Next, the filmmakers used the opportunity to make a dino disappear before the viewers’ eyes. The T-Rex is in the background of the shot, but then is hidden from view once the raft inflates on its side. When the raft gets turned flat in the water, the dinosaur has disappeared. “You sort of get this David Copperfield moment,” Edwards said.

If they get really lucky, they might even get the opportunity to add their own chapter to a franchise that meant the most to them. And then there’s Jurassic World Rebirth director Gareth Edwards (Godzilla),

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