This article is about the franchise. For the film, see Jurassic Park (film). For the novel, see Jurassic Park (novel). For other uses, see Jurassic Park (disambiguation).
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park (franchise logo).png
The first film's logo, depicting the skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus
Created by	Michael Crichton
Original work	Jurassic Park (1990)
Owner	
Universal Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
Years	1990–present
Print publications
Novel(s)	
Jurassic Park (1990)
The Lost World (1995)
The Evolution of Claire (2018)
Short stories	
Jurassic Park Adventures: Survivor (2001)
Jurassic Park Adventures: Prey (2001)
Jurassic Park Adventures: Flyers (2002)
Films and television
Film(s)	
Jurassic Park (1993)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Jurassic Park III (2001)
Jurassic World (2015)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
Short film(s)	
Battle at Big Rock (2019)
Jurassic World Dominion prologue (2021)
Animated series	Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous (2020)
Theatrical presentations
Play(s)	Jurassic World Live (2019)
Games
Traditional	Jurassic World: The Legacy of Isla Nublar
Video game(s)	List of video games
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	
Jurassic Park (1993)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Jurassic Park III (2001)
Jurassic World (2015)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
Miscellaneous
Toy(s)	List of toys and see Lego Jurassic World
Theme park attraction(s)	
Jurassic Park: The Ride (1996)
Canopy Flyer (2010)
Dino-Soarin' (2010)
Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure (2010)
The Flying Dinosaur (2016)
Jurassic World: The Ride (2019)
VelociCoaster (2021)
Character(s)	List of characters
Official website
Jurassicpark.com
Jurassic Park, later also referred to as Jurassic World,[1] is an American science fiction media franchise centered on a disastrous attempt to create a theme park of cloned dinosaurs.

It began in 1990 when Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment bought the rights to Michael Crichton's novel Jurassic Park before it was published. The book was successful, as was Steven Spielberg's 1993 film adaptation. The film received a theatrical 3D re-release in 2013,[2] and was selected in 2018 for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". A 1995 sequel novel, The Lost World, was followed by a film adaptation in 1997. Subsequent films in the series, including Jurassic Park III (2001), are not based on the novels.

In 2015, a second trilogy of films began with the fourth film in the series, Jurassic World. The film was successful, becoming the first film to gross over $500 million worldwide in its opening weekend,[3] and grossed over $1.6 billion through the course of its theatrical run, making it the third highest-grossing film at the time. When adjusted for monetary inflation, Jurassic World is the second highest-grossing film in the franchise after Jurassic Park. A sequel, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) grossed over $1.3 billion worldwide, making it the third Jurassic film to pass the billion dollar mark. It is the third highest-grossing film of 2018 and the 13th highest-grossing film of all time. The final film in the trilogy, Jurassic World Dominion, is scheduled to be released on June 10, 2022.

Numerous video games and comic books based on the franchise have been created since the release of the 1993 film, and several water rides have been opened at various Universal Studios theme parks. Lego has produced several animated projects based on the Jurassic World films, including a miniseries released in 2019. DreamWorks Animation and Netflix released an animated series called Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous in September 2020. As of 2000 the franchise had generated $5 billion in revenue making it one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.[4]


Contents
1	Background
1.1	Premise and dinosaurs
1.2	InGen
1.3	Biosyn
1.4	Isla Nublar
1.5	Isla Sorna
2	Novels
2.1	Jurassic Park (1990)
2.2	The Lost World (1995)
2.3	Jurassic Park Adventures (2001–2002)
2.4	The Evolution of Claire (2018)
3	Films
3.1	Jurassic Park trilogy
3.2	Jurassic World trilogy
3.3	Future
4	Short films
4.1	Battle at Big Rock (2019)
4.2	Jurassic World Dominion prologue (2021)
5	Television
5.1	Lego animated projects
5.2	Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous (2020–present)
5.3	Live-action series
5.4	Cancelled projects
6	Cast and crew
6.1	Principal cast
6.2	Additional crew
7	Reception
7.1	Box office performance
7.2	Critical and public response
7.3	Accolades
8	Music
9	Merchandise and other media
9.1	Toys
9.2	Board games
9.3	Comics
9.4	Video games
10	Attractions
10.1	Theme park rides
10.2	Exhibitions
10.3	Live show
11	Notes
12	References
13	External links
Background
Premise and dinosaurs
See also: Dinosaurs in Jurassic Park
The Jurassic Park franchise focuses on resurrected dinosaurs which wreak havoc on humans. The dinosaurs, created as theme park attractions, are cloned through genetic engineering. The process is accomplished by extracting ancient DNA from mosquitoes, which sucked the blood of dinosaurs and then became fossilized in amber, preserving the DNA.[5] Although the films primarily take place on islands located in the Pacific coast of Central America, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) sees the dinosaurs relocated throughout the world, including the U.S. mainland.[6]

