Withproduction startingsometime this month on Universal’s highly-anticipated sequelJurassic World 2, the cast is filling up quickly, with another actor signing on.Ted Levinehas signed on to star as an unspecified character in this highly-anticipated sequel, which Universal Pictures will release on June 17, 2025. It isn’t clear how many more roles will need to be filled out before production starts next month in the U.K. and Hawaii.
Varietybroke the news on this casting, withTed Levinejoining new cast members such asRafe Spall,Toby Jones,Justice SmithandDaniel Pineda, who signed on last month. No details about any of these new characters were revealed, but they will join originalJurassic WorldstarsChris Pratt,Bryce Dallas HowardandB.D. Wong, who return as Owen, Claire and Dr. Henry Wu fromJurassic World, respectively. It hasn’t been confirmed if any of the otherJurassic Worldstars will be back, such asTy SimpkinsandNick Robinson, butJake Johnsonhas recently confirmed that he won’t be back as the technician Lowery.
ProducerFrank Marshallteased last month that filming will begin in London, although an exact filming date has not been confirmed. WhileColin Trevorrowis not returning to direct, withJ.A. Bayonataking over at the helm, the filmmaker is writing the script withDerek Connollyand serving as a producer. The writer teased last August that this sequel will go off of Isla Nublar, and that it will address the notion of weaponized dinosaurs. It has also been confirmed thatJurassic Worldwas the start of a new trilogy, whichColin Trevorrowis developing withJurassic Worldexecutive producer and originalJurassic ParkdirectorSteven Spielberg.
Colin Trevorrowalso recently teased on Twitter thatBryce Dallas Howard’s Claire would be wearing some bulky brown boots in the sequel, instead of the high heels she was wearing in the original, a costume decision that was highly criticized.J.A. Bayonaalso teased in an interview last month that the film will be much darker than its predecessor, and while the sequel will pay tribute to the franchise as a whole it will go places that fans haven’t seen in the previous movies. The sequel currently has the June 05, 2025 date to itself, but it will open between Disney’s animated sequelThe Incredibles 2on August 19, 2025 and Sony’sBarbieon June 24, 2025.
J.A. Bayonarevealed in a recent interview thatJurassic World 2will have a whopping $260 production budget, a significant increase from the $150 million thatJurassic World, although an unidentified source disputed that claim, revealing that the budget isn’t even finalized yet. 2015’sJurassic WorldbrokeThe Avengers' opening weekend box office record with $208.8 million, which was shattered later that year withStar Wars: The Force Awakens' $247.9 million mark. It went on to earn $652.2 million domestically and $1.5 billion worldwide.Ted Levineis best known for playing the sadistic Buffalo Bill in Best Picture winnerSilence of the Lambs. More recently, he starred on the big screen in the biopicBleed For Thisand inSwing State.
