Watch: ‘Jurassic World’ Short Film ‘Battle At Big Rock’ Brings Dinosaurs To The U.S. Mainland
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdomended with a fascinating cliffhanger: dinosaurs were set free and roaming around the United States.Jurassic World 3won’t hit theaters until 2021, but you can see how filmmakerColin Trevorrowcapitalizes on that cliffhanger ending inBattle at Big Rock, a newJurassic Worldshort film that aired on FX last night. Check out the full short film below.
Battle at Big Rock
“If [the end ofFallen Kingdom] really happened, you’d see a series of random disconnected incidents that would create a pattern of chaos,” Trevorrow explained in arecent interview. “I wanted to see one of those incidents.” So he co-wroteBattle at Big RockwithEmily Carmichael, with whom he’s also co-writing the script forJurassic World 3.
André Holland(Moonlight),Natalie Martinez(End of Watch),Melody Hurd, andPierson Salvadorstar as the young family who encounter a few Nasutoceratops and an angry Allosaurus in the woods of Northern California. I’m wondering if this short film’s brief credits scenes are more indicative of the level of engagementJurassic World 3is going to have with this concept; if that’s the case, there may not be enough time in the full movie to fully explore the idea of dinosaurs interacting with humanity in the wild. Trevorrow haspreviously explainedthat the new movie won’t involve dinosaurs attacking people in cities:
Plus, we’ve heard that the originalJurassic Parktrio ofSam Neill,Laura Dern, andJeff Goldblummay reunite inJurassic World 3, which Trevorrow has referred to as “the conclusion of a story that began 25 years ago.” I’m guessing fans would want to spend a lot more time with those familiar characters in the new sequel rather than digging in with a family that feels much better suited for a short.
Battle at Big Rockaired last night on FX. Here’s its official synopsis:
