Los Angeles, Two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali is in talks to join the cast of the next installment of the "Jurassic World" franchise.
If the deal is successful, Ali will star alongside Jonathan Bailey, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo and Rupert Friend in the film, which will be produced by Hollywood studio Universal Pictures for a July 2, 2025 theatrical release, entertainment news outlet Variety reports. have set.
Gareth Edwards of "The Creator" fame has been attached to the project as director after David Leitch exited the project.
David Koepp, screenwriter of the original 1993 "Jurassic Park" and its 1999 sequel "Jurassic Park: The Lost World," will pen the script for the new film.
The project will mark the beginning of a new story in the Juggernaut series, which spans three decades.
The franchise began 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 the sequels – "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" (2018) and "Jurassic World Dominion" (2022) .
Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley will produce the new film through Kennedy-Marshall. Spielberg is executive producing through Amblin Entertainment.
Ali is known for winning two Oscar trophies for his performances in films like "Moonlight" and "Green Book". He was most recently seen in Netflix's post-apocalyptic thriller "Leave the World Behind" alongside Julia Roberts and Etha Hawke.
If the deal is successful, Ali will star alongside Jonathan Bailey, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo and Rupert Friend in the film, which will be produced by Hollywood studio Universal Pictures for a July 2, 2025 theatrical release, entertainment news outlet Variety reports. have set.
Gareth Edwards of "The Creator" fame has been attached to the project as director after David Leitch exited the project.
David Koepp, screenwriter of the original 1993 "Jurassic Park" and its 1999 sequel "Jurassic Park: The Lost World," will pen the script for the new film.
The project will mark the beginning of a new story in the Juggernaut series, which spans three decades.
The franchise began 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 the sequels – "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" (2018) and "Jurassic World Dominion" (2022) .
Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley will produce the new film through Kennedy-Marshall. Spielberg is executive producing through Amblin Entertainment.
Ali is known for winning two Oscar trophies for his performances in films like "Moonlight" and "Green Book". He was most recently seen in Netflix's post-apocalyptic thriller "Leave the World Behind" alongside Julia Roberts and Etha Hawke.
