Glen Powell Reveals Why He Turned Down “Jurassic World” Role After Reading the Script

"It’s about choosing where you’re going to make an audience happy and where you’re going to make yourself happy," he said

As far as Glen Powell sees it, just because he can do a Jurassic World movie doesn't mean he should.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the 35-year-old actor revealed he turned down a potential role in the upcoming newest Jurassic World film, despite the original 1993 Jurassic Park being one of his "favorite movies."

"It’s one of the things I’ve wanted to do my whole life," said the Hit Man star, explaining of the upcoming Scarlett Johansson-starring installment, "I’m not doing that movie because I read the script and I immediately was like, my presence in this movie doesn’t help it."

"And the script’s great. The movie’s going to f---ing kill. It’s not about that," Powell explained. "It’s about choosing where you’re going to make an audience happy and where you’re going to make yourself happy."

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David Koepp, who wrote the screenplays for the original Jurassic Park and its sequel The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), both based on Michael Crichton's books, is set to return to pen the script with a new storyline.

Original director Steven Spielberg will executive produce under his Amblin Entertainment banner, while producers include Patrick Crowley and Frank Marshall. Gareth Edwards is directing the movie, which is slated for release on July 2, 2025.

Johansson, 39, was revealed to be in talks to star in the new movie back in March, and Bridgerton's Jonathan Bailey is also in the cast.

Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard starred in the most recent trilogy of blockbuster Jurassic World movies that began in 2015, though this new installment is said to have a fresh storyline. Original Jurassic Park stars Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum reprised their roles in 2022's Jurassic World Dominion, which concluded the trilogy.

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