I read it before I was offeredJurassic Worldand I knew I had to do it.
This was actually a harder movie to make for me, he says.
It was the kind of story that Id never seen before and I really wanted to do something new.
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Her character feels the kind of anger that were all very familiar with right now.
The world is on fire and we feel helpless as these tragedies play out around us.
Watt wasnt the only actress that impressed the director.
Despite it being her first part in a movie, Ziegler took up her role as Christina with ease.
She really is extraordinarily capable, he says.
No one taught her how to do that she just knows.
Jaeden is the same way.
All three of these kids were really extraordinary in the movie.
Everyones favorite child actor/award show speechmaker, Jacob Tremblay, also stars in the film.
Hes just a great actor with great instincts.
Part suspense-thriller, part emotional-whirlwind, the movie walks a tightrope of tone.
I was wiped out at the end, says the director of the filmmaking experience.
It turns into a suspense thriller, but you very well might have a good cry in this movie.
It may be a smaller story than Trevorrows dino epic but it still feels like big summer entertainment.
Not all mythic stories have to span kingdoms and galaxies, he says.
They can happen in your own backyard.
