Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - 9 Things That Must Happen
Chaos theorising about the dino sequel.
It was trapped in the depths of development hell for well over a decade, but in 2015 life found a way to bring a fourth Jurassic Park movie to the big screen.
Jurassic World was the monster hit Universal Pictures was looking for and its $1.6 billion box office haul convinced the studio to push ahead with another dino sequel.
Inevitable follow-up Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom will stomp into theatres next summer with returning cast members Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard in tow, joined by series legend Jeff Goldblum and some all-new additions to the roster.
A Monster Calls filmmaker J.A. Bayona will succeed Colin Trevorrow in the director's chair, but the Jurassic World helmer is heavily involved in the sequel, co-writing the script with Derek Connolly and pulling strings behind the scenes as producer.
Besides the subtitle and a few leaked tidbits, little is known about the fifth instalment in the pre-historic franchise, but its predecessor left plenty of ideas to expand upon. And therein lies the hints of how the sequel could preserve the sense of dino mania its predecessor awakened in Hollywood.
9. Jurassic War
Jurassic War. What is it good for? Absolutely everything if Fallen Kingdom is to successfully build on the framework it has inherited from the previous movie.
The weaponised dino debate rages in Jurassic World, with InGen douchebag Vic Hoskins (Vincent D'Onofrio) fighting tooth and nail for his own Raptor troops.
It would be a huge missed opportunity if this idea isn't expanded upon in Fallen Kingdom, given that the groundwork has already been done and the concept of dino warfare has boundless potential on screen.
Can you imagine a battlefield where a company of soldiers are charging at the enemy with a band of highly-trained Raptors in tow? Or how about a convoy of tanks backed by a towering T-Rex, or an aerial squadron flanked by Pteranodon?
Not only would militarised dinosaurs pave the way for some jaw-dropping set pieces, exploring this angle would set Fallen Kingdom apart from its predecessors and make for a hell of a refreshing change. Sure it sounds like a SyFy movie, but done right, it would still be hugely entertaining.