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Jurassic Park at 30: An Adventure 65 Million Years in the Making

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Hasitha Fernando revisits Jurassic Park as it receives a 30th anniversary re-release… How does one begin to talk about one of the most iconic films of all time? The quintessential blockbuster movie of the last few decades, Jurassic Park’s impact on pop-culture and the film industry in general is something that cannot be simply summed […]

Relive Spielberg’s classic through the eyes of Ian Malcolm in LEGO Jurassic Park: The Unofficial Retelling trailer

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Peacock has dropped the trailer for LEGO Jurassic Park: The Unofficial Retelling, an adventure 65 million bricks in the making, which retells Steven Spielberg’s 1993 classic from the perspective of Dr. Ian Malcolm. The 22-minute animated special celebrates the 30th anniversary of Jurassic Park by having everyone’s favourite chaos mathematician recall the events in his […]

Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection gets physical collector’s editions

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Limited Run Games have announced they will be releasing physical collector’s editions of the upcoming Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection and will be available to pre-order from 1st September.  These special editions will be available for Nintendo Switch, Xbox and Playstation consoles and feature the classic Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park Part 2: The Chaos […]

Trailer announcement teaser for Jurassic World

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Though this trailer announcement for Jurassic World doesn’t offer up any new footage, it does come with a promise: Something big is coming. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3PMjbFlfgpg The official trailer will debut next Thursday, November 27th! Jurassic World is set for release on June 12th 2015, with Colin Trevorrow (Safety Not Guaranteed) directing a cast that includes stars Chris […]

Second Opinion – Jurassic World (2015)

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Jurassic World, 2015. Directed by Colin Trevorrow. Starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D’Onofrio, Omar Sy, Nick Robinson, Ty Simpkins, Judy Greer, Irrfan Khan, Jake Johnson and B.D. Wong. SYNOPSIS: Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond. […]

UPDATE: Jurassic World scores second-biggest domestic opening of all time

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UPDATE: It’s being reported that Jurassic World has pulled in an estimated $204.6 million on its first domestic weekend, which would give it the second-biggest debut of all time behind The Avengers’ $207.4 million debut in May 2012. Original story follows… As quick and ferocious as a T-rex, Universal Pictures Jurassic World is smashing box-office […]

The Next Jurassic World Film

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Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Matt Singer writes for Screencrush about a new trend, whereby reboots ignore prior sequels and explicitly create a follow-up to the original film: “But what Colin Trevorrow (and, by extension, Jurassic World) doesn’t mention is the fact that both movies (The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park […]

Jurassic World shatters worldwide opening weekend record with $511 million haul

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Following on from the news that Jurassic World has debuted in the States with the second-biggest ever opening weekend of $204.6 million, it’s now being reported that the Colin Trevorrow-directed sequel has shattered the global record with an astonishing $511.8 million haul around the globe – making it the first film to ever surpass the […]

Movie Review – Jurassic World (2015)

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Jurassic World, 2015. Directed by Colin Trevorrow. Starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D’Onofrio, Omar Sy, Nick Robinson, Ty Simpkins, Judy Greer, Irrfan Khan, Jake Johnson and B.D. Wong. SYNOPSIS: Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond. […]

Jurassic World topples The Avengers for the biggest-ever domestic opening weekend

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Yesterday it was announced that Jurassic World had smashed the record for the biggest ever worldwide opening weekend, pulling in $511 million around the globe, and now with the final numbers being tallied it looks like the Colin Trevorrow-directed dino sequel has also overtaken The Avengers to claim the domestic crown. Initial estimates had put […]