Jurassic World Sequel to Feature New Faces, Including “Get Down” Actor
A sequel to 2015's "Jurassic World" has been green-lighted, seeing the commercial success of the reboot film. Latest news suggests that Justice Smith is one of the newest actors to join the production.
Smith, who appears as the character Ezekiel Figuero in the Netflix series "Get Down", will not be the only new face in the crowd. Variety also adds that Rafe Spall of Showtime's "Roadies" and Toby Jones of "Captain America: The First Avenger" and its sequel, Winter Soldier, will be among the new actors to lend their talents to the dinosaur film. It is also hinted that Smith will be playing as a scientist in the film.
On the other hand, only 2 actors have been confirmed to return to Isla Nublar to date. Chris Pratt, who plays Star Lord in the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2, will be reprising his role as Navy veteran and Velociraptor researcher Owen Grady. Bryce Dallas Howard will also return to the set as Claire Dearing, the operations manager of Jurassic Park. Cinema Blend also adds considering a B.D. Wong inclusion, as his iconic character Dr. Henry Wu.
To be directed by J. A. Bayona (A Monster Calls and The Impossible), most of the most of the people behind the camera would still be the same. Colin Trevorrow, who served as the director of the previous film, will now take the role as producer, citing schedule conflicts with Star Wars Episode IX. He is also sharing writing duties with Derek Conolly for the upcoming film. The tandem also worked on the screenplay for Jurassic World, which also credits Rick Raffa and Amanda Silver.
While the plot of the film has not been released, it could follow up on the actions set by the last one. Jurassic World featured genetically-modified dinosaurs, with the Indminous Rex serving as the last film's main baddie. The movie is scheduled to hit the theatres in June 2018.
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