Thai officials gave Jurassic World producers have been given a stern warning to not destroy beaches and national parks while filming the subsequent installment of the best-selling series in the dominion.
Hollywood superstar Scarlett Johansson has reportedly been solid within the lead role within the seventh film within the long-running dinosaur franchise.
Filming for a part of the film – yet untitled, but scheduled for release next 12 months – will begin in Bangkok and national parks in Krabi, Phuket, Phang Nga and Trang and can begin next week and last until July.
Locations include the plush Ko Kradan island off the dominion’s west coast and Huay To Waterfall in Khao Phanom Bencha National Park.
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Phatcharavat Wongsuwan said Thailand was “honored” to host the film.
“However, it is imperative that they comply with relevant laws and regulations and must not impact or damage natural resources and the environment,” Phatcharavat said in a press release posted on the Department of National Parks’ Facebook page on Wednesday.
The warning comes greater than twenty years after Leonardo DiCaprio’s travel thriller Beach has faced widespread criticism for its impact on the pristine sands of Maya Bay on the island of Ko Phi Phi Leh in southern Thailand.
Producers have planted dozens of coconut trees to present the bay a more “tropical” feel and have been accused of uprooting vegetation growing on the dunes.
Athapol Charoenshunsa, head of the Department of National Parks, said they’d learned from the experience and officials could be watching the filming closely.
In March, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Johansson, 39, is in talks for the lead role within the upcoming dinosaur movie directed by Briton Gareth Edwards, whose 2023 sci-fi motion film Creator it was also partially filmed in Thailand.
Original from 1993 Jurassic Park the film based on Michael Crichton’s novel, directed by Steven Spielberg, was an enormous success, as was the 2015 reboot Jurassic World.
