Jurassic World: New Details and Picture Tease of D-Rex
Some new details of the big addition for Colin Trevorrow's Jurassic Park 4...
Mild spoiler warning: this story talks about one of the new creatures in Jurassic World.
When the first trailer for Jurassic World was released at the end of last year, one of the biggest questions surrounding the film was to do with the D-Rex. This, as the trailer suggested, is the new dinosaur that's been created by Jurassic Park's scientists. Some have questioned why regular dinosaurs aren't enough, others have pointed to the fact that the D-Rex may be a play on the fact that modern theme park crowds always want something more.
Either way, the D-Rex - or the Indominus Rex - is going to be a sizeable part of Jurassic World's attractions. And the film's official website has provided some more details on it:
"We set out to make Indominus the most fearsome dinosaur ever to be displayed at Jurassic World," says the site. "At first glance, Indominus most closely resembles a T. Rex. But its distinctive head ornamentation and ultra-tough bony osteoderms can be traced from Theropods known as Abeliosaurs. Indominus’ horns have been placed above the eye orbit through genetic material hybridized from Carnotaurus, Majungasaurus, Rugops and Giganotosaurus."
It added that "Indominus’ roar is estimated to reach 140-160db—the same as a 747 taking off and landing. And it can reach speeds of 30 MPH while confined to its enclosure."
Not that anyone is expecting the thing to stay in its enclosure for the film's duration.
A couple of teaser images have accompanied the description too: