Well, it sounds like Universal Pictures may just have another winner on their hands with Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the latest chapter in their long-running Jurassic Park franchise.
The highly-anticipated J.A. Bayona-directed blockbuster just finished up its worldwide premiere in Madrid, Spain and following the screening, the cast and crew were treated to a 10-minute standing ovation. A handful of the attendees have since taken to Twitter to share their initial impression of the film and the early word has been increasingly positive with almost everyone unanimously heaping praise on Bayona's direction. It also seems to be an improvement over its 2015 predecessor as fans commend the scarier tone and the considerably more brutal dinosaur action, which should be music to the ears of longtime fans.
Check out the early reactions below:
It’s been four years since theme park and luxury resort Jurassic World was destroyed by dinosaurs out of containment. Isla Nublar now sits abandoned by humans while the surviving dinosaurs fend for themselves in the jungles.
When the island’s dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen (Chris Pratt) and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event. Owen is driven to find Blue, his lead raptor who’s still missing in the wild, and Claire has grown a respect for these creatures she now makes her mission. Arriving on the unstable island as lava begins raining down, their expedition uncovers a conspiracy that could return our entire planet to a perilous order not seen since prehistoric times.
With all of the wonder, adventure and thrills synonymous with one of the most popular and successful series in cinema history, this all-new motion-picture event sees the return of favorite characters and dinosaurs—along with new breeds more awe-inspiring and terrifying than ever before. Welcome to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom features:
Director: J.A. Bayona
Chris Pratt as Owen Grady
Bryce Dallas Howard as Claire Dearing
Ted Levine as Ken Wheatley
Rafe Spall as Eli Mills
Toby Jones as Gunnar Eversol
Justice Smith as Franklin Webb
B.D. Wong as Dr. Henry Wu
James Cromwell as Benjamin Lockwood
Geraldine Chaplin in an undisclosed role
Daniella Pineda as Zia Rodriguez
Isabella Sermon as Maisie Lockwood
Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcolm
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom roars into theaters in the U.K. on June 6 and the U.S. on June 22
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