Coming in 2022, Jurassic World: Dominion will pick up where Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom left off, rounding off the second Jurassic trilogy centered on the fallout from the titular theme park. Colin Trevorrow (director of Jurassic World) will be back calling the shots, putting Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt once again through their paces.
Originally, Jurassic World: Dominion was all set to be released in theaters on June 11, 2021. However, the COVID-19 pandemic forced all productions to shut down over safety and health concerns, and that along with long-term theater closures led to a year-long delay. With all that in mind, here's everything to know about Jurassic World: Dominion's release date, cast, story details and more.
Both Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are signed on to return for Jurassic World: Dominion. They've been the core of the series since the 2015 original, so it only makes sense for them to round out the franchise. In addition, Isabella Sermon will return as Maisie Lockwood, along with Justice Smith as Franklin Webb, and Daniella Pineda as Dr. Zia Rodriguez. Neither Smith or Pineda's characters were massively expanded upon in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, but both were left alive, so a return for them will hopefully explore more of their characters. Dr. Wu (B.D. Wong) will also return; a morally gray character, he's likely to be wanting to continue his work with cloning. Omar Sy and Jake Johnson will be back as well, alongside Mamoudou Athie, Scott Haze, Dichen Lachman, Campbell Scott, and DeWanda Wise.
In addition to Owen, Claire, and the other returning Jurassic World cast members, Jurassic Park's original trio of leads Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill), Dr. Ellie Satler (Laura Dern), and Dr. Ian Malcolm are also set to reunite onscreen for the first time since 1993. Director Colin Trevorrow has confirmed these won't just be cameos either, as Neill, Dern, and Goldblum will be in the whole movie, and together at that. They will also star in their own parallel story to Owen and Claire's that eventually intersects with them.
Originally scheduled for a release date of June 11, 2021, the film was delayed due to the pandemic. Luckily, the film was mostly completed at the time of Universal Pictures' date change, putting the film's new release a year after its initial date. For now, Jurassic World: Dominion is officially scheduled to hit theaters on June 10, 2022. By that point, post-production will have been completed and there's a glimmer of hope that theaters will have opened to regular capacity by then. Of course, things could change, but it doesn't seem like the film will be delayed anymore for the time being.
In a surprising first for the Jurassic Park/World franchise, the opening of Jurassic World: Dominion takes viewers back 65 million years to the Cretaceous period, showing the origin story of Jurassic Park's famous T-Rex in the process. Trevorrow made the decision to do this as a way to offer something new to fans, and also shine a spotlight on a period sure to fascinate dinosaur lovers.
In another first for Jurassic Park/World fans, Jurassic World: Dominion will feature the first appearances in the franchise by seven new species, those being the Giganotosaurus, Dreadnoughtus, Quetzalcoatulus, Oviraptor, Nasutoceratops, Iguanodon, and Morus Intrepidus. Some of the dinosaurs seen will also have feathers, another first. The Gigantosaurus will likely get the biggest spotlight, fighting the T-Tex in the prologue flashback and also appearing later in the present.
A lot of the characters from Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom were eaten or otherwise killed by the dinosaurs, so there's bound to be some new villainous roles who are looking to profit off of the dinosaurs. Wong has suggested that Dr. Henry Wu isn't necessarily a villain, but that doesn't mean that his actions won't lead to more bad things happening. There are many people in the franchise with some questionable morals though, and it'll be interesting to see which of them rises to become the antagonist for Jurassic World: Dominion.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom sees Claire and Owen helping to evacuate the dinosaurs from Isla Nublar. Believing they're in safe hands, they assist in getting the creatures back to the Lockwood Estate, only to realize they're being sold as war machines for maximum profit. This includes a prototype of the new hybrid dinosaur, the deadly Indoraptor. Early on in the movie, Dr. Malcolm warns that, unless we're careful, the dinosaurs that were here before us will be here long after us, too. This is a moral quandary that presents itself several times during Fallen Kingdom; should the dinosaurs be saved from certain death, or should nature be allowed to take its course? Ultimately, the decision rests with a 10-year-old girl, who, angry at realizing she's a clone herself, lets the dinosaurs go free. At the end of the movie, creatures including Raptors, Triceratops, and T-Rex, are wandering freely around America, setting the stage for Jurassic World: Dominion.
What's defined the Jurassic World franchise, aside from the refined special effects, has been its use of hybrid dinosaurs. Jurassic World introduced the Indominus Rex, while Fallen Kingdom shrunk the design for the Indoraptor. While this plot thread has allowed for creatures that boast supernatural attacks, it's also distracted from the more classic dinosaurs Jurassic Park fans fell in love with/were terrified off. As a result, they won't be back. Colin Trevorrow has already said that Jurassic World 3 will take a more "back to basics" approach, with no more hybrid dinosaurs set to appear.
Colin Trevorrow helmed Jurassic World, but directing duties fell to J.A. Bayona for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Trevorrow still had a lot of involvement, though, co-writing the script and serving as an executive producer. While some weren't happy with his creative choices for Jurassic World, others felt he more than delivered on the movie, and certainly, the box office figures suggest that to be the case. It has long been confirmed that Trevorrow will return as director for Jurassic World 3 and, really, he seems to be the right person to bring the trilogy to its conclusion. He will also co-write the script with Emily Carmichael.
Trevorrow seems to be taking a different approach to Jurassic World 3, calling the movie a "science thriller". For context, he called Jurassic World an action-adventure, and Fallen Kingdom a horror-suspense film. Both of those descriptions are pretty accurate, so it's safe to assume he's spot on with his description of Jurassic Word 3 as well. As already mentioned, Trevorrow has also confirmed that there will be no hybrid dinosaurs in Jurassic World: Dominion following the demise of the Indominus Rex and the Indoraptor. This will give Jurassic World 3 the chance to focus on the original dinosaurs, now roaming across North America, and the course of nature versus the interference of humans.
Jurassic World: Dominion is not the final film in the franchise, after all. The end of Fallen Kingdom saw the dinosaurs escape and they'll be on the mainland in Dominion. However, while the film is the third in a trilogy, it will mark the "start of a new era," according to producer Frank Marshall. This could mean that the stories of Pratt and Howard's characters will be put to rest as the franchise enters a whole new phase, one that could explore the effects of humans living alongside dinosaurs. It'll be interesting to see whether Dr. Malcolm's warning from Fallen Kingdom still resonates in the third film. Plot points might cover whether the dinosaurs survive long afterwards, or if humans will have to wipe them out in order to continue living, or how the world fares with dinosaurs roaming the wild, or the difficulty of catching a T-Rex in the wild before they kill too many people. Dr. Malcolm says "Life cannot be contained. Life breaks free. Life finds a way." Whether that applies to humans, dinosaurs, or both, viewers will find out by the end of Jurassic World: Dominion.
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October 05, 2021 at 02:52AM
