Just one month after Universal’s blockbusterJurassic Worldhit theaters, the studio went ahead and announced a sequel, setting a June 22, 2018release dateforJurassic World 2. Back in April, it was confirmed thatJ.A. Bayona(The Impossible,A Monster Calls) will replaceColin Trevorrow, but we haven’t heard anything further about the sequel since then. Today we have a new report which claims that production is now slated to start in early 2017 in Hawaii.
A fan site called Jurassic Outpost broke the news that production will begin on August 02, 2025 in Hawaii, but it isn’t clear if that will be the start of pre-production or principal photography itself.Jurassic Worldand the earlierJurassic Parkmovies used Hawaii to shoot Isla Nublar scenes, but back in August,Jurassic WorlddirectorColin Trevorrowrevealed that the story will involve “weaponized dinosaurs” while the story will be taken off the island. The bulk of theJurassic World 2production will take place at Pinewood Studios in the U.K.
In related news, aTwitteruser dubbed Reel News Hawaii revealed that they are recruiting for a “special assignment.” There is no pay involved, with these recruits required to possess “ninja stealth skills and love dinosaurs!!!” While we don’t know for certain, this “special assignment” most likely has something to do with this sequel toJurassic World, which will bring backChris PrattandBryce Dallas Howard. The Jurassic Outpost site also revealed that the sequel’s working title isAncient Futures, but that hasn’t been confirmed.
J.A. Bayonais directing from a script co-written byJurassic WorlddirectorColin Trevorrowand his co-writerDerek Connolly. Back in November, Universal Pictures' chairDonna Langleyrevealed thatTrevorrowand executive producerSteven Spielbergare developing an entire trilogy aroundJurassic World, but it isn’t known if a script is being written for the third movie. If a third movie does happen, it’s possible that it could hit theaters in either 2020 or 2021.
Jurassic WorldbrokeThe Avengers' four-year opening weekend record last summer, taking in a whopping $208.8 million. That record was ultimately broken byStar Wars: The Force Awakensin December, but it still was one of the biggest movies of last year, with a domestic take of $652.6 million and a worldwide total of $1.5 billion. Take a look at these tweets below regardingJurassic World 2, and stay tuned for more updates.
