science fiction adventure film and the sequel to Jurassic World (2015). Directed by J. A. Bayona , it is the fifth installment of the Jurassic Park film series , as well as the second installment of a planned Jurassic World trilogy. Derek Connolly and Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow both returned as writers, with Trevorrow and original Jurassic Park director Steven Spielberg acting as executive producers.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Theatrical release poster Directed by
J. A. Bayona Produced by
Frank Marshall
Patrick Crowley
Belén Atienza Written by
Derek Connolly
Colin Trevorrow Based on
Characters
by Michael Crichton Starring
Chris Pratt
Bryce Dallas Howard
Rafe Spall
Justice Smith
Daniella Pineda
James Cromwell
Toby Jones
Ted Levine
B. D. Wong
Isabella Sermon
Geraldine Chaplin
Jeff Goldblum Music by
Michael Giacchino Cinematography
Óscar Faura Edited by
Bernat Vilaplana [1] Production
companies
Universal Pictures [2]
Amblin Entertainment [2]
The Kennedy/Marshall Company
[2]
Legendary Pictures [2]
Perfect World Pictures [3] Distributed by
Universal Pictures Release date
May 21, 2018 ( WiZink Center )
June 22, 2018 (United States) Running time
128 minutes [4] Country
United States
[5] Language
English Budget
$170–187 million [6] Box office
$1.260 billion [7]
Set on the fictional Central American island of Isla Nublar, off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, it follows
Owen Grady and Claire Dearing as they rescue the remaining dinosaurs on the island before a volcanic eruption destroys it. Chris Pratt , Bryce Dallas Howard , B. D. Wong, and Jeff Goldblum reprise their roles from previous films in the series, with Rafe Spall, Justice Smith , Daniella Pineda , James Cromwell , Toby Jones ,
Ted Levine , Isabella Sermon, and Geraldine Chaplin joining the cast.
Filming took place from February to July 2017 in the
United Kingdom and Hawaii . Produced and distributed by Universal Pictures , Fallen Kingdom premiered in
Madrid on May 21, 2018, and was released internationally in early June 2018 and in the United States on June 22, 2018. The film has grossed over $1.2 billion worldwide, making it the third Jurassic film to pass the mark, the third highest-grossing film of 2018 and the 14th highest-grossing film of all time . It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Pratt's performance, Bayona's direction, the visuals, and the "surprisingly dark moments", although many criticized the screenplay and lack of innovation, with some suggesting the series has run its course. [8] An untitled sequel is set to be released on June 11, 2021, with Trevorrow returning to direct.
Plot
Shortly after the events of Jurassic World, [9][10] a small team of mercenaries arrives on the abandoned Isla Nublar to collect DNA from the remains of the Indominus rex at the bottom of the park's lagoon. After successfully collecting a bone fragment, the team's survivors barely escape the island following attacks by the Mosasaurus and Tyrannosaurus rex .
Three years later in 2018, a U.S. Senate hearing in
Washington, D.C. debates whether Isla Nublar's dinosaurs should be saved from an impending volcanic eruption. Mathematician Dr. Ian Malcolm testifies that the dinosaurs should be allowed to perish to correct
John Hammond's mistake of cloning them. Meanwhile, Jurassic World's former operations manager, Claire Dearing, has created the Dinosaur Protection Group to save the animals. After the Senate rules against rescuing the dinosaurs, Hammond's former partner, Benjamin Lockwood , summons Claire to his Northern California estate. Lockwood and his aide, Eli Mills , reveal a plan to relocate the dinosaurs to a new island sanctuary. Claire is needed to help reactivate the park's dinosaur tracking system to locate the animals, particularly Blue, the last living Velociraptor . Although they are estranged, Claire recruits Jurassic World's former Velociraptor trainer and Blue's alpha, Owen Grady, to help capture her.
On Isla Nublar, Claire and former park technician
Franklin Webb get the tracking system online. Owen, paleo-veterinarian Zia Rodriguez , and a mercenary team led by Ken Wheatley search for Blue. Upon finding her, the encounter escalates, resulting in a mercenary shooting Blue and Wheatley tranquilizing Owen. The mercenaries take Zia so she can treat Blue's injury. Their ship departs for the U.S. mainland as the animals left behind die in the eruption. Claire, Franklin, and Owen sneak aboard in time and assist Zia in transfusing Blue with Tyrannosaurus blood. The group now realize the captured dinosaurs were never being transported to a new island and are for another purpose.
Back at the estate, Lockwood's orphaned pre-teen granddaughter Maisie overhears Mills and auctioneer
Gunnar Eversol secretly planning to auction the ca
