Universal Pictures picks newcomer Trevorrow to direct Jurassic Park 4
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Director Colin Trevorrow poses at the premiere of Safety Not Guaranteed during the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Jan 22, 2012. Trevorrow is taking the reins of Jurassic Park. The 36-year-old director will helm Jurassic Park 4, Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment announced on March 14, 2013. -- FILE PHOTO: AP
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) - Hollywood newcomer Colin Trevorrow was named on Thursday as the director of the long-awaited fourth installment of dinosaur movie franchise Jurassic Park.
Universal Pictures said Steven Spielberg, who directed the first two movies in the US$1.9 billion (S$2.4 billion) worldwide franchise, will be the executive producer of Jurassic Park 4 and will not direct.
Trevorrow, 36, is little known in Hollywood. He directed the independent movie Safety Not Guaranteed, shown at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and had previously made a TV movie and documentary.
Universal said that Jurassic Park 4 will be made in 3-D but did not announce a release date.
