Jurassic World 2just got a whole lot more interesting. Good or bad? you decide. But definitely interesting. There have been rumors for a few months that some sort of threat on Isla Nublar is going to force a rescue mission, with the humans rescuing the dinosaurs this time. Now, producer Frank Marshall has confirmed that a volcanic threat will be present inJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Is this what will force said rescue mission to take place? Sounds like a very strong possibility.
Frank Marshallhas been very active on social media throughout the production onJurassic World: Fallen Kingdomand the movie recentlywrapped filming in Hawaii. Following the production wrap, Marshall took to Twitter to confirm this volcanic threat in the movie, via a joke that relates to the Jimmy Buffet musicalEscape to Margaritaville. Here’s what Frank Marshall had to say about it.
“Pretty wild we just wrapped a movie and a musical, both with volcanoes in them, both on the same weekend! @JurassicWorld @buffettmusical”
This is not the first we’ve heard about a volcano being part of theJurassic World: Fallen Kingdomplot. Fan site Jurassic Outpost theorized as much back in February when some domain names were registered by the studio in the form of IslaNublarRescueMission.com and AllCreaturesHaveRights.com. This was teased a bit on the first poster forJurassic World 2, which featured some burning embers on it. Couple that poster with Frank Marshall’s tweet and it sounds like a volcanic eruption is imminent.
Some of the original art forJurassic Worldfeatured a volcano on Isla Nublar. We never got to see or hear about it in that movie, but it sounds like the idea has been repurposed for the sequel. Many of the set photos we have seen fromJurassic World 2depictdinosaurs in transport cages, similar to what was used by InGen inThe Lost World: Jurassic Park. Could those cages be what the humans are using to get the dinosaurs out of harm’s way? It seems more likely now with this new information. It also sounds like this will be quite different than what we’ve seen from theJurassic Park franchisein the past, which has been promised by director J.A. Bayona and writer/producer Colin Trevorrow.
No official plot details have been released by Universal forFallen Kingdomyet, but we should be hearing some news on that front soon. With San Diego Comic-Con coming up later this month, we can expect some news about the highly-anticipated sequel. Possibly some sort of teaser that gives us clues about this volcano? We’ll know soon enough. The first trailer forJurassic Worldwas released about seven months ahead of the movie’s debut, so it may be a bit soon to expect any footage. But you never know. At the very least, an official synopsis and some photos should be coming down the pipeline.
