Jurassic World 2 set to start production, will also be Jurassic Park 5 says director

Jurassic World 2 has scheduled its start of production in order to meet it's release date of June 22nd 2018. According to the studio and director, the film will begin production in March 2017. In addition to being a sequel to last year's Jurassic World (which actually wasn't very good at all), it will also function as Jurassic Park 5 according to its director.

In an interview with Cinemablend, director Juan Antonio Bayona was asked how this new film would tie in with all of the films.

“What we're doing is a sequel to Jurassic World, but it's definitely the fifth chapter of a longer saga. It's very interesting. It's always tricky, but you need to find a balance in what people expect to find, and the new stuff you're bringing to the story. And I think the story is looking for a connection between Jurassic World and Jurassic Park — more than what Jurassic World did.”

Bayona also teased a third film (Please, stop) by mentioning how sequels follow up on the originals and open up avenues for new story lines. "I think what this film does is it's the second chapter of the story that started inJurassic World, and it's open to a third chapter too. It's very interesting in the way that we're approaching the story, and where we are leading the story. We're leading the story to a place that the audience is not expecting, and that's always exciting when you do a sequel.”

Although we don't have a full cast list yet, we do know that Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard will be returning to their sexually frustrated roles of  "employer/employee – ex lovers". Although it did make a hell of a lot of money, Jurassic World really wasn't a good movie. After watching it several times (as parents of children always have to do), it became clear that the main reason is simply – dinosaurs. You can put dinosaurs in a rom-com and it would make money. I loved Jurassic Park and the original was the best of the series so far no doubt. Each subsequent movie has gone down hill since, and Jurassic World saw even more of a drop off with over a decade in between it and its predecessor.

Do you think Jurassic World 2 / Jurassic Park 5 can redeem itself and the franchise? Let us know below.

[Cinemablend]