Last month, we brought you an interview with actor Sam Neill (Alcatraz) who portrayed paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III. Neill said at the time that Jurassic Park IV was not going to happen:

“I think we’ve told the story. I think it’s done, [Legendary effects expert] Stan Winston who made those beautiful dinosaurs died. So, no Stan, no ‘Jurassic Park’ really … [and author Michael] Crichton died too.”

“I’ll tell you what. If Michael Crichton time travels, writes the book [and] Stan time travels, [and] reanimates dinosaurs, then absolutely.”

It seems that Sam Neill may not be a part of the future of Jurassic Park, but director Steven Spielberg is working on plans to reboot the franchise. THR reports that Spielberg has been meeting with screenwriter Mark Protosevich (Thor, I Am Legend) to brainstorm ideas on how to do just that. Universal Pictures and Spielberg’s camp have stated that no writer has been hired, and these talks have been purely exploratory in nature.