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San Francisco Chronicle
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
How do you make a 'Jurassic World' movie? With these 'commandments'
NEW YORK (AP) — If you're going to let dinosaurs run amok, it's good to have some ground rules. That's how screenwriter David Koepp saw it, anyway, in penning the script for 'Jurassic World Rebirth,' which opens in theaters July 2. Koepp wrote the original 'Jurassic Park and its 1997 sequel, 'The Lost World. But 'Rebirth,' the seventh film in the franchise, marks his return to the franchise he helped birth. And Koepp, the veteran screenwriter of 'Carlito's Way' and 'Mission: Impossible,' saw it as a chance to get a few things in order for a movie series that had perhaps strayed too far from its foundational character. Inspired by the animator Chuck Jones, Koepp decided to put down a list of nine commandments to guide 'Jurassic World Rebirth' and future installments. Jones had done something similar for the Roadrunner cartoons. His 'commandments' included things like: the Roadrunner never speaks except to say 'meep meep"; the coyote must never catch him; gravity is the coyote's worst enemy; all products come from the ACME Corporation. 'I always thought those were brilliant as a set of organizing principles,' Koepp says. 'Things become easier to write when you have that, when you have a box, when you have rules, when you agree going in: 'These we will heed by.' So I wrote my own, nine of them.' Koepp shared some — though not all of them — in a recent interview. 1. The events of the first six movies cannot be contradicted 'I hate a retcon. I hate when they change a bunch of things: 'Oh, that didn't actually happen. It was actually his twin.' I don't like other timelines. So I thought: Let's not pretend any of the last 32 years didn't happen or happened differently than you thought. But we can say things have changed.' 2. The dinosaurs are animals, not monsters 'On the first movie, anyone working on the movie would get fined for referring to them as monsters. They're not monsters, they're animals. Therefore, because they're animals, their motives can only be because they're hungry or defending their territory. They don't attack because they're scary. They don't sneak up and roar because they want to scare you.' 3. Humor is oxygen. 'You can't forget it.' 4. Science must be real 'The tone that Steven (Spielberg) found and I helped find in that first movie is really distinctive. I haven't gotten to work on a movie with that tone since then. So to go back to that sense of high adventure, real science and humor, it was just kind of joyful.' 'And then there were a number of other rules that I would define as trade secrets. So I'll keep them to myself.'
Hamilton Spectator
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
How do you make a ‘Jurassic World' movie? With these ‘commandments'
NEW YORK (AP) — If you're going to let dinosaurs run amok, it's good to have some ground rules. That's how screenwriter David Koepp saw it, anyway, in penning the script for 'Jurassic World Rebirth,' which opens in theaters July 2. Koepp wrote the original 'Jurassic Park and its 1997 sequel, 'The Lost World. But 'Rebirth,' the seventh film in the franchise, marks his return to the franchise he helped birth. And Koepp, the veteran screenwriter of 'Carlito's Way' and 'Mission: Impossible,' saw it as a chance to get a few things in order for a movie series that had perhaps strayed too far from its foundational character. Inspired by the animator Chuck Jones, Koepp decided to put down a list of nine commandments to guide 'Jurassic World Rebirth' and future installments. Jones had done something similar for the Roadrunner cartoons. His 'commandments' included things like: the Roadrunner never speaks except to say 'meep meep'; the coyote must never catch him; gravity is the coyote's worst enemy; all products come from the ACME Corporation. 'I always thought those were brilliant as a set of organizing principles,' Koepp says. 'Things become easier to write when you have that, when you have a box, when you have rules, when you agree going in: 'These we will heed by.' So I wrote my own, nine of them.' Koepp shared some — though not all of them — in a recent interview. 1. The events of the first six movies cannot be contradicted 'I hate a retcon. I hate when they change a bunch of things: 'Oh, that didn't actually happen. It was actually his twin.' I don't like other timelines. So I thought: Let's not pretend any of the last 32 years didn't happen or happened differently than you thought. But we can say things have changed.' 2. The dinosaurs are animals, not monsters 'On the first movie, anyone working on the movie would get fined for referring to them as monsters. They're not monsters, they're animals. Therefore, because they're animals, their motives can only be because they're hungry or defending their territory. They don't attack because they're scary. They don't sneak up and roar because they want to scare you.' 3. Humor is oxygen. 'You can't forget it.' 4. Science must be real 'The tone that Steven (Spielberg) found and I helped find in that first movie is really distinctive. I haven't gotten to work on a movie with that tone since then. So to go back to that sense of high adventure, real science and humor, it was just kind of joyful.' 5. The tone must never been ponderous or self-serious 'And then there were a number of other rules that I would define as trade secrets. So I'll keep them to myself.'
