By Angelique Jackson

“Diarra From Detroit” and “Black Summer” actor Béchir Sylvain has joined the all-star cast of Universal’s next installment of the “Jurassic World” franchise.

Directed by Gareth Edwards, the dinosaur film is written by David Koepp (writer of “Jurassic Park” and its sequel “The Lost World”) and features an ensemble cast led by Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Rupert Friend, Mahershala Ali, Luna Blaise, David Iacono and Audrina Miranda.

Beginning with Steven Spielberg’s 1993 blockbuster “Jurassic Park,” Universal and the filmmaker’s Amblin Entertainment banner have produced six films that have collectively grossed more than $6 billion worldwide. The latest film — which will usher in a new era of “Jurassic World” films following the original storyline’s cross-generational conclusion with 2022’s “Jurassic World Dominion” — is scheduled to hit theaters on July 2, 2025.