. ▁Da wn ▁of ▁the ▁Planet ▁of ▁the ▁A pes ▁and ▁Jur ass ic ▁World ▁screen writ ers ▁Rick ▁J aff a ▁and ▁Am anda ▁Silver ▁are ▁to ▁rewrite ▁Hy nek ▁and ▁Martin ' s ▁screen play ▁with ▁Chris ▁B ender , ▁J . ▁C . ▁Sp ink ▁and ▁Jason ▁Re ed ▁producing . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁N iki ▁Car o ▁will ▁direct ▁the ▁live - action ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁animated ▁film . ▁ ▁The ▁casting ▁process ▁of ▁a ▁Chinese ▁actress ▁to ▁port ray ▁the ▁hero ine ▁began ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁originally ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁later ▁taken ▁off ▁the ▁release ▁schedule ▁with ▁The ▁N ut cra cker ▁and ▁the ▁Four ▁Real ms ▁taking ▁its ▁old ▁slot . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Li u ▁Y ife i ▁was ▁cast ▁as ▁the ▁tit ular ▁character . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Disney ▁scheduled ▁the ▁film ▁for ▁release ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Don nie ▁Y en ▁was ▁cast ▁as ▁Commander ▁T ung , ▁a ▁ment or ▁and ▁teacher ▁to ▁Mul an . ▁Following ▁him , ▁Jet ▁Li ▁joined ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁the ▁em peror ▁of ▁China , ▁G ong ▁Li ▁was ▁cast ▁as ▁the ▁villa in , ▁a ▁w