Jurassic World 4 Begins Filming, First Plot Details Released

The Jurassic franchise is returning to “the Island.” The first plot details for the upcoming Jurassic World4 have been released as production kicks off on the highly-anticipated blockbuster film.

Per Variety, principal photography on Jurassic World 4 has officially begun. The standalone sequel to Jurassic World Dominion has kicked off filming in Thailand with director Gareth Edwards at the helm. According to the country’s Department of Tourism director general Jaturon Phakdeewanit, Jurassic World 4‘s Thailand shoot will last until July 16. The movie will reportedly be filmed in multiple locations including Bangkok and the Huai To Waterfall. At this time, it is unclear which cast members are in Thailand for the shoot.

What Is Jurassic World 4 About?

The first plot details for Jurassic World 4 have also been released. The seventh film installment in the Jurassic franchise was written by David Koepp, who previously scripted Jurassic Park (1993) and The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), and is being touted as “a completely fresh take launching a new Jurassic era, following three adults and three teens getting stuck on the Island.” While the brief synopsis doesn’t reveal which island, in particular, the movie will be set on, it’s more likely to be Isla Nublar, where both Jurassic Park and Jurassic World were located, instead of Isla Sorna, where The Lost World and Jurassic Park III were set.

Scarlett Johansson leads the cast of Jurassic World 4. The Marvel Cinematic Universe alum is joined by Rupert Friend (Obi-Wan Kenobi), Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton), Manuel Garcia-Rulfo (The Lincoln Lawyer), Mahershala Ali (Moonlight), Luna Blaise (Manifest), and David Iacono (Dead Boy Detectives). While it’s not clear which of the actors will be inhabiting the roles of “the three adults,” Blaise and Iacono are both in their early twenties and will likely be playing two of the three teenagers, although this remains purely speculative and unconfirmed by Universal.

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The Jurassic Park Franchise Is Still Going Strong After 30 Years

Jurassic Park recently celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2023. Based on the eponymous 1990 novel by Michael Crichton, the Steven Spielberg-directed film follows a group of visitors as they struggle to survive and escape Isla Nublar after a catastrophic power failure shuts off the safety precautions, allowing the de-extinct dinosaurs, including the vicious T-Rex and velociraptors, to roam free. Jurassic Park was a massive success for Universal upon release, becoming the highest-grossing film ever at the time with a global haul of $978.1 million.

Two sequels — The Lost World and Jurassic Park III — followed in 1997 and 2001, respectively. Following a lengthy hiatus, Universal revived the franchise in 2015 with Jurassic World, which was an even larger success than Jurassic Park, grossing $1.67 billion globally. It was also followed by two sequels — Fallen Kingdom (2018) and Dominion (2022) — as well as two animated television series, Camp Cretaceous (2020–22) and Chaos Theory (2024), which are both Netflix exclusives.

The untitled Jurassic World 4 is set to hit theaters on July 2, 2025.

Source: Variety

Jurassic Park

Scientists bring back dinosaurs for an amusement park, but everyone learns that the dinosaurs cannot be contained in the Jurassic Park franchise.

Created by

Michael Crichton , Steven Spielberg

First Film

Jurassic Park

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Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous

Cast

Sam Neill , Laura Dern , Jeff Goldblum , BD Wong , Chris Pratt , Bryce Dallas Howard

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