As Jurassic World: Dominion rolls out across the planet, writer director Colin Trevorrow looks back at a weirdly similar trilogy that he worked on, the Star Wars sequel trilogy. Just like his Jurassic journey, the first and 3rd chapters were directed by the same man (Trevorrow for Jurassic, J.J. Abrams for the sequels) and both kicked off with franchise high box office returns ($2067.7bn for The Force Awakens, $1671.3bn for Jurassic World). With classic scores by John Williams and VFX by ILM, there’s a raft of connective tissue between the two, and with Dominion roaring into cinemas Colin Trevorrow looks back at his brief but memorable foray into the GFFA, an experience he is clearly incredibly grateful for.
“It was complicated. But, honestly, I mean, since we’re talking now in 2022, I can say honestly I’m very grateful to [Lucasfilm president] Kathy [Kennedy] for recognizing that she and I were never going to make a movie that we were both proud of together. And she’s been doing this for so long and she cares about me and I care about her and her family. And [producer] Frank [Marshall] and I are partners still. I’m a part of this group of incredible filmmakers, so it was a complicated moment, but now, having been able to do this and really feeling like this is what … I’m glad I did this. I’m deeply, deeply satisfied for having done this. I appreciate that she had the wisdom to see something that, honestly, I’m not sure I could’ve seen because I was so dialled in to the story I wanted to tell.”
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