The success of Jurassic World has opened the door for bold new possibilities for the franchise. Though director Colin Trevorrow confirms he won’t be making a return trip for a sequel, he will be writing it. However, Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard will return to reprise their roles. With the film still out in theaters, the director isn’t quite done making the press rounds to promote the film, and has even gone as far as talking about the sequel.

Universal has already dated Jurassic World 2 (or to some Jurassic Park 5) for a June 22nd, 2018 release, and while some may think it may be too early to go into the plot in great detail, Trevorrow is talking about how it may be more than just a film about “dinosaurs chasing people on an island.”

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Trevorrow spoke to Wired UK about how the story will evolve after the events of Jurassic World:

I really take comfort in knowing that the sequel could be more than just about people trying to outrun the dinosaurs on a remote island. Of course, The Lost World tried to have a T-Rex run amok in a highly populated area, which wasn’t that good of an idea – and wasn’t all well-received by audiences. However, if they can conceive a well-thought out idea, bringing a dinosaur into the city could work.

Now Trevorrow says maybe it will be about competitors who also want to exploit the dinosaurs for commercial and/or military use. This idea isn’t completely new considering we first saw Dennis from Jurassic Park try to sell dinosaur embryos to a competitor, trying to capitalize on Dr. Hammond’s ambition. Maybe the sequel could explore that in greater depth. The director also talks about using the dinosaurs for military applications, a plot that was explored in Jurassic World.

How much of these ideas actually make it into the sequel remains to be seen. We will keep you posted on any news.

[Source: Wired UK]