J. A. Bayona

Juan Antonio García Bayona born 9 May 1975 in Barcelona is a Spanish film director He directed the supernatural horror film The Orphanage 2007 the disaster drama The Impossible 2012 the fantasy drama A Monster Calls 2016 and the science fiction adventure film Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom 2018 the fifth installment of the Jurassic Park series His most recent film is Society of the Snow 2023 which is the Spanish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards He has also directed television commercials and music videos He directed the first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings The Rings of Power 2022