Dr. Ian Malcolm feared man creating known dinosaurs in "Jurassic Park." He probably wouldn't be too fond of scientists genetically engineering a new species of dinosaur in "Jurassic World."
Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for the film 13 years in the making. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard star in the fourth installment of executive producer Steven Spielberg's epic adventure series.
The new movie picks up 22 years after the first 'Jurassic Park' took place. The dinosaur amusement park has finally worked out the kinks that plagued the island originally envisioned by creator John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) and hundreds of guests can now come see the prehistoric creatures up close and personal for the first time ever.
The park's scientists have brought the dinosaurs on the island back under control and continued their research to create a whole new breed of dinosaur. The new genetically modified hybrid could pose a greater threat than the Tyrannosaurus Rex and Raptor combined.
"We have learned more in the past decade from genetics then a century of digging up bones," Howard says in a voiceover. "A whole new frontier has opened up."
The film also stars Ty Simpkins and Nick Robinson as two brothers who come to visit the park, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jake Johnson and Judy Greer. B.D. Wong also reprises his "Jurassic Park" role as Henry Wu.
"Jurassic Park" stars Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum and Laura Dern all expressed interest in returning early on in the development process, but the reboot nature of the film didn't allow for their characters.
As Hammond said in "Jurassic Park," all major theme parks have delays and the same proved true for the making of the fourth film. Disagreements between the screenwriters and Universal Studios about the script and direction delayed the release by a year.
Steven Spielberg, who directed the first two films, handed off the directorial duties to Colin Trevorrow, who also co-wrote the movie with his writing partner Derek Connolly. Since "Jurassic Park III" premiered in 2001, the franchise has lost Michael Crichton (2008), whose books inspired the movies, and star Attenborough, who passed away in August.
"Jurassic World" premieres on June 12, 2015.
