There are a lot of iconic things about theJurassic Parkfranchise, but there is arguably no more iconic thing than the T-rex, which fans have taken to calling “Rexy.” The original T-Rex fromJurassic Parkmade her triumphant return inJurassic World, via her battle with the Indominus Rex at the end of the movie. It was unclear if she would be returning inJurassic World 2, which is currently filming and is set to be released next year, but we now have confirmation that the classicT-Rexis coming back this time around.
Jurassic WorlddirectorColin Trevorrow, who is co-writing and producingJurassic World 2, recently took toTwitterto confirm that the classic T-Rex is going to be one of the featureddinosaursin the upcoming sequel. He was responding to a fan who posted a photo of his daughter with a Rexy toy and asked if he could confirm whether or not the dinosaur would be showing up inJurassic World 2.Colin Trevorrowdidn’t disappoint. Here is what he had to say.
“Confirmed. Tell her when she wakes up.”
So that guy’s daughter, and presumably mostJurassic Parkfans will be happy to know that the T-Rex is going to be back on the big screen next year. As for how much screen time the T-Rex will have and how she will factor in? That is up in the air, but she will be inJurassic World 2, that much is certain. It is possible that she won’t be in it that much, since it has been said that the sequel won’t just be dinosaurs chasing humans around on an island. Since the T-Rex is still hanging out onIsla Nublar, it might be hard to include her elsewhere in the movie. But since Universal hasn’t yet released any official plot details forJurassic World 2, it will be hard to know really what dinos will be in the movie and how much they will be in it.
We do know thatJurassic World 2is going to be dealing with the issue of dinosaur rights and what to do with these creatures now that the park is closed down. There are rumors that suggest some sort of event will force a rescue mission of some kind. It is suggested that everything from the government bombing the island to a volcanic eruption could force this rescue mission. It is also rumored thatJurassic World 2will further the idea of militarized dinosaurs, which is something that really got going in the many years of development that lead toJurassic World. There is plenty of concept art online of dinosaurs sporting weapons. So maybe we’ll see a weaponized T-Rex inJurassic World 2?
TheJurassic World 2 castincludesChris Pratt,Bryce Dallas Howard,B.D. Wong,Toby Jones,Rafe Spall,Daniella Pineda,James Cromwell,Geraldine ChaplinandTed Levine.Jurassic World 2is written byJurassic WorlddirectorColin TrevorrowandDerek Connolly. The movie is being directed byJ.A. Bayonaand is set for release on June 07, 2025. You can check out the Twitter exchange for yourself below.