The film series is notable for its recreation of dinosaurs, achieved primarily through animatronics and computer-generated imagery.[7][8] The first film was praised for its dinosaur effects, and created an increased interest in the field of paleontology, while changing the public perception of dinosaurs with its modern portrayal.[9][10] Later films largely ignored recent paleontological findings to maintain continuity with the earlier installments, leading to criticism among paleontologists.[11][12][13] Jurassic World Dominion (2022) will introduce feathered dinosaurs, in line with modern discoveries.[14]

InGen
"inGen" redirects here. For other uses, see ingen (disambiguation).

InGen company logo in the film series.
International Genetic Technologies, Inc. (InGen) is the fictional company responsible for cloning the dinosaurs. According to the novels, it is based in Palo Alto, California, and has one location in Europe as well.[nb 1] Nevertheless, most of InGen's research took place on the fictional islands of Isla Sorna and Isla Nublar, near Costa Rica.[nb 1][nb 2] While the first novel indicated InGen was just one of any number of small 1980s genetic engineering start-ups, the events of the novel and film revealed to a select group that InGen had discovered a method for cloning dinosaurs, which would be placed in an island theme park attraction.[nb 1]

InGen was well established in the first novel as the entity behind the park, but for simplicity the first film emphasized the Jurassic Park brand. The InGen name is visible in the film -- on computer screens, helicopters, etc -- but is never spoken. InGen's corporate identity is much more prominent in the second film. By the time that Jurassic World takes place, InGen and all its intellectual property has been bought out by the Masrani Global Corporation.

Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction describes InGen as comparable to other "sleazy organizations".[15] Other sources reference the company's receiving a baby T. rex (in The Lost World: Jurassic Park) as an allusion to other exploitative entrepreneurs depicted in the 1933 film King Kong.[16] Ken Gelder describes InGen as "resolutely secretive", like the tax firm in John Grisham's 1991 novel The Firm.[17]

Biosyn
In the novels, Biosyn Corporation is InGen's corporate rival. The company is controversial for its industrial espionage in the genetics industry. Lewis Dodgson, an employee of Biosyn, helps the company in its theft of corporate secrets. Biosyn is interested in acquiring InGen's dinosaur DNA, believing the animals present a variety of uses such as hunting trophies and pharmaceutical test subjects.[nb 1]

Dodgson makes only a minor appearance in the first film, and his employer is not named.[18] However, Biosyn is featured in several video games.[nb 3] The company, as Biosyn Genetics, makes its film debut in Jurassic World Dominion (2022). By the time that the film takes place, Dodgson has become the company's CEO.[18] With dinosaurs loose around the world and captured by governments, Biosyn has won a contract to house the animals at its headquarters in the Dolomites mountain range in Italy.[22][23] The film's director, Colin Trevorrow, described Biosyn not as an "evil" corporation but rather an entity with thousands of employees who have the best intentions in mind, only to feel betrayed by Dodgson upon learning of his actions.[24]

Isla Nublar
Isla Nublar is a fictional Central American island that serves as a major setting in the first novel and its film adaptation, as well as the films Jurassic World and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. According to the novel, its name means "Cloud Island" in Spanish. The tropical island is located 120 miles west of Costa Rica and has an inactive volcano. In the first novel and film, Isla Nublar is the location of Jurassic Park, a dinosaur theme park proposed by InGen, but it fails to open after the animals escape. In the novel, the Costa Rican government declares the island unsafe and has it napalmed; in the film series, the island continues to exist until the Jurassic World trilogy.

