Thrilled to announce JA Bayona is on board to direct JW2. Welcome to the team @FilmBayona!
— Frank Marshall (@LeDoctor) April 18, 2016
Proud to collaborate with one of my favorite filmmakers on the next Jurassic adventure. JA Bayona, it's all yours.
— Colin Trevorrow (@colintrevorrow) April 18, 2016
Not much is known about Jurassic World 2, only that writer Colin Trevorrow (director of Jurassic World) said it would be a "different kind of film." Calming any worries that the film could go over-the-top with even bigger dinosaurs, Trevorrow said:
"I feel very strongly that it’s not about more dinosaurs or bigger and better dinosaurs, it’s about using this as a starting point for a much larger story about our relationship with these animals and about animals in general and the dynamic created by bringing them back to life."
Chris Pratt (Owen) and Bryce Dallas Howard (Claire) will both be returning in Jurassic World 2,the latter without the heels.
Bayona has previously directed The Impossible and The Orphanage and is currently directing 2016's A Monster Calls, starring Felicity Jones, Liam Neeson, and Sigourney Weaver.