Mint
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
How do you make a Jurassic World movie? With these commandments
NEW YORK (AP) — If you're going to let dinosaurs run amok, it's good to have some ground rules. That's how screenwriter David Koepp saw it, anyway, in penning the script for 'Jurassic World Rebirth,' which opens in theaters July 2. Koepp wrote the original 'Jurassic Park and its 1997 sequel, 'The Lost World. But 'Rebirth,' the seventh film in the franchise, marks his return to the franchise he helped birth. And Koepp, the veteran screenwriter of 'Carlito's Way' and 'Mission: Impossible,' saw it as a chance to get a few things in order for a movie series that had perhaps strayed too far from its foundational character. Inspired by the animator Chuck Jones, Koepp decided to put down a list of nine commandments to guide 'Jurassic World Rebirth' and future installments. Jones had done something similar for the Roadrunner cartoons. His 'commandments' included things like: the Roadrunner never speaks except to say 'meep meep"; the coyote must never catch him; gravity is the coyote's worst enemy; all products come from the ACME Corporation. 'I always thought those were brilliant as a set of organizing principles,' Koepp says. 'Things become easier to write when you have that, when you have a box, when you have rules, when you agree going in: 'These we will heed by.' So I wrote my own, nine of them.' Koepp shared some — though not all of them — in a recent interview. 'I hate a retcon. I hate when they change a bunch of things: 'Oh, that didn't actually happen. It was actually his twin.' I don't like other timelines. So I thought: Let's not pretend any of the last 32 years didn't happen or happened differently than you thought. But we can say things have changed.' 'On the first movie, anyone working on the movie would get fined for referring to them as monsters. They're not monsters, they're animals. Therefore, because they're animals, their motives can only be because they're hungry or defending their territory. They don't attack because they're scary. They don't sneak up and roar because they want to scare you.' 'The tone that Steven (Spielberg) found and I helped find in that first movie is really distinctive. I haven't gotten to work on a movie with that tone since then. So to go back to that sense of high adventure, real science and humor, it was just kind of joyful.' 'And then there were a number of other rules that I would define as trade secrets. So I'll keep them to myself.'
Boston Globe
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
These Boston food trucks stay up late; a Seaport spinoff for Woods Hill
The trucks are serving night owls at seven locations around the city, all near workplaces and entertainment venues that operate into the wee hours. Find them in Allston (at Roadrunner on concert nights), in Back Bay (Clarendon Street by Trinity Church), downtown (at Faneuil Hall and the Theatre District/Tufts Medical Center at 135 Stuart St.), in the Fenway (163 Ipswich St.), near Northeastern (Huntington Ave. at Opera Place), and in the South End by Boston Medical Center (775 Harrison Ave.). Hours vary slightly from location to location, but trucks will be serving until 2 or 3 a.m. For a complete schedule, go to Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up The Block at Woods Hill, a spinoff adjacent to Woods Hill Pier 4, offers small plates and an outdoor patio in the Seaport. Handout Openings: In the Seaport, the Block at Woods Hill (300 Pier 4 Boulevard) opens June 27. Restaurateur Kristin Canty and chef Charlie Foster operate Woods Hill Pier 4 next door; this new space of green-and-gold walls, flower murals, and tiled floors offers a more intimate experience. It has communal seating, smaller plates, and an in-house shop selling meat, charcuterie, and bone broth from the Farm at Woods Hill in New Hampshire. Expect a daytime menu offering that bone broth, salads, and sandwiches: artichoke panini, lobster rolls on toasted milk buns, hot fried chicken, and more. In the evening, there are charcuterie plates to nibble on with cocktails, mocktails, wine, and beer, along with dishes such as surf clam ceviche, beef carpaccio with tallow confit, crispy cauliflower with