In Jurassic World, the theme park idea has been carried out successfully by Masrani Global Corporation. By the end of the film however, the island is overrun by dinosaurs once more. In Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Isla Nublar is destroyed when its volcano becomes active again and erupts.[25]

In the films, several Hawaiian islands stood in as Isla Nublar, including Oahu and Kauai.[26][27][28] Some filming also took place on sound stages, in California for the original film,[29] and in Louisiana for Jurassic World.[30]

Isla Sorna
Isla Sorna, also called Site B, is another fictional Central American island. It is 87 miles southwest of Isla Nublar, and 207 miles west of Costa Rica. It is the main setting for the second novel and its film adaptation, as well as the third film. Isla Sorna is where InGen conducted much of its dinosaur research. It is here that the dinosaurs were bred before being shipped off to Isla Nublar; a laboratory on the latter island was built only as a showroom for tourists. Isla Sorna is significantly larger than Isla Nublar and has various climates including tropical, highland tropical and temperate rainforest. At the end of the second film, it is stated that Isla Sorna has been set up as a biological preserve for the animals.[31] Isla Sorna is part of a five-island chain known as Las Cinco Muertes (The Five Deaths), although the other islands do not play a role in the novels or films.

The status of Isla Sorna is not mentioned in Jurassic World or Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, but a promotional website for the latter film states that the island ecosystem suffered a breakdown after illegally cloned animals were introduced there. The surviving dinosaurs were relocated to Isla Nublar for the opening of the Jurassic World theme park, leaving Sorna abandoned.[32][31]

For the second film, Humboldt County, California served as the primary location for scenes set on Isla Sorna, giving it a forest climate.[33][34] Filming also took place on sound stages at Universal Studios Hollywood,[35] and a beach scene was shot on Kauai.[36][37] The third film largely uses Oahu and Kauai to represent Isla Sorna, as the original film had done for Isla Nublar. A jungle set was also built on a sound stage at Universal Studios.[38][39]

Novels

Cover of Michael Crichton's Jurassic World two-novel set.
Jurassic Park (1990)
Main article: Jurassic Park (novel)
In 1983, Michael Crichton originally conceived a screenplay about a pterosaur being cloned from fossil DNA.[40] After wrestling with this idea for a while, he came up with the story of Jurassic Park.[41] Crichton worked on the book for several years; he decided his first draft would have a theme park for the setting (similar to his 1973 film Westworld) and a young boy as the main character.[40] Response was extremely negative, so Crichton rewrote the story to make it from an adult's point of view, which resulted in more positive feedback.[40]

Steven Spielberg learned of the novel in October 1989 while he and Crichton were discussing a screenplay that would become the TV series ER. Warner Bros. Pictures, Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox, and Universal Pictures bid for the rights to the novel before its publication. In May 1990, Universal acquired the rights, with the backing of Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment.[42] Crichton put up a non-negotiable fee for $1.5 million as well as a substantial percentage of the gross. Universal further paid Crichton $500,000 to adapt his own novel (Malia Scotch Marmo, who was a writer on Spielberg's 1991 film Hook, wrote the next draft of Jurassic Park, but was not credited; David Koepp wrote the final draft, which left out much of the novel's exposition and violence, and made numerous changes to the characters).[43] Universal desperately needed money to keep their company alive, and partially succeeded with Jurassic Park, as it became a critical[44] and commercial[45] success.

The Lost World (1995)
Main article: The Lost World (Crichton novel)
After the film adaptation of Jurassic Park was released to home video, Crichton was pressured from many sources for a sequel novel.[46] Crichton declined all offers until Spielberg himself told him that he would be keen to direct a movie adaptation of the sequel, if one were written. Crichton began work almost immediately and in 1995 published The Lost World. Crichton confirmed that his novel had elements taken from the novel of the same name by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.[47] The book was also an outstanding success, both with professional and amateur critics.[46] The film adaptation, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, began production in September 1996.[48]

Jurassic Park Adventures (2001–2002)
Scott Ciencin wrote a trilogy of spin-off novels based upon Jurassic Park III. The series contained Jurassic Park Adventures: Survivor and Jurassic Park Adventures: Prey, both released in 2001, and Jurassic Park Adventures: Flyers, released the following year.

