June 13, 2024
Thailand warns 'Jurassic World' producers over filming impact.
Thailand - Thai officials have given Jurassic World
producers a stern warning not to damage beaches and national parks when they
film the next instalment of the blockbuster franchise in the kingdom.
Shooting for a new Jurassic
World movie will take place in Thailand starting next week and running into
July.
Shooting for parts of
the movie -- as yet untitled but slated for release next year -- will take
place in Bangkok and at national parks in Krabi, Phuket, Phang-nga and Trang,
starting next week and running into July.
Locations include the
lush island of Ko Kradan off the kingdom's west coast and Huay To waterfall in
Khao Phanom Bencha National Park.
Natural Resources and
Environment Minister Phatcharavat Wongsuwan said Thailand was honoured to host
the filming.
"However, it is
strictly required that they comply with relevant laws and regulations, and must
not affect and damage natural resources and the environment," Phatcharavat
said in a statement posted Wednesday on the Department of National Parks Facebook
page.
Scarlett Johansson,
39, was in talks to star in the upcoming dinosaur movie, directed by Briton
Gareth Edwards, whose 2023 sci-fi action flick The Creator was also
partly shot in Thailand.