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J. A. Bayona, whose credits include The Impossible, The Orphanage, and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, has been set to direct Spanish-language disaster movie Society of the Snow for Netflix. Based on the book La sociedad de la nieve by Pablo Vierci, the film is set in 1972, charting the true story of what happens…

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios’ high-profile The Lord of the Rings TV series has made a key hire. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom director Juan Antonio (J.A.) Bayona has been tapped to direct the first two episodes of the big-scope fantasy drama, following in the footsteps of Peter Jackson, who directed the feature…

UPDATED, Saturday AM: Now at play in 48 offshore markets, Universal/Amblin Entertainment’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is looking at an estimated full weekend opening of $145.9 million after taking $26.8M on Friday. A clear No. 1 in all hubs since it began its rollout June 6, the J.A. Bayona-helmed sequel to the…

It's been three years since Universal unleashed a global phenomenon with Jurassic World, the reboot of the classic franchise that stomped on opening records at home and abroad. Tomorrow, the dinosaurs begin to roam again, with U/Amblin’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom starting rollout in a total 48 markets through the…

EXCLUSIVE: Universal is pulling out the stops as its Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom dinos get ready to stomp around the globe beginning June 6. In one of the studio’s biggest-ever marketing and publicity campaigns — which has included global T-Rex and Raptor stunts — stars including Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas…

When Felicity Jones walked into the bar at the Bel Air Hotel towards the end of October, the meerkat-like LA glitterati didn't crane their necks with the expected urgency usually reserved for movie stars whose names grace every other billboard across town, as Jones's did that particular week. She had come to Hollywood…

J.A. Bayona’s adaptation of Patrick Ness‘ A Monster Calls must be one of the most well-received world premieres of this year’s Toronto Film Festival. The movie is a heartbreaking and truly moving grief parable for kids, about a young boy named Conor, whose mother is in the final weeks of an unsuccessful battle with…

EXCLUSIVE: Focus Features is moving its J.A. Bayona fantasy drama A Monster Calls out of the crowded October 21-23 weekend and debuting the pic in a top 10-city limited run on December 23 before going wide in 1,500 theaters on January 6. Pic will start off in 20-plus theaters. The movie, which makes its world premiere…

EXCLUSIVE: Anya Taylor-Joy, who plays the title role in Fox’s upcoming sci-fi thriller Morgan, has joined the cast of Marrowbone, a psychological thriller that marks the directing debut of writer Sergio G. Sanchez. The pic is being executive produced by J.A. Bayona, who directed Sanchez’s script The Orphanage and The I…

J.A. Bayona’s fantasy drama  A Monster Calls from Focus Features will debut wide on October 21, a week later than scheduled. A Monster Calls moves out of less busy weekend into a more hectic one. October 14 only has three wide entries now with Warner Bros’ The Accountant, Universal’s Kevin Hart: What Now? and Screen…