The Evolution of Claire (2018)
The Evolution of Claire (Jurassic World)[49] is a young adult novel written by Tess Sharpe. It is based upon the Jurassic World trilogy, and was released in 2018 in conjunction with the release of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. It is a spin-off set in 2004, prior to the opening of the Jurassic World theme park. The novel is about college freshman Claire Dearing during her summer internship at the park.[50]

Films
Film	U.S. release date	Director(s)	Screenwriter(s)	Story by	Producer(s)
Jurassic Park trilogy
Jurassic Park	June 11, 1993	Steven Spielberg	Michael Crichton and David Koepp	Gerald R. Molen and Kathleen Kennedy
The Lost World: Jurassic Park	May 23, 1997	David Koepp	Gerald R. Molen and Colin Wilson
Jurassic Park III	July 18, 2001	Joe Johnston	Peter Buchman and Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor	Kathleen Kennedy and Larry J. Franco
Jurassic World trilogy
Jurassic World	June 12, 2015	Colin Trevorrow	Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver and Colin Trevorrow & Derek Connolly	Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver	Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom	June 22, 2018	J. A. Bayona	Derek Connolly & Colin Trevorrow	Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley and Belén Atienza
Jurassic World Dominion	June 10, 2022	Colin Trevorrow	Colin Trevorrow and Emily Carmichael	Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly	Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley
Jurassic Park trilogy
Jurassic Park (1993)
Main article: Jurassic Park (film)

1917 skeletal diagram of Tyrannosaurus published by Henry Fairfield Osborn, which was the basis of the covers of Jurassic Park and The Lost World, and subsequently the logo of the movies.

Theatrical poster for the 3D re-release of Jurassic Park.
John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) is the owner of Jurassic Park, a theme park located on Isla Nublar. After an incident with a velociraptor, Hammond brings in three specialists to sign off on the park to calm investors. The specialists, paleontologist Alan Grant (Sam Neill), paleobotanist Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), and chaos theorist Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) are surprised to see the island park's main attraction are living, breathing dinosaurs, created with a mixture of fossilized DNA and genetic cross-breeding/cloning. When lead programmer Dennis Nedry (Wayne Knight) turns off the park's power to sneak out with samples of the dinosaur embryos to sell to a corporate rival, the dinosaurs break free, and the survivors are forced to find a way to turn the power back on and make it out alive. The film also stars Bob Peck, Martin Ferrero, BD Wong, Ariana Richards, Joseph Mazzello, and Samuel L. Jackson.

Spielberg cited Godzilla as an inspiration for Jurassic Park, specifically Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956), which he grew up watching. During production, Spielberg described Godzilla as "the most masterful of all the dinosaur movies because it made you believe it was really happening".[51]

Jurassic Park is regarded as a landmark in the use of computer-generated imagery and received positive reviews from critics, who praised the effects, though reactions to other elements of the picture, such as character development, were mixed. During its release, the film grossed more than $914 million worldwide, becoming the most successful film released up to that time (surpassing E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and surpassed 4 years later by Titanic), and it is currently the 17th highest grossing feature film (taking inflation into account, it is the 20th-highest-grossing film in North America). It is the most financially successful film for NBCUniversal and Steven Spielberg.

Recently, Jurassic Park has been proposed to be recognized as Intangible Geoheritage due to its cultural impact on the people's views about dinosaurs, including a change in the popular iconography of carnivorous dinosaurs.[52]

Jurassic Park had two re-releases: The first on September 23, 2011, in the United Kingdom and the second in which it was converted into 3D on April 5, 2013, for its 20th anniversary, which resulted in the film passing the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office.[53][54][55] In 2018, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[56]

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Main article: The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Before The Lost World was published, a film adaptation was already in pre-production, with its release occurring in May 1997. The film was a commercial success, breaking many box-office records when released. The film had mixed reviews, similar to its predecessor in terms of characterization. Much like the first film, The Lost World: Jurassic Park made a number of changes to the plot and characters from the book, replacing the corporate rivals with an internal power struggle and changing the roles or characterizations of several protagonists.

When a vacationing family stumbles upon the dinosaurs of Isla Sorna, a secondary island where the animals were bred en masse and allowed to grow before being transported to the park, Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) is called in by John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) to lead a team to document the island to turn it into a preserve, where the animals can roam free without interference from the outside world. Malcolm agrees to go when he discovers his girlfriend, paleontologist Sarah Harding (Julianne Moore) is already on the island, while at the same time Hammond's nephew, Peter Ludlow (Arliss Howard), has taken over his uncle's company and leads a team of hunters to capture the creatures and bring them back to a theme park in San Diego. The two groups clash and are ultimately forced to work together to evade the predatory creatures and survive the second island. The film also stars Pete Postlethwaite, Richard Schiff, Vince Vaughn, Vanessa Lee Chester, Peter Stormare, and a young Camilla Belle.

