Jurassic Worldtore it up at the box office last year and got everyone interested in theJurassic Park franchiseagain, so all eyes are onJurassic World 2.Colin Trevorrow, who directed the firstJurassic World, has stepped back from directing this time around, but is still writing the script and producing. This time, it will beA Monster CallsandThe ImpossibledirectorJ.A. Bayonaat the helm. In a recent interview, the director revealed thatJurassic World 2will be shooting in March.
J.A. Bayonarecently spoke withComing Soonand revealed a little bit about his highly anticipatedJurassic World sequel. We had heard previously that the movie was scheduled to shoot in the U.K., with some shooting to be done in Hawaii, early next year. The director made it clear that the movie is already being worked on and that cameras will, in fact, be rolling in March. Here is what he had to say.
“We’re working it already and shooting starts in March.”
The nice thing about that quote is that it is very direct and he didn’t dance around it, so now fans know whenJurassic World 2will start to become a reality. Even thoughColin Trevorrowdecided not to direct this time around he is still very much involved with the project, which should give fans who likedJurassic Worldsome assurance. Not only that, butJurassic ParkdirectorSteven Spielbergand franchise producerFrank Marshallare both collaborating withJ.A. Bayonaas well. Here is what he had to say about it during the interview with Coming Soon.
“Every story is different and you need to find the depth of every story and try to express it on the screen,” says Bayona. “The ‘Jurassic World’ sequel is a more collaborative filmmaker experience, not only with Colin Trevorrow, but also with Steven [Spielberg] and with Frank Marshall. It’s their baby as much as it is mine. It’s about sharing views and working together to bring the story to life. But, at the same time, the way I face telling a story is to find something very personal. I think there will be plenty of myself also in the film.”
We don’t know a lot in terms of specific plot details for the movie, we do know a few additional things aboutJurassic World 2. BothChris PrattandBryce Dallas Howardare set to reprise their roles, butJake Johnson’s control room character Lowrey will not. It has also been stated byColin Trevorrowthat theJurassic Worldsequel won’t be sticking to dinosaurs chasing people around on an island. It is also likely that the idea of militarized dinosaurs will also be explored further, as many of theembryosmade it off the island with InGen. The creative team behindJurassic World 2has also promised that the movie will be scarier, it will include new dinosaurs and it will include more practical dinosaurs.
The Jurassic Park franchise had been dormant for 14 years after the failure ofJurassic Park III, butJurassic Worldwas able to totally reinvigorate it. It was generally well-received by critics and fans, but more importantly for Legendary and Universal, it made a ton of money. The movie made $1.67 billion worldwide, so now we are getting at least two more movies in the franchise, starting withJurassic World 2which is set for release on Jul 30, 2025. As filming approaches, we will surely start learning more solid details about the movie, so stay tuned as we will be sure to keep you up to date as any new information becomes available.
