Rupert Friend
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British actor Rupert Friend is the latest addition to the next installment in the Jurassic World franchise. Friend, known for his performances in films such as Pride & Prejudice, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, The Death of Stalin and At Eternity’s Gate, will feature alongside Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in the project.
Hollywood studio Universal Pictures has set the new film for theatrical release on July 2, 2025. Gareth Edwards of The Creator fame is attached as a director with the project, after David Leitch’s exited the project.
David Koepp, the screenwriter of 1993 original Jurassic Park and its 1997 sequel Jurassic Park: The Lost World, will pen the script for the new movie. The project will mark the beginning of a fresh storyline in the juggernaut series, which has spanned three decades.
The franchise started with Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park trilogy, which also included Jurassic Park III (2001). A new trilogy, set 22 years after the events of Jurassic Park, began with 2015’s Jurassic World, followed by sequels – Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom(2018) and Jurassic World Dominion (2022).
Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley will produce the new movie through Kennedy-Marshall. Spielberg is executive producing through Amblin Entertainment.