Jurassic Park III (2001)
Main article: Jurassic Park III
Joe Johnston had been interested in directing the sequel to Jurassic Park and approached his friend Steven Spielberg about the project. While Spielberg wanted to direct the first sequel, he agreed that if there was ever a third film, Johnston could direct.[57] Spielberg, nevertheless, stayed involved in this film by becoming its executive producer. Production began on August 30, 2000,[58] with filming in California, and the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, and Molokai.[59] It is the first Jurassic Park film not to be based on a novel, although it does incorporate some unused plot elements from the Crichton novels, such as the river escape and the pterosaur aviary. The film was a financial success but received mixed reviews from critics.[60]

When their son goes missing while parasailing at Isla Sorna, the Kirbys (William H. Macy and Téa Leoni) hire Alan Grant (Sam Neill) under false pretenses to help them navigate the island. Believing it to be nothing more than sight-seeing, and that he will act as a dinosaur guide from the safety of their plane, he is startled to find them landing on the ground, where they are stalked by a Spinosaurus, which destroys their plane. As they search for the Kirbys' son, the situation grows dire as Velociraptors hunt their group and they must find a way off the island. The film also stars Alessandro Nivola, Michael Jeter, Trevor Morgan, Mark Harelik, and Laura Dern.

Jurassic World trilogy

The Jurassic World trilogy logo.
Jurassic World (2015)
Main article: Jurassic World
Steven Spielberg devised a story idea for a fourth film in 2001, during production of Jurassic Park III.[61] In 2002, William Monahan was hired to write the script,[62] with the film's release scheduled for 2005.[63] Early aspects of the plot included dinosaurs escaping to the mainland,[64][65][66] and an army of genetically modified dinosaur-human mercenaries.[67][68][69][70] Monahan finished the first draft of the script in 2003.[71] Sam Neill and Richard Attenborough were set to reprise their characters,[66][72] while Keira Knightley was in talks for two separate roles.[73] In 2004, John Sayles wrote two drafts of the script.[74][75] Sayles' first draft involved a team of Deinonychus being trained for use in rescue missions.[76][77][78]

Both drafts were scrapped, and a new script was being worked on in 2006.[79][80][81] Laura Dern was contacted to reprise her role, with the film expected for release in 2008.[82][83] The film was further delayed by the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike.[84] Mark Protosevich wrote two film treatments in 2011, which were rejected.[85] Rise of the Planet of the Apes screenwriters Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver were hired in 2012 to write an early draft of the script.[86] In 2013, Colin Trevorrow was announced as a director and co-writer,[87][88] with the film scheduled for release on June 12, 2015.[89] The film was shot in Univisium 2.00:1, and received generally positive reviews.[90]

The film features a new park, Jurassic World, built on the remains of the original park on Isla Nublar.[91] The film sees the park run by Simon Masrani (Irrfan Khan) and Masrani Corp, and features the return of Dr. Henry Wu (BD Wong) from the first film.[92] Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Jake Johnson star, while Vincent D'Onofrio portrayed the main antagonist, Vic Hoskins. The cast also includes Lauren Lapkus,[93] Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Omar Sy, and Judy Greer. The primary dinosaur antagonist is Indominus rex, a genetically-modified hybrid of Tyrannosaurus rex and several other species, including Velociraptor, cuttlefish, tree frog, and pit viper.[94][95] The Indominus Rex also features a chameleon-like camouflage ability, which was a plot element from the second Crichton novel unused in previous films.

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
Main article: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
A sequel to Jurassic World was released on June 22, 2018.[96][97] The film was directed by J. A. Bayona and written by Trevorrow and Connolly,[97][98] with Trevorrow and Spielberg as executive producers.[97] The film stars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall, Justice Smith, Daniella Pineda, James Cromwell, Toby Jones, Ted Levine, BD Wong, Isabella Sermon, and Geraldine Chaplin, with Jeff Goldblum reprising his role as Dr. Ian Malcolm.[99]

During early conversations on Jurassic World, Spielberg told Trevorrow that he was interested in having several more films made.[100] In April 2014, Trevorrow announced that sequels to Jurassic World had been discussed: "We wanted to create something that would be a little bit less arbitrary and episodic, and something that could potentially arc into a series that would feel like a complete story".[101] Trevorrow, who said he would direct the film if asked,[101] later told Spielberg that he would only focus on directing one film in the series.[100] Trevorrow believed that different directors could bring different qualities to future films.[102] Bayona was once considered to direct Jurassic World, but he declined as he felt there was not enough time for production.[103] Filming took place from February to July 2017, in the United Kingdom and Hawaii.[99][104][105]

