dinosaurs come to life in Jurassic Park is extremely exclusive. Steven Spielberg,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":566010,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[156,278630,409,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-566009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-jurassic-world-rebirth-2","tag-movies","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=566009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/566010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=566009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=566009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=566009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}