Universal Pictures has released a new behind-the-scenes featurette forJurassic World: Fallen Kingdomto celebrate National Dinosaur Day, and fittingly this featurette is all about the dinosaurs found inJurassic World 2. Directed byJ.A. Bayona(A Monster Calls), the sequel finds Owen (Chris Pratt) and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) returning to the now abandoned Isla Nublar to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from a brewing volcano that threatens to make the animals once again extinct. But their expedition is not what it seems, and after uncovering a conspiracy, Owen and Claire find themselves in a race against greed, corporatism, and murderous dinosaurs.
This featurette does a nice job of showing off a lot of the dinosaurs from the film, with producerPat Crowleyrevealing thatFallen Kingdomwill feature more dinosaurs than all the previousJurassic Parkmovies combined. That’s a heck of a lot of dinos, and indeed Bayona admits that sometimes they had so many dinosaurs in a single shot that they couldn’t help but stick to a very wide frame.
But this featurette also highlights the practical effects of the movie, which have been the heart and soul of theJurassic Parkfranchise from the beginning.Steven Spielberg’s original film isn’t near as effective without the practical T. rex stalking the vehicles, orLaura Dernrising and falling with the breathing motions of a sick dinosaur’s chest. That makes the magic real, and you’ll get to see a few of the practical effects fromFallen Kingdomin this here video.
Check out theJurassic World: Fallen Kingdomdinosaurs featurette below. Written byColin TrevorrowandDerek Connolly, the film also starsJames Cromwell,Ted Levine,Justice Smith,Geraldine Chaplin,Daniella Pineda,Toby Jones,Rafe Spall,Isabella Sermon,BD Wong, andJeff Goldblum.Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdomhits theaters on June 22nd.
Here’s the official synopsis forJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom:
It’s been four years since theme park and luxury resort Jurassic World was destroyed by dinosaurs out of containment. Isla Nublar now sits abandoned by humans while the surviving dinosaurs fend for themselves in the jungles.
When the island’s dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen (Chris Pratt) and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event. Owen is driven to find Blue, his lead raptor who’s still missing in the wild, and Claire has grown a respect for these creatures she now makes her mission. Arriving on the unstable island as lava begins raining down, their expedition uncovers a conspiracy that could return our entire planet to a perilous order not seen since prehistoric times.
