‘The Impossible’ Director J.A. Bayona To Direct ‘Jurassic World 2’!

Briefly: This is some awesome news.

J.A. Bayona directed two of the most original, memorable, and underwatched films of their release years, 2007’s The Orphanage and 2012’s The Impossible (the star of which is our new Spider-Man).

Now, he’s about to make Universal Pictures a lot of money by directing the follow-up to Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World.

The announcement comes via Jurassic World producer Frank Marshall earlier today.

Bayona is currently working on the Liam Neeson / Sigourney Weaver flick A Monster Calls.

Jurassic World 2 just got a lot more exciting, didn’t it? The film hits theatres on June 22nd, 2018!

Thrilled to announce JA Bayona is on board to direct JW2. Welcome to the team @FilmBayona!

— Frank Marshall (@LeDoctor) April 18, 2016