Former Jurassic World manager Claire Dearing and Velociraptor handler Owen Grady join a mission to rescue Isla Nublar's dinosaurs from a volcanic eruption by relocating them to a new island sanctuary. They discover that the mission is part of a scheme to sell the captured dinosaurs on the black market in order to fund his party's genetic research. The captured dinosaurs are brought to an estate in northern California, where several of the creatures are auctioned and subsequently shipped to their new owners. A new hybrid dinosaur, the Indoraptor (one of the primary antagonists of the film), escapes and terrorizes people at the estate, forcing Owen and Claire to survive the chaos and rampage in the estate. There's also a subplot about human cloning. Fallen Kingdom, similar to the second installment, The Lost World, re-explores the themes about the aftermath of dinosaur park's demise on Isla Nublar and dinosaurs being used for exploitation by humans, like exploiting them for militaristic applications and other uses.

Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
Main article: Jurassic World Dominion
Jurassic World Dominion is scheduled for release on June 10, 2022.[106] It was directed by Trevorrow, with a screenplay written by him and Emily Carmichael, based on a story by Trevorrow and Connolly. Trevorrow and Spielberg serve as executive producers for the film, with Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley as producers.[107][108][109] The film stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, returning from the previous Jurassic World films. Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum also reprise their characters for major roles,[110] marking the trio's first film appearance together since the original Jurassic Park film.[111][112] In addition, Daniella Pineda, Justice Smith, Isabella Sermon, and Omar Sy reprise their roles from the previous two films.[113][114] Other actors include Mamoudou Athie,[115] DeWanda Wise,[116] Dichen Lachman, and Scott Haze.[117][118] Campbell Scott will be portraying the character Lewis Dodgson from the first film, originally played by Cameron Thor.[119]

Planning for the film dates to 2014.[120][98] Trevorrow and Carmichael were writing the script as of April 2018.[121] Trevorrow said the film would focus on the dinosaurs that went open source after being sold and spread around the world in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, allowing people other than Dr. Henry Wu to create their own dinosaurs.[6][122][25] Trevorrow stated that the film would be set around the world, and said that the idea of Henry Wu being the only person who knows how to create a dinosaur was far-fetched "after 30 years of this technology existing" within the films' universe.[122] Additionally, the film would focus on the dinosaurs that were freed at the end of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,[6][122][25] but it would not depict dinosaurs terrorizing cities and going to war against humans; Trevorrow considered such ideas unrealistic. Instead, Trevorrow was interested in a world where "dinosaur interaction is unlikely but possible—the same way we watch out for bears or sharks".[123][124] Certain scenes and ideas regarding the integration of dinosaurs into the world were ultimately removed from the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom script to be saved for the third film.[122][25]

Filming locations included Canada, England's Pinewood Studios, and the country of Malta.[106][125] Jurassic World Dominion began filming in February 2020,[106] but was put on hiatus several weeks later as a safety precaution due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[126] Production later resumed that July, with numerous health precautions in place, including COVID-19 testing and social distancing.[127] Filming wrapped four months later.[106]

Future
Jurassic World Dominion concludes the second film trilogy as well as the storyline that began in the original trilogy,[128][129][130] although future films in the franchise have not been ruled out. Marshall said in May 2020 that Jurassic World Dominion would mark "the start of a new era", in which humans have to adjust to dinosaurs being on the mainland.[131] Marshall reiterated in January 2022 that there could be more films: "We're going to sit down, and we're going to see what the future is".[129]

Trevorrow, noting that he spent nine years working on the Jurassic World trilogy, said in May 2022 that he would likely not return for another film, except in a possible advisory role.[132] He expressed interest in having Howard direct a future film.[133] He also suggested that several characters introduced in Dominion could return for future installments, including Kayla Watts (portrayed by DeWanda Wise), Ramsay Cole (Mamoudou Athie), and Soyona Santos (Dichen Lachman).[134][135] Pratt and Howard do not expect to reprise their roles again,[136] and Neill said Dominion would be the last film for Dern, Goldblum and himself.[137]

Short films
As of 2022, two short films have been released. Both take place between Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Jurassic World Dominion, and are considered canon with the film series.