'Jurassic World' sequel announced for June 2018

Numerous reports have come out confirming that Universal will be releasing the sequel to "Jurassic World," on Friday, June 22, 2018.

Star Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard will return.

"World" director Colin Trevorrow will pen the script with his writing partner Derek Connolly. However, Trevorrow will not direct. Currently, Universal has not announced a director for the sequel.

Since "Jurassic World" opened June 12, the film has grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide.

This week, it becamse the third highest-grossing movie of all time behind "Avatar" ($2.79 billion) and "Titanic" (2.18 billion).