Sci Fi Log #7: Hold on to your butts.

For this blog, I chose to discuss the movie Jurassic World, an upcoming science fiction adventure film. Jurassic World is the fourth installment in the Jurassic Park movie series. The movie has been in development limbo for ever since the 2001 release of Jurassic Park III. It was originally scheduled to be released on June 13, 2014, but production was temporarily halted due to a disagreement between Universal Studios and the film writers regarding the script and direction. The film is officially scheduled to be released next summer, on June 12, 2015.

Here’s a little bit about the movie itself: twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar is now a fully-functioning dinosaur theme park called Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond. This new park is owned by a corporation called Patel. The main character, Owen (played by Chris Pratt), is a member of Jurassic World's on-site staff, and conducts behavioral research on the Velociraptors (Oh dear god, no). After many years, however, Jurassic World's attendance rates begin to decline. As a response to this, a new and special attraction is created to re-spark visitor interest. But, as expected with Jurassic Park, this gravely backfires.

The official poster/logo for the film. Yeyuh.

Being a fan of Jurassic Park, I’ve looked at a couple of websites that discuss information about the movie, and have discovered a couple of interesting rumors. Apparently Sam Neill, who played Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park’s I and III, will reprise his role in this fourth film. Jeff Goldblum has expressed an interest in reprising Ian Malcolm. Finally, In November 2009, Joe Johnston discussed the possibility of Jurassic Park 4, saying that the story for the film is different from that of its predecessors and that would take the franchise into a whole other trilogy.

I’m going to say that I’m kinda excited for this film! It seems to have a lot of potential. Plus I can’t wait to see what the new park looks like, and the CGI effects of the dinosaurs. I hope it’s more complex than the last movies, too. I’m sure a lot of people (including me) have high hopes for this new film, and I just hope that it doesn’t let us down.