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‘Jurassic World’: Gareth Edwards Tapped To Direct New Movie For Universal And Amblin


Gareth Edwards to direct new 'Jurassic World' movie for Universal Pictures

Gareth Edwards, "Jurassic World"Getty Images/Everett After a deal couldn’t be made for David Leitch to direct, Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment have moved fast as the studio is in final negotiations for Rogue One director Gareth Edwards to helm a new Jurassic World movie. The studio recently dated the pic to bow on July 2, 2025 and moved fast to find a director with Edwards spending all of last week meeting with execs. After impressing producers Steven Spielberg and Frank Marshall, who helped launch the franchise in the 90s, an offer soon followed and pre-production is expected to ramp up once a deal is sealed.

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