‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ director Gareth Edwards wanted the new movie to return to it’s “horror” roots.
Gareth Edwards wanted his new Jurassic World film to be much scarier than previous films
The ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ filmmaker has swapped outer space for dinosaurs in his latest project, bringing Scarlett Johansson onboard to lead the cast in the latest addition to the franchise – and he’s admitted he wanted to make the movie scarier than previous installments because the 1993 original terrified him as a child.
He told Vanity Fair magazine: “‘Jurassic Park’ [the original] is a horror film in the witness protection program. Most people don’t think of it like that.
“We all went to see it as kids. But I was scared s*******, to be honest, when I was at the cinema watching the T. rex attack.
“It’s one of the most well-directed scenes in cinema history, so the bar’s really high to come on board and try and do this.”
Edwards added: “There’s something very primal that’s buried deep inside everybody. As mammals, we evolved [with] this fear of the bigger animal that’s going to come one day and maybe kill us or our family.
“The second we see it happening onscreen, you’re like, ‘I knew it … We had it too good for too long’.”
Edwards went on to reveal he drew inspiration from some of his favourite movies – including the ‘Alien’ and ‘Star Wars’ franchises – to create a scary new dinosaur.
He explained: “When you make a creature, you get a big, massive pot and you pour in your favorite monsters from other films and books …
“Some [‘Star Wars’ beast] Rancor went in there, some H.R. Giger [‘Alien’ designer] went in there, a little T. rex went in there…
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