Buffalo dip, and flat iron steaks. The Block has an in-house dry-aging program for meat and fish; like its next door sibling, it also has a water view and a patio. Advertisement South Boston's Park City (411 Dorchester Ave.), from Broadway Restaurant Group (Capo, Lincoln Tavern, Loco Taqueria), is now open, serving up summer fun at the Lot on the Dot. With a mere 30,000 square feet of outdoor space, the seasonal, kid-friendly venue features live music and entertainment alongside drinks and a menu of hot dogs, tacos, lobster rolls, and more. Offerings: To offset the Tuesday-night doldrums — yours, theirs — Bar Mezzana in the South End (360 Harrison Ave.) introduces Steak & 'Tini Tuesdays. Come in for flat iron steak, frites, and mixed greens plus a gin or vodka martini ($49). A classic combination. Devra First can be reached at
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Behind Florida's Sheriff's 'We Will Kill You' to Anti-Trump Protesters
As Americans prepare for a full weekend of protests against President Donald Trump, one Florida sheriff's spooky warning is sounding off alarms on social media. Now, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey is facing backlash after essentially threatening Florida residents organizing for 'No Kings Day' protests against Trump's birthday, military parade. In a news conference, Ivey said 'If you spit on us [law enforcement officers], you're going to the hospital and in jail.' He continued, 'If you hit one of us, you're going to the hospital and jail and most likely getting bitten by one of our big, beautiful dogs we have here.' His darkest threat came next as he confidently warned 'If you throw a brick, a fire bomb or point a gun at one of our deputies, we will be notifying your family where to collect your remains at, because we will kill you. Graveyard, dead.' He added, 'We're not going to play, this has got to stop.' With Ivey and Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis basically giving the green light for violence against Americans using their First Amendment right, Black folks on X took it all in. 'Dear Black People, this is why we say, 'stay home,'' @ZetaGirlTech said. 'Don't allow anyone to gaslight or shame you for choosing self-preservation. Stay home!' Another user, @AirHarp, wrote 'This is what they've been waiting for,' adding, 'ThisIsWhyWeDontStand.' Other folks weren't moved by the sheriff's threats. 'Lol… continue protesting these people have no right to tell you what you should or shouldn't do,' @biggaboy0 wrote. 'Please remember that the first amendment still applies and no one can outlaw Peaceful Protest,' attorney Gerald A. Griggs said. Upwards 1,800 protests across the nation are expected to go down over the weekend. In cities like Los Angeles, New York City and Chicago, demonstrators are already showing up to counteract Trump. But in other states, like Florida, planned protests being threatened with violent force has folks thinking the state is the real problem. 'Florida seems to be the place that all of the crazy racists… are now coming out of the woodworks,' @adivunsolicited said on TikTok. Back on X, @Bigdumbdog2 said he wishes 'I could saw-off Florida like the Roadrunner does to the Coyote.' S.C. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick criticized the sheriff for his language. 'As public servants, our words matter — and threatening to kill citizens with such reckless and inflammatory language goes far beyond maintaining public safety,' she said. 'This is not acceptable, nor will it ever be.' Many folks online said Sheriff Ivey is clearly standing on one side of the fight… and it's not with the people. 'The MAGA in him is extremely strong. He has waited his whole career for this moment,' @imJohnWess said. 'What a press conference by the Klan sounds like,' @RodnyeTheoc tweeted. Despite Ivey's threats, No Kings Day protests are shaping up to be the largest mass-scale protests since the 2020 Black Lives Matter demonstrations. Meanwhile, Trump is recruiting 6,000 soldiers, military tanks, weapons, planes, and more for his celebratory parade honoring the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army and his 79th birthday. The event will go down in Washington, D.C. despite bipartisan backlash.
