Gareth Edwards Dropped Everything to Direct the New Jurassic World Movie [Exclusive]

earlier today before we end this Q&A uh earlier today it might have come out that you could be directing the next Jurassic something [Applause] movie I was going to make a joke but I I could see your face I'm like uh so I mean what uh I don't know what I can ask that you can answer can you say anything what are you allowed to say I honestly I can't really talk about it I'm sorry um it's very very early days and I do I don't know what I can and can't say were you a little surprised at the announce like that it got it came out today or were you hoping it was going to be like a week from now no I was given a heads up that it might come out very soon and so I I tried my damnest to contact my mom and tell her so before it got on the internet and I did the same with my sister I work my sister up to tell her and then I've I've left a message from my dad but it's because of the time difference he's asleep so hopefully he won't look on the internet when he wakes up he's he's not that kind of person that does that so I can I can call him in the morning and let him know what's crazy about this is so you basically told nobody like who in your life actually knew just my girlfriend that was it that's crazy okay so just can I ask like what I know you you can't say what I want to say I want to ask more but I don't know what I can actually ask I guess are you I don't know uh okay it came out that it's it's starting to film in June that's what they reported can you confirm that can you say anything like that I think the only thing I would say is like I was about to take a break and I started writing my next idea for a film and this is the only movie that would make me drop everything like a stone and Dive Right In I love Jurassic Park I think the first movie is a cinematic Masterpiece and Sten yeah and Steven Spielberg is 100% the reason I ever wanted to be a film director so the opportunity this opportunity is like a dream to me and to work with Frank Marshall and Universal and David K who's writing the script um I think they're all legends so I'm just very excited and and we'll save all the other stuff for a publicity tour at some point yeah maybe a collider screening next summer okay all right

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