Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - 9 Big Questions The Trailer Raises
Combing over the footage with an archaeology brush.
Stampeding dinosaurs, volcanic eruptions, awkward banter between the leads - these are just a few of the talking points from Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom's debut trailer.
JA Bayona's dino sequel was pushed into development the moment its 2015 predecessor left a hefty $1.6 billion footprint in the global box office, but plot details were a closely-guarded secret until now.
The first footage confirms that the story will see Owen and Claire (Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard) from the previous film embark on a rescue mission to save Isla Nublar's prehistoric creatures from a volcano that's about to blow its top.
Aside from that, the movie will be packed to the rafters with dinosaurs, from flying ones, to screen-filling ones. Virtually every creature from the previous instalments can be glimpsed in the trailer at some point, along with a bunch of new ones.
Meanwhile, franchise legend Jeff Goldblum can be seen as Doctor Ian Malcolm, addressing an official-looking panel, offering his opinion on whether or not the dinosaurs should be rescued from the impending fire and brimstone.
Universal has also released an official synopsis for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which sheds further light on the plot but has also posed a question that's burning just as hot as Isla Nublar's awakening volcano...
9. How Much Of The Movie Is Set On Isla Nublar?
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom will take the formula laid down by the previous films and mash it up with good old-fashioned disaster movie tropes. The story appears to centre on Owen and Claire's rescue mission, but will that take up the entire movie?
In an interview with the Independent, director JA Bayona admitted that the trailer only hints at a "short section of the movie" which begs the question of whether the two leads and their teammates will leave the island and take dinos with them.
This seems likely, considering the footage shows a number of dinosaurs tranqued and caged up ready for transportation, so will Fallen Kingdom explore the fate of these prehistoric creatures beyond the confines of Isla Nublar?
Presumably a significant portion of the film will take place on the island, but it would be interesting to see other locations explored after the place has become one big fireball.