David Leitch Not Directing Next ‘Jurassic World’ Movie After Talks Fall Through

NBC has set a two-hour primetime special to celebrate the 10th anniverary of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Fallon announced the special on his show Monday night, saying the past week was officially the show’s 10-year anniversary. The special will air May 14.

EXCLUSIVE: Aml Ameen, who portrays Dr.Martin Luther King in Rustin, reveals that he’s in talks with Film4 and the BFI to direct and star in the sequel to holiday romance Boxing Day, his feature directorial debut — and he has a second film, a crime saga called Night and Day that he wants to make soon. 

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.

Katcy Stephan “Rogue One” director Gareth Edwards is in talks to direct an all-new “Jurassic World” film for Universal. The news comes days after the studio’s negotiations with David Leitch fell apart. The film will be executive produced by Steven Spielberg through Amblin Entertainment.

Sometimes, the call of nostalgia and influential blockbusters is too tempting to ignore. Despite his intended desire to stay away from blockbusters and big-brand I.P., and try and stick to original films, filmmaker Gareth Edwards is stepping in to direct the new “Jurassic World” film from writer David Koepp, the original screenwriter of Steven Spielberg’s “Jurassic Park.” Edwards is “replacing” “Deadpool 2” and “Bullet Train” filmmaker David Leitch, who was briefly engaged in negotiations to direct the film but fell out over creative differences.

Police have resumed their search for a missing toddler after he vanished when falling into a river over the weekend.

A major search operation has been launched following reports of a two-year-old boy falling into a river in Leicester.

memorable appearances on NBC’s hit sitcom “Friends” as Ross Geller’s son, Ben.The “Riverdale” star, 31, appeared in a plethora of episodes between 2000 to 2002 when he was seven-years-old. However, Sprouse has not had contact with any cast members: David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, the late Matthew Perry, Lisa Kudrow, and Matt LeBlanc.Perry died in October 2023 at the age of 54 after being found unresponsive in his jacuzzi.“Friends has become now such an iconic thing, this entity,” the Disney Channel child star told People recently.

EXCLUSIVE: With their Bob Marley movie, One Love, opening this weekend, Paramount Pictures is now moving fast on another high profile biopic on popular music group, looking to have found an A-list director to lead the project. While a deal isn’t done, sources tell Deadline that Ridley Scott is in negotiations to direct the untitled Bee Gees movie for Paramount. Scott will produce alongside producing partner Michael Pruss of Scott Free, Graham King through his GK Films banner and Stacey Snider.

EXCLUSIVE: Dylan O’Brien is set to headline in James Sweeney‘s dark comedy Twinless, which the latter wrote and will also star in. Republic Pictures has taken global rights to the movie. Cameras are currently rolling on the movie in Portland, OR. O’Brien will executive produce.

David Beckham has claimed to have made an observation about his wife Victoria that he 'never' has before after their Valentine's Day tributes to one another. The loved-up pair are no strangers to sharing gushing messages about one another on social media.

Michaela Zee Ryan Gosling‘s stuntman-bounty hunter in “The Fall Guy” is apparently a Swiftie. Universal released a Super Bowl ad on Sunday for David Leitch’s thriller, which features multiple action sequences, aliens and space cowboys. In one scene, Gosling cries in his car while listening to Taylor Swift‘s song “All Too Well.” “Have you been crying to Taylor Swift?” Emily Blunt asks Gosling in the trailer.

This Sunday night (February 11) marked the return of musicals week on Dancing on Ice - and the ITV skating show wasn't short of drama. Amidst Amber Davies' headbanger and two joint top-scores of the series from Amber and Miles Nazaire, the show ended with a double elimination which saw two celebrities sent packing.

Taylor Swift is reportedly planning to direct her new film after her current ‘Eras Tour’ ends.Back in December, it was revealed that Swift would direct her first feature-length film for Searchlight Pictures. The singer-songwriter was reported to have written an original script for the movie, with details on the plot and characters currently unknown.Searchlight presidents, David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield, said at the time: “Taylor is a once in a generation artist and storyteller.

Taylor Swift is fumbling all over the place on stage these days!

Brent Lang Executive Editor Universal is down a director for its next “Jurassic World” installment after negotiations with David Leitch went the way of the dinosaur. The parting is said to be amicable. However, the breakdown in talks leaves the studio in search of a new filmmaker to take over one of its most popular franchises.

It looks like David Leitch‘s next film after “The Fall Guy” won’t be a new “Jurassic World” after all. Deadline reports that Universal is looking for new director for their franchise reboot after talks between the studio and Leitch fell through.

While Chad Stahelski has been content to stay in the “John Wick” universe ever since he launched the franchise in 2014, his co-director David Leitch has done anything but stay planted. Having already directed five movies since—running the gambit of franchises among them like “Deadpool 2,” “Hobbes And Shaw” and this summer’s “The Fall Guy”—for his next magic trick, stunt director turned filmmaker David Leitch will be turning his attention to the new “Jurassic World” trilogy that Universal is very bullish on.

Dancing on Ice fans think they have spotted an unfortunate pattern after Hannah Spearritt was eliminated from the competition after 'nasty fall'. The former S Club 7 star bravely took to the ice on Sunday night (January 28) after a “nasty fall” during rehearsals.

Rochelle Humes has said she's 'praying' after her weekend plans suddenly changed as her son became ill. The This Morning star said on social media that she hopes her three-year-old Blake doesn't become as poorly as his older sister did when she previously contracted chicken pox.