Spielberg Talks 'Tintin 2', 'Robopocalypse' & 'Jurassic Park 4'

Before last month's The Adventures of Tintin and War Horse were released, Steven Spielberg hadn't directed a film since 2008's Indiana Jones and the Underwhelming Sequel, so it's quite a change of pace for us to be getting to see so many of his films in such a short time.  He's just finished filming Lincoln, which fans can look forward to seeing in December.  According to Collider, Spielberg also gave some hints as to what the future holds for him, both as a director and a producer.

Talking the sequel to Tintin: "Peter [Jackson] will start working on the film this year. When he's done shooting 'The Hobbit,' he’ll begin his performance capture work with the actors later in 2012. And of course, I'm hoping I'll be able to direct the third one."

Regarding the next film he'll direct, Robopocalypse (try saying that five times fast!), he said:"I'm making a science fiction movie probably in September called 'Robopocalypse' based on Daniel Wilson's book. It’s a cautionary tale about war between human beings and robots. It’s a big crowd pleaser, a big action popcorn movie with a message."

On the next installment in the Jurassic Park franchise, he said:"I don't want to talk about 'Jurassic Park 4' yet - it's too early - but I can tell you that I'm not directing it. I'm producing it though."

The main news that sticks out to me in this is that Jurassic Park 4 is apparently still in production, despite the years it has spent slogging through development hell.  Just how hard can it be to get a Jurassic Park movie made these days?  Robopocalypse is kind of a stupid title, and what I've heard doesn't make me particularly excited to see it.  There's plenty of details we don't know, though, and I'm willing to give Spielberg the benefit of the doubt.

Comments

[J.Bradley]

Hey c'mon, dinosaurs will always be a draw, it's just a matter of how you use them. It's just a case of the right story for the right time and the right audience. Jurassic Park III - talk about underwhelming sequels - showed they can't just do ANYTHING and get away with it with any future ones. With 'Crystal Skull' and now "Warhorse" Spielberg seems to be content with just riffing off of "old movie" style and showing everybody how he's one of the last of the "old guard" of Hollywood moviemakers. He seems to know though, that if he's going to remain relevant he's got to make those 21st century movies for a 21st century audience and I suspect that's what we'll see out of him with these talked about projects. And hey - back in the 80's we thought "Robocop" sounded like one of those cheap sci-fi tv shows that were on for six episodes and gone. So don't knock 'Robopocalypse" 'til ya' see it kiddo'.