‘Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey Joins New ‘Jurassic World’

The ‘Bridgerton’ star is looking likely to end up joining Scarlett Johansson in fleeing rampaging dinosaurs for the next iteration of the giant franchise.

Jonathan Bailey arrives on the red carpet at the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards, airing live from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, January 7, 2024, at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT, on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. Photo: Trae Patton/CBS ©2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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‘Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey’s in talks for the new ‘Jurassic World’.
He’d join Scarlett Johansson in the movie.
‘The Creator’s Gareth Edwards is directing.

Now that it has a director in place –– ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’/‘The Creator’s Gareth Edwards –– and a star ready to take her chances hanging out with giant reptilian beasties (Scarlett Johansson), the pieces are starting to fall into place for the next iteration of the ‘Jurassic World’ franchise.

Universal, according to Deadline, now has ‘Bridgerton’ and ‘Fellow Travelers’ actor Jonathan Bailey in talks to join Johansson in the movie.

Bailey, of course, is already aboard a big film (or two) that Universal is pinning its hopes on: he’s starring as Fiyero in the two-part adaptation of ‘Wicked’ that will launch this Thanksgiving.

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What’s the story of the new ‘Jurassic World’ movie?

2015's 'Jurassic World.' Photo: Universal Pictures.

Universal is mostly keeping the details of the new movie trapped behind fences and concrete barriers for now. What can we predict? Big-toothed beasts causing trouble for the humans that foolishly interact with them.

A bigger question, though, is which humans… It’ll reportedly be set in the ‘Jurassic World’ era, but won’t directly connect to the previous three movies, so an appearance from characters such as those films’ Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) or Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howards) appears unlikely for now –– though we won’t rule anything out at this point.

From the sounds of it, this new movie would take the franchise in a fresh new direction, so we’re also not predicting (for now) the return of ‘Jurassic Park’ trio Alan Grant (Sam Neill), Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) and Jeff Goldblum’s chaotician Malcolm.

Who else might be in the new ‘Jurassic World’ movie?

Scarlett Johansson in 'Fly Me to the Moon'. Photo: Columbia Pictures.

While Johansson is locked in and Bailey appears close to a deal, there are other actors whose names have been floated as potentials. Scooper Daniel Richtman has pointed to Dev Patel possibly taking on a role (his directorial debut, ‘Monkey Man’, produced by Jordan Peele, was picked up for distribution and released by Universal a couple of weeks ago).

And Richtman has also mentioned that Colman Domingo, of ‘Rustin’, ‘The Color Purple’ and –– the Universal connection –– ‘Drive-Away Dolls’, is being talked about as the movie’s villain. The human one, of course.

It remains to be seen if either of them graduates from the world of rumors to reality.

Who is making the new ‘Jurassic World’ movie?

Pitbull, Jimmy Buffet, director Frank Marshall, and director Ryan Suffern from the documentary 'Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story.'

(L to R) Director Frank Marshall, Jimmy Buffet, Pitbull and director Ryan Suffern from the documentary 'Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story.' Courtesy of The Kennedy/Marshall Company. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.

David Koepp, who wrote both the 1993 classic ‘Jurassic Park’ (directed by Steven Spielberg) and its 1997 sequel, ‘The Lost World: Jurassic Park’ (also directed by Spielberg, to less critical praise, but still healthy box office), crafted the new movie’s screenplay.

Longtime producer Frank Marshall, who worked on all three of the ‘Jurassic World’ movies is on board this one also, and the studio seems bullish about the progress so far. And of course, Spielberg will weigh in since he helped birth the franchise.