Jurassic World’s Giganotosaurus revealed, was inspired by the Joker

Last Updated on April 12, 2022

Here’s something I never expected to hear: the upcoming film Jurassic World: Dominion is going to feature a dinosaur, Giganotosaurus, that was inspired by Batman’s enemy The Joker. Director Colin Trevorrow offered up that bit of information while talking to Empire – and even gave the magazine a picture of the dinosaur in question so they could introduce the world to the Giganotosaurus. Call it the Giga for short. The image of the Giga can be seen at the bottom of this article.

Unlike the major threats of Jurassic World and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the Indominus Rex and the Indoraptor, the Giganotosaurus of Jurassic World: Dominion is not a genetic hybrid, this is a type of dinosaur that did exist in the Late Cretaceous period. How can a dinosaur be like The Joker? Here’s what Trevorrow said:

I wanted something that felt like The Joker. It just wants to watch the world burn.”

Trevorrow goes on to explain that the Giga is housed in BioSyn Valley. BioSyn, the company that wanted Dennis Nedry to steal embryos in the original Jurassic Park,

got the contract to house the dinosaurs that have been captured around the world via various governments. They claim (BioSyn Valley is) a research facility where they can study the pharmaceutical values of the animals. But there’s some other stuff going on.”

Trevorrow, who previously directed the first Jurassic World, directed this one from a screenplay he wrote with Emily Carmichael, based on an idea he crafted with his Jurassic World and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom co-writer Derek Connolly. An official synopsis has yet to be released, but here’s how USA Today describes the plot:

When a bunch of dinosaurs get loose around the world, Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) and Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) go on a globetrotting mission to round them up before mankind falls a few spots on the food chain. Back for this Jurassic installment are original trilogy characters including Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern).

Also in the cast are Omar Sy, Mamoudou Athie, Daniella Pineda, Justice Smith, Jake Johnson, Omar Sy, Scott Haze, Campbell Scott, and Dichen Lachman.

A collaboration between Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, Jurassic World: Dominion was executive produced by Trevorrow and Steven Spielberg, with Frank Marshall producing alongside Pat Crowley. Sara Scott, senior vice president of production at Universal, oversaw the project for the studio.

Jurassic World: Dominion is scheduled to reach theatres on June 10th.

Are you looking forward to seeing the Joker-like Giganotosaurus in action in Jurassic World 3?