Jurassic World 4 Happening Would Continue The Franchise's Oldest Problem
Given the success of the franchise so far, Jurassic World 4 seems like a forgone conclusion, though a follow-up to Jurassic World: Dominion would continue the problem that has beset the sequel movies so far. Like most successful Hollywood IP, the Jurassic World franchise only stays relevant through the creation of new content. The current business model of Hollywood relies on big tentpole blockbusters to hold up the studio system. Be that as it may, the continual expansion of Jurassic World through sequels raises a story problem each time.
The Jurassic World movie franchise began life even before Michael Crichton had published his 1990 novel, Jurassic Park. Universal acquired the rights for Steven Spielberg and brought on Crichton to help write the screenplay. Following the success of the movie Jurassic Park, the pressure was on for a sequel, which resulted in 1997's The Lost World. Following the underwhelming Jurassic Park III in 2001, the franchise took a break for 14 years before being rebooted and rebranded with Jurassic World. With Jurassic World wrapping up its own trilogy with Jurassic World: Dominion in June, Producer Frank Marshell is already looking at where the dinosaur franchise can go next, including a possible Jurassic World 4.
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One of the biggest problems that face a potential Jurassic World 4 is that the original idea of Jurassic Park isn't necessarily designed for multiple sequels. While the idea of a dinosaur theme park is inherently interesting, that story framework is relatively limited. The novel's story is succinct and self-contained, and while there are story threads left by the end, these work just as well as a coda
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