Back in July, a report surfaced thatproduction startson Universal’s highly-anticipatd sequelJurassic World 2on July 20, 2025 in Hawaii. That report was neither confirmed nor denied by Universal, but it also revealed that the bulk of the shooting will take place at Pinewood Studios in the U.K. Today we have confirmation that production is in fact starting in February, but in London, not Hawaii, as previously reported. DirectorJ.A. Bayonarecently teased that filming starts in March, but it seems that production will begin a bit earlier.
While it’s possible that filming will also take place in Hawaii at the same time as the London shoot this February, the Hawaii location isn’t mentioned by producerFrank Marshall, in his interview withMovieFone. The producer does confirm how excited he is about the project, and working with directorJuan Antonio Bayona, who takes over at the helm forJurassic WorlddirectorColin Trevorrow, who is still producing and co-writing the script withDerek Connolly. Here’s whatFrank Marshallhad to say below.
“I’m excited about that one. We’re much further along. Actually, we start shooting in February in London. But I’m excited by the filmmaker,Juan Antonio Bayona, and what his take on the franchise and on the world ofJurassicis going to be. He’s an exciting young filmmaker, and a lot likeColin Trevorrowwas, he’s an extraordinary filmmaker, but also a fan. So it’s going to be nice to see what he comes up with.”
Colin Trevorrowteased last August that this sequel will go off ofIsla Nublar, and that it will address the notion of weaponized dinosaurs. It has also been confirmed thatJurassic Worldwas the start of a new trilogy, whichColin Trevorrowis developing withJurassic Worldexecutive producer and originalJurassic ParkdirectorSteven Spielberg. WhileFrank Marshallwouldn’t comment on any story details, he did tease thatJ.A. Bayona’s films are often quite dark in nature, which may carry over to this movie. Here’s what the producer had to say about his director’s preparations for the sequel thus far.
“He’s very meticulous in his preparation and in his doing storyboards and pre-viz, and he’s a real shooter. If you’ve seen his other movies, you know that he has a dark side to him as well. So I’m kind of excited about what he’s going to bring to the franchise.”
The sequel is currently in casting mode, withJustice Smith(The Get Down) coming aboard last week in an unknown role. He will be joined by originalJurassic WorldstarsChris Pratt’s Owen,Bryce Dallas Howard’s Claire andB.D. Wong’s Dr. Wu, along with fellow newcomersToby JonesandRafe Spall. ProducerColin Trevorrowrecently teased on Twitter thatBryce Dallas Howard’s Claire would be wearing some bulky brown boots in the sequel, instead of the high heels she was wearing in the original, a costume decision that was highly criticized. Hopefully we’ll learn about more new cast members as we get closer toJurassic World 2starting production in just a few short months.
