Director Gareth Edwards, a student of ‘Jurassic Park,’ didn’t try to put his own spin on the franchise, but instead to emulate his hero.

Gareth Edwards knows a thing or two about sci-fi films. And whether he’s creating his own unique worlds, like Monsters or The Creator, or working in someone else’s, like Godzilla or Rogue One, the director thinks one thing links the entire genre together.

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Gareth Edwards rejects the silliness of the previous three films, directing a series of set-pieces that hew closer to Steven Spielberg’s 1993 classic.

The latest “Jurassic Park” installment, “Jurassic World Rebirth,” brings fresh life to the franchise, says Associated Press critic Mark Kennedy. Directed by Gareth Edwards and written by

And yet box office is a problem the Jurassic movies have never had, whether the initial Parks or later Worlds. After Spielberg’s original, the follow-ups have often been aggressively dull, while still drawing huge crowds.