Glen Powellhas found success in Hollywood lately, from his successful role inAnyone But You, to his appearance inTop Gun: Maverick, and his upcoming role inTwisters. So it was a shock when someone who was at the peak of his career was offered the role of a lifetime to star in a newsJurassic Worldfilm, only to turn it down.
In an interview withThe Hollywood Reporter, Powell revealed that he turned down the opportunity despite it being his dream to begin with. The actor had done voice work forJurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, but what made this offer different is that, despite his beliefs that the film would perform well, he claimed that “his presence in this movie” wouldn’t benefit it. He also pointed out that he wants to choose projects that would make both him and the audience happy and this film won’t achieve that:
“Jurassicis one of my favorite movies. It’s one of the things I’ve wanted to do my whole life. I’m not doing that movie because I read the script and I immediately was like, my presence in this movie doesn’t help it. And the script’s great. The movie’s going to fucking kill. It’s not about that. It’s about choosing where you’re going to make an audience happy and where you’re going to make yourself happy.”
It’s not only theJurassic Parkfranchise that Powell turned down. He also revealed in the same interview that he wasn’t going to be involved in theBourne Identity,claiming that he doesn’t want to, nor he could become the “nextTom Cruise”:“First of all, there will never be another Tom Cruise. That is a singular career in a singular moment, but also movie stars of the ’80s, ’90s, early 2000s, those will never be re-created.”
What’s Going on With ‘Jurassic World 4’?
Recently, it was announced thatRogue One: A Star Wars Story’sGareth Edwardswill be directing a brand newJurassic Worldfilm, withRupert Friend, Jonathan Bailey,andScarlett Johanssonstarring in the upcoming project. As of writing, the plot forJurassic World’s next movie is still under wraps. At the same time, more details for theJurassic Parkreboot have yet to be revealed.
Jurassic World Dominionis currently available to stream on Hulu. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates on theJurassicfranchise.
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