50 Fun Facts About Jurassic World

Who directed Jurassic World?

He was hired in March 2013 and co-wrote the screenplay with his partner Derek Connolly.

In what year was Jurassic World released?

It arrived fourteen years after Jurassic Park III.

On which fictional island is the Jurassic World park located?

It is the same island as the original Jurassic Park, off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica.

How many years after the original Jurassic Park is the film set?

It is considered a direct sequel to the 1993 film and ignores the events of the two middle films.

Who plays raptor trainer Owen Grady?

Josh Brolin had been in talks but passed, saying someone else would do 'a much better job'.

What is the name of Bryce Dallas Howard's character?

She is the park's operations manager and aunt to Zach and Gray.

What are the names of the four raptors in Owen's squad?

Blue is the only one to survive the film.

What is the name of the transgenic dinosaur that escapes?

It can camouflage itself and mask its heat signature.

Which corporation owns the Jurassic World park?

InGen, which created the dinosaurs, is an affiliate.

Who plays park owner Simon Masrani?

Early reports said his character would be named Patel.

Which actor reprised his role from the original Jurassic Park?

It was Henry Wu's first appearance since 1993.

Who plays Vic Hoskins, the InGen security chief who wants to weaponize raptors?

Hoskins is eventually killed by the raptor Delta in the lab.

Who plays Barry, Owen's assistant with the raptors?

The French actor joined the cast in March 2014.

What are the first names of Claire's two nephews?

Nick Robinson plays the older brother and Ty Simpkins the younger.

Which vehicle do the boys repair at the ruined original visitor center?

They drive it back to the resort after escaping the Indominus.

Which animal finally drags the hybrid underwater?

The T. rex and Blue had cornered the hybrid at the edge of the lagoon.

Which creatures carry off Claire's assistant Zara before she is eaten?

Trevorrow called it 'the most spectacular death we can possibly imagine'; it was the series' first female death.

Whose DNA does Owen realise the hybrid carries when it takes over his raptor pack?

The hybrid becomes the pack's new alpha, and the raptors turn on the soldiers.

Which raptor is the first of Owen's squad to die?

Delta and Echo die fighting the Indominus later; Blue is knocked unconscious but recovers.

Which actors appear as themselves in cameos?

Director Brad Bird also voices the park's monorail announcer.

Who voices Mr. DNA in the film?

Greg Burson had voiced the animated helix in the original Jurassic Park.

Which paleontologist, the film's technical advisor, makes a cameo?

He advised on the earlier Jurassic Park films as well.

Which screenwriter was first announced for Jurassic Park IV in 2002?

He finished a first draft in 2003 and then left to write Kingdom of Heaven.

Which writer's early draft featured a mercenary training genetically modified Deinonychus?

The trained-dinosaur idea came from Spielberg and survived into the final film.

Which writing duo was hired in 2012 to write the script?

They built in three of Spielberg's ideas, including a fully functioning dinosaur theme park.

Which producer left the project to focus on the Star Wars sequel trilogy?

Patrick Crowley was announced as a producer alongside Frank Marshall in March 2013.

To which date was the originally planned 2014 release pushed back?

The delay gave the writers a year to perfect the script.

Which original-film character appears as a statue in the park?

Richard Attenborough had retired from acting after a fall in 2008.

In which US state did principal photography begin in April 2014?

The islands of Kauai and Oahu were used; the Indominus paddock was shot on Oahu.

In the parking lot of which abandoned park was the Main Street set built?

Interior sets were built at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility nearby.

Which New Orleans NASA site housed interior sets including the lagoon feeding show?

It is located in New Orleans.

Which company provided the animatronic Apatosaurus?

It was founded by former colleagues of Stan Winston, who died in 2008.

Which effects house created the computer-generated dinosaurs?

The Lucasfilm division had done the same for the earlier films.

Who composed the film's score?

He wove in John Williams's themes and had scored two Jurassic Park video games.

What was the film's marketing tagline?

A teaser trailer went online on November 23, 2014.

Which director criticised an early clip as "'70s-era sexist"?

Trevorrow said he did not totally disagree, and Howard called the clip a marketing mistake.

Which paleontologist was hired to check dinosaur facts on the viral theme park website?

Trevorrow even wrote fictional customer comments for the site.

Which fictional company did two fans build a website for before Universal hired them?

Jack Anthony Ewins and Timothy Glover went on to design the official Masrani Global site.

How much did Universal spend on television advertising for the film?

Kellogg's, Dairy Queen and Barbasol were among the promotional partners.

In which Paris cinema did the world premiere take place on May 29, 2015?

The film opened in 66 territories between June 10 and 12.

In how many North American venues did the film open, Universal's largest ever?

Advance screenings were held in Williston, Vermont, two days earlier.

Which was the last market to get the film, on August 5, 2015?

IMAX relaunched it in 3D for a week at the end of August in North America.

Roughly how much did the film gross worldwide?

That made it the third-highest-grossing film of all time on release.

The film was the first to collect how much in a single weekend?

It beat the worldwide record held by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.

Which film did it beat as the fastest to reach ten figures at the box office, in 14 days?

Deadline calculated its net profit at $474 million.

Which film was the highest-grossing of 2015, ahead of Jurassic World?

Jurassic World finished second for the year and was Universal's biggest release.

When was the film released on DVD and Blu-ray?

It sold nearly three million units in its first week.

Which two video games based on the film were released in 2015?

Lego and Hasbro also released toy lines.

What was the reported budget range for the film?

Filming concluded on August 5, 2014.

Which 2018 film was the first sequel?

Dominion followed in 2022 and Rebirth in 2025.