There are a great many uncertainties when it comes toJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, but one thing that the filmmakers have guaranteed is that this movie is going to be overflowing with dinosaurs. The originalJurassic Parkfeatures less than 20 minutes of actual on-screen dinosaurs, taking a less is more approach. Clearly, the opposite is true with the upcoming fifth entry in the long-running franchise, as evidenced by this brand newMore Dinosaurs Than Everfeaturette. As Chris Pratt says in the video, “Be careful. There’s dinosaurs everywhere and they’re flipping out and killing people.”
The video showcases all of thevarious types of dinosaursthat have been packed into the movie. Director J.A. Bayona illustrates the point at hand by saying that there were shots with so many dinosaurs in it that they actually had to make the frame bigger. Producer Pat Crowley also boasts thatJurassic World: Fallen Kingdomwill feature more dinosaurs in it than all of the otherJurassic Parkmovies combined. Not that anyone is actually going to count to verify that, but it’s an impressive claim. That isa whole lot of dino action.
One thing this featurette does is showcase the movie’sheavy use of practical effects. A major complaint aboutJurassic World, even from many of those who actually enjoyed the movie, was its lack of animatronic dinosaurs, with just a single scene featuring practical creature effects. It’s been promised before that Jurassic World 2 will implement a lot more animatronics and this video has that on full display. We see the team building some of the dinosaurs as well as some of what goes into making them come to life behind the scenes.
Even though there are plenty of practical dinos in the movie, it’s clear there are also going to be a ton of CGI creations as well. It seems like there will scarcely be a minute of screen time that doesn’t feature at least one dinosaur in it. That may be good or bad, depending on what it is you want as a viewer from the experience. There are still some mysteries to be unraveled, but it’s obvious there is going to be a ton going on here, between thevolcano on Isla Nublar, the hybridIndoraptor, the shady auction, dinosaurs getting loose on the mainland and the return of Jeff Goldblum as Ian Malcolm.
Universal has already announcedJurassic World 3for August 21, 2025, which will see Colin Trevorrow return to the director’s chair. That meansJurassic World: Fallen Kingdomwill have to leave the door open for at least one more movie. We’ll have to see how that all shakes out come June 22, but at the very least we know it’s going to involve a crazy amount of dinosaurs. Be sure to check out the new featurette, courtesy of the Universal Pictures YouTube channel, for yourself below.
