As Jurassic World: Dominion continues its box office dominance, having grossed over $500 million to date, an early 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray listing has surfaced, seemingly revealing that an "Extended Edition" of the film will be heading our way later this year when the film arrives on home video.
This still-unannounced "Extended Edition" likely won't be confirmed by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment for a while, but there's plenty of reason to believe that the film will include a substantial amount of never-before-seen footage to further enhance director Colin Trevorrow's epic Jurassic finale.
The potential existence of a longer version of the film was first teased by scene-stealer DeWanda Wise (Kayla Watts), who revealed to Collider that more of her character's backstory would be explored in an extended cut.
“She had this moment, and it’s probably gonna be in the extended cut, maybe, we’ll see, but she has this beautiful pair of brass knuckles and we have this entire backstory of this adventure that she had gone on in South Africa — [laughs] Girl, I love backstories! — where she procured these knuckles. Because a lot of Kayla has this kind of Indiana Jones, she’s been everywhere. Some of her travels are for work and she goes on them because she has to go on them, and some are just for her.”
There's no telling what added footage we'll get, but it's a safe bet that we'll get longer versions of some of the dinosaur encounters, including the show-stopping finale. It would also be a huge plus if Trevorrow reinserts the film's five-minute Prologue, which was sorely missed in the theatrical version.
Meanwhile, Jurassic World: Dominion is projected to have a pretty solid second weekend with approximately $53 million to $61 million in its second outing, which would be about a 58% drop and on par with similar big-budget blockbusters.
Check out the leaked cover art below:
In our review, we said "Jurassic World: Dominion is pure dinosaur mayhem at its finest, 100% fueled by nostalgia and amplified by epic dinosaur action, making it one of the more fun films of the summer. Due to a so-so story, enjoyment will likely heavily depend on your investment in the series, but if you’re looking for two hours of chaotic entertainment, then this is definitely the film for you."
The star-studded cast of the Jurassic World: Dominion features Jurassic alums Chris Pratt (Owen Grady), Bryce Dallas Howard (Claire Dearing), 3x Golden Globe-nominee Sam Neill (Alan Grant), Academy Award-winner Laura Dern (Ellie Sattler), Academy Award-nominee Jeff Goldblum (Ian Malcolm), BD Wong (Dr. Henry Wu), Omar Sy (Barry Sembane), Justice Smith (Franklin Webb), Daniella Pineda (Zia Rodriguez), and Isabella Sermon (Maisie Lockwood).
Newcomers to the franchise include DeWanda Wise (She's Gotta Have It) as Kayla Watts, Mamoudou Athie (Sorry for Your Loss) as Ramsay Cole, Campbell Scott (The Amazing Spider-Man) as Dr. Lewis Dodgson, Scott Haze (Venom) as Rainn Delacourt, Dichen Lachman (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) as Soyona Santos, Kristoffer Polaha (Wonder Woman 1984) as Wyatt Huntley, Elva Trill (Starstruck) as Charlotte Lockwood, Dimitri Thivalos in an undisclosed role, and Varada Sethu (Now You See Me 2) as Shira.
Jurassic World: Dominion roars into theaters June 10!
This summer, experience the epic conclusion to the Jurassic era as two generations unite for the first time. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are joined by Oscar®-winner Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill in Jurassic World Dominion, a bold, timely and breathtaking new adventure that spans the globe. From Jurassic World architect and director Colin Trevorrow, Dominion takes place four years after Isla Nublar has been destroyed. Dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history’s most fearsome creatures.