The release date for the next instalment in the Jurassic World franchise has been locked. Universal Pictures on Monday announced that it plans to release the film on July 2, 2025, The Hollywood Reporter reported.

Filmmaker David Leitch is in negotiations to direct the next instalment. Leitch, a former stunt performer and coordinator, is best known for directing blockbusters such as Atomic Blonde, Fast & Furious spinoff Hobbes & Shaw, Deadpool 2 and Bullet Train.

David Koepp, the screenwriter of the 1993 original Jurassic Park and its 1997 sequel Jurassic Park: The Lost World, will pen the script for the new movie.

According to the makers, the project will embark on a fresh storyline in the legendary series which has spanned three decades. 

Since the June 1993 release of Spielberg’s original Jurassic Park, the makers released five sequels -  The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Jurassic Park III (2001), Jurassic World (2015), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), and Jurassic World Dominion (2022) — a television series, video games, theme park attractions, comic books, and various merchandise.

Spielberg is all set to executive produce the new movie through his company Amblin Entertainment, alongside Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley, and Leitch and Kelly McCormick of 87North.