Rogue One director to helm new Jurassic World movie after Bullet Train filmmaker drops out

Feb. 21, 2024



Gareth Edwards has taken over Jurassic World 4

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Jurassic 4 has found a new director: Gareth Edwards has stepped in to take over from David Leitch after theBullet Trainhelmer dropped out of the project mere days afterhis involvement was announced.

According toThe Hollywood Reporter, Leitch dropped out of directing the dinosaur flick after realizing he would have minimal creative input – production has been fast-tracked and Universal reportedly wants “to wield a stronger hand after the experiences ofJurassic World Dominion”, so direction is set to be “more shooter than auteur.”

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