Hollywood director missed out on directing Jurassic Park by 'just a few hours' and is glad

Director James Cameron was only hours away from pitching his idea for Jurassic Park when Steven Spielberg secured the rights to the film. Cameron has since expressed his contentment with missing out on the project, believing Spielberg was the ideal director for it. He felt Spielberg's approach captured the wonder and awe suitable for a film about dinosaurs, whereas his own style would have leaned towards a darker, more action-oriented "Aliens with dinosaurs" adaptation. Fans and critics agree that Spielberg's direction effectively balanced the thrilling dinosaur encounters with a sense of wonder and childhood imagination, a balance they feel Cameron might not have achieved. Some speculate that Cameron's version would have been more faithful to the n... download the app to read more