The Jurassic Park franchise is bringing backJurassic Worlddirector Colin Trevorrow to helm the next installment of the dinosaur-fueled cinematic saga, but he’s not the only person returning for the still-untitledJurassic World 3. OriginalJurassic Parkstars Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, and Sam Neill will all be returning for the film, too.
Scheduled to hit theaters July 12, 2025, the sequel will bring back the 1993 film’s trio of Goldblum, Dern, and Neill as Dr. Ian Malcolm, Dr. Ellie Sattler, and Dr. Alan Grant, respectively. The casting was confirmed onInstagramvia the franchise’s official account.
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Little is known aboutJurassic World 3at this point, but franchise producer Steven Spielberg confirmed that Trevorrow will return as writer and director on the film after serving the same roles on the 2015 franchise rebootJurassic World. That film went on to become one of the highest-grossing movies of all time both domestically and worldwide and currently ranks in fourth place on both box-office charts.
“Colin Trevorrow is going write and direct the third Jurassic World story,” Spielberg toldEntertainment Weekly. Spielberg will also serve as an executive producer on the film.
Along with co-writingJurassic Worldwith his frequent collaborator Derek Connolly, Trevorrow (and Connolly) also co-wrote 2018’sJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the sequel toJurassic World. That film was directed by J.A. Bayona and despite earning $1.3 billion worldwide, it received the worst reviews of any of the five films in the franchise so far. Trevorrow is expected to collaborate withPacific Rim Uprisingwriter Emily Carmichael on the third film’s script.
Although it would seem like an easy decision to bring Trevorrow back for the thirdJurassic Worldmovie, the filmmaker’s stock has dropped a bit since that film’s record-breaking run in theaters. Trevorrow was dropped from the upcomingStar Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalkerin ahighly publicized splitfrom franchise studio Lucasfilm, and was eventually replaced by J.J. Abrams. His 2017 filmThe Book of Henry, which was his next major project afterJurassic World, failed to impress critics or audiences and finished its short run with earnings ofjust $4.5 millionin U.S. theaters.
Although nothing is official at this point, it’s likely that franchise reboot stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard will stick around for a third film, too.Fallen Kingdomfound the pair’s characters returning to Isla Nublar to evacuate the remaining dinosaurs four years after the events of the 2015 film. Trouble ensued, and the film concluded with various dinosaurs escaping into the wilds of North America, with Goldblum’s character indicating that the world had entered the “Neo-Jurassic Age,” in which humans would have to learn how to coexist with dinosaurs.
