Latest photo from Jurassic World director recalls the original Jurassic Park

By Rick Marshall Published September 23, 2014

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Production has wrapped on Jurassic World, but director Colin Trevorrow has continued to post photos from the set of the film that hint at what’s to come in the next installment of the franchise.

The latest photo Trevorrow posted on Twitter — captioned “Autumn” — features the “East Dock” sign that scientist Dennis Nedry (Wayne Knight) knocked over while attempting to flee the park with stolen laboratory samples in the film that started the franchise, 1993’s Jurassic Park. While Knight’s character met a gruesome fate in that film, the sign likely hints at a return to Isla Nublar, the island where the events of the first film unfolded.

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Official details regarding the film’s plot are scarce, but there’s been no shortage of rumors surrounding Jurassic World. What has been confirmed, however, is that the film takes place more than 20 years after the events of the first film and involves the efforts of the dinosaur-filled theme park to attract new guests and bring something new to its attractions.

Jurassic World hits theaters June 12, 2015, and stars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins, Jake Johnson, Nick Robinson, Irrfan Khan, Vincent D’Onofrio, BD Wong, Omar Sy, Judy Greer, Katie McGrath, Lauren Lapkus, and Andy Buckley.

Autumn. pic.twitter.com/rbWVJHDtmy

— Colin Trevorrow (@colintrevorrow) September 22, 2014

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