We have some more new footage fromJurassic World 2, and it’s becoming increasingly crazy. It’s difficult to tell at this point if this movie is actually going to be a satisfying entry in the long-running franchise, but it’s evident that director J.A. Bayona went all out for this one, as evidenced by this new footage. Case in point, we have aT-Rex, the most fearsome dinosaur, coming face-to-face with the king of the jungle, a lion. Let them fight.
While this new Jurassic World 2 TV spot doesn’t necessarily suggest thatRexyis going to fight this unsuspecting lion, who appears to be in a zoo on the mainland, it’s a crazy image and one that gets to the heart of what this movie is probably going to be. This new footage also features quite a bit of narration fromJeff Goldblum’s Dr. Ian Malcolm, who will only have a minor role in the movie but has been featured heavily in the marketing. Given the love fans have for the character, that’s not at all surprising.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdomtakes place four years after the events of the previous movie. A volcanic eruption threatens the dinosaurs stillinhabiting Isla Nublar, following the closing of the park. Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) and Owen (Chris Pratt) mount a rescue mission, which goes terribly wrong. That results in dinosaurs getting loose on the mainland. This is something that was explored inThe Lost World: Jurassic Park, but it’s clear based on the more recent footage we’ve seen that this movie is going to explore that concept on a much larger scale. As Pratt says in the new TV spot, “We’re not on an island anymore.”
This entry in theJurassic Parkfranchise is also going to furtherexplore the idea of hybrid dinosaurs, which was introduced in the firstJurassic World. This time, we’re going to see the Indoraptor, which was teased at the end of the last movie. This creature has also been featured heavily in the marketing so far and is present in this new footage. Colin Trevorrow, who directedJurassic Worldand co-wrote this movie, recently said thatJurassic World 3, which he is returning to direct, won’t feature any hybrid dinosaurs. So however it gets sorted out, that whole plot thread will resolve in this movie.
While there are a great many questions about what we’re going to see inJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which arrives in theaters on June 22, we know that they’re leaving the door open for at least one more movie, which will arrive in 2021. Universal is betting big on this movie, which makes sense, given the tremendous success ofJurassic Worldat the box office. We’ll have to see if that bet pays off this summer. Be sure to check out the newJurassic World: Fallen KingdomTV spot, courtesy of the Universal Pictures YouTube channel, for yourself below.
