Michael Crichton

Details and images from the Jurassic Park trilogy special edition

Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III is set to debut as a trilogy set on Blu-ray on October 25th, 2011 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Acclaimed filmmaker Steven Spielberg’s award-winning cinematic franchise, based on the best-selling book by Michael Crichton, generated nearly $2 billion combined at the worldwide box office ….

Spielberg releases statement regarding passing of Michael Crichton

The following is a statement released by director Steven Spielberg, regarding the passing of Michael Crichton. “Michael’s talent out-scaled even his own dinosaurs of JURASSIC PARK. He was the greatest at blending science with big theatrical concepts, which is what gave credibility to dinosaurs again walking the earth. In the early days, Michael had just ….

Author Michael Crichton passes away

Variety reported that Michael Crichton died yesterday at age 66. According to the author’s website, he died “after a courageous and private battle against cancer”. The website also states that Crichton died unexpectedly in Los Angeles. A memorial posting added: “While the world knew him as a great storyteller that challenged our preconceived notions about ….