British actor Rupert Friend is the latest addition to the next installment in the "Jurassic World" franchise.

Friend, known for his performances in films such as "Pride & Prejudice", "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas", "The Death of Stalin" and "At Eternity's Gate", will feature alongside Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in the project.

Hollywood studio Universal Pictures has set the new film for theatrical release on July 2, 2025.

Gareth Edwards of "The Creator" fame is attached as a director with the project, after David Leitch's exited the project.

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

The project will mark the beginning of a fresh storyline in the juggernaut series, which has spanned three decades.

The franchise started with Steven Speilberg's "Jurassic Park" trilogy, which also included "Jurassic Park III" (2001).

A new trilogy, set 22 years after the events of "Jurassic Park", began with 2015's "Jurassic World", followed by sequels - "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" (2018) and "Jurassic World Dominion" (2022).

Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley will produce the new movie through Kennedy-Marshall. Spielberg is executive producing through Amblin Entertainment.

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