Mamoudou Athie Joins Jurassic World 3

Deadline is reporting that Mamoudou Athie (Sorry for Your Loss) will star in a lead role in Jurassic World 3 from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment.

Athie, whose credits also include The Get Down, The Circle, and The Detour, will join returning cast members Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, as well as original Jurassic Park stars Laura Dern, Sam Neill, and Jeff Goldblum.

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Steven Spielberg and Colin Trevorrow return to executive produce Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment’s Jurassic World 3, with Trevorrow once again directing the next chapter in one of the biggest franchises in the history of cinema. Producers Frank Marshall and Pat Crowley once again partner with Spielberg and Trevorrow in leading the filmmakers for this installment.

Joining the Jurassic team for the first time is Emily Carmichael (Pacific Rim Uprising, The Black Hole), who will craft the Jurassic World 3 screenplay with Trevorrow. They will work off a story by Derek Connolly and Trevorrow, who together co-wrote Jurassic World and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.

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Jurassic World 3 will debut in theaters on June 11, 2021.