Jurassic World 3 director Colin Trevorrow’s next film takes him to the mythical land of Atlantis. Trevorrow first made a major impression with 2012’s indie feature Safety Not Guaranteed, starring Aubrey Plaza and Mark Duplass. He then made a quick climb up the Hollywood ladder to direct 2015’s Jurassic World, a reboot that grossed an astounding $1.67 billion worldwide.

It seemed Trevorrow’s meteroic rise would just continue after Jurassic World’s huge success, as he became attached to Star Wars 9 as director. But his career hit a snag in 2017 with his disastrous release The Book of Henry, a film maligned by critics and ignored by audiences. Following that major disappointment, Trevorrow was unceremoniously dropped from Star Wars duties, as J.J. Abrams re-boarded the franchise to make the eventual Rise of Skywalker (though details of Trevorrow’s original Star Wars 9 script are out there and are interesting to say the least). After losing out on Star Wars, Trevorrow got another chance on a major franchise by being brought back for the upcoming third Jurassic World movie, entitled Jurassic World: Dominion.

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As reported by Deadline, Trevorrow has now also lined up his first project for after the new Jurassic World sequel, and it sees him returning to the realm of fantasy. Called Atlantis, the movie sees Trevorrow teaming up again with Jurassic World studio Universal, this time for a movie set in a mythical land situated somewhere in the Indian Ocean (the legendary Atlantis of lore was supposedly located in the Atlantic Ocean).

Chris Pratt and Colin Trevorrow on the 'Jurassic World' set

Also distinguishing this new project from previous stories about Atlantis, the fictional land of Trevorrow’s film is described as a “multicultural civilization with its own advanced technology” (which makes it sound like a diverse version of Wakanda). The movie’s script is being written by Edge of Tomorrow screenwriter Dante Harper from a story by Trevorrow and Matt Charman.

The mythical lost continent of Atlantis of course has been written about for thousands of years, and has often been depicted or at least referred to in movies, most recently in the DCEU epic Aquaman (Marvel of course also has its own take on Atlantis). Atlantis was also a popular concept in classic movies from silent films up till the days of great ‘50s fantasies like the Jules Verne adaptation Journey to the Center of the Earth. Disney also took their own crack at Atlantis with 2001’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire, a film viewed by some as an underrated classic. The TV series Stargate: Atlantis too made use of the classic myth as the basis for a sci-fi adventure (with an early role for eventual Aquaman star Jason Momoa).

Coming off of two Jurassic World films, Trevorrow will now create his own take on Atlantis, which at least sounds intriguing with its emphasis on multiculturalism and Black Panther-like notion of a hidden kingdom that possesses advanced technology. Of course, Trevorrow’s track record is rather inconsistent despite the success of Jurassic World, with Book of Henry still looming as a catastrophe in his filmography. So there is obvious reason to be skeptical that Trevorrow’s Atlantis will add anything interesting to the old legend (beyond possible dinosaurs).

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Source: Deadline

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