It’s been moving along quietly for a little bit, but now things are going to gear up fast as Universal has brought in Colin Trevorrow has the director for Jurassic Park 4. With Steven Spielberg as executive producer and Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley serving as producers, the film is now set to get fully underway with casting, production and more. The annoumcement comes during the 20th anniversary of the original film, a staggering thing to remember when you think back to just how impressive the film was at the time (though the CG has not aged well). Trevorrow isn’t a household name by any nature, a real dark horse candidate to be sure, who only recently made his directing debut with Safety Not Guaranteed. Coming from the generation that grew up with this film in a way as he was in teens when the film came out, it’ll be interesting to see what he brings to the table in terms of action.

Here’s the formal press release:

Long-awaited fourth installment of this groundbreaking film franchise from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment to be shot in 3D

UNIVERSAL CITY, CA, March 14, 2013 — Colin Trevorrow has signed on to direct Jurassic Park 4, the highly-anticipated fourth installment of the blockbuster franchise that has grossed $1.9 billion at worldwide box office since the first film was released in 1993.

The Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment production will be produced by Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley with Steven Spielberg as Executive Producer.  The script was written by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver (Rise of the Planet of the Apes).

Trevorrow directed Safety Not Guaranteed for FilmDistrict and Big Beach Films starring Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass and Jake Johnson.  The critically-acclaimed film debuted at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival where screenwriter Derek Connolly won the prestigious Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award.  The film also won Best First Screenplay at this year’s Independent Spirit Awards, where Trevorrow was nominated for Best First Feature.

Universal will release Jurassic Park in 3D on April 5.  With his remastering of the epic into a state-of-the-art 3D format, Spielberg introduces the three-time Academy Award®-winning blockbuster to a new generation of moviegoers and allows longtime fans to experience the world he envisioned in a way that was unimaginable during the film’s original release.