It’s the first time the film introduces the idea that the raptors recognize Owen and are kept, to some degree, at bay by him. But he’s forced to stand between the raptors and someone they want to rip apart. Most of the work Owen does with the raptors is from a perch, so being near them is uncommon. Here, Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) tries to calm a tense situation in which someone is in danger. Trevorrow discussed design changes and the ways the raptors (and Mr.
The movie is directed by Colin Trevorrow, whose previous film was the 2012 independent feature “Safety Not Guaranteed.” That title could also caption the image here, which shows Chris Pratt as a former military man who studies raptors and has developed a relationship with them that strikes a balance between friend and potential victim. But in “Jurassic World,” they have more individual moments - and even take to a bit of training. Returning are the velociraptors, which generated chills in Steven Spielberg’s 1993 original and in the sequels. Because of low attendance, park officials have opted for a genetically modified creature to join some of the familiar ones. ”Jurassic World” takes place 22 years after the first film, now with a fully functioning park. They’re back in “Jurassic World,” due June 12, to engineer a new dinosaur, the Indominus Rex. After three films in the “Jurassic Park” series, it looks as if the scientists who tinkered with genetics to bring back dinosaurs still haven’t learned their lesson.