The release date is nearing for the long-awaited, universally accepted to be badass-looking (or least more promising that number three, which is all anyone is realistically asking for) fourth instalment in the much beloved Jurassic Park series, Jurassic World.
Other than the fact that that means you’ll soon be able to feast your eyes on whatever genetically modified beast they’ve cooked up that will inevitably get taken down by a T-Rex late in the third act because making any animal superior to the T-Rex is the cardinal sin of any dinosaur-based movie, it also means the promotional bandwagon is starting to creak to life.
Ordinarily that means a bunch of largely disinterested actors sitting in front of the poster for the film and talking about how it was such a great experience, how they were a fan growing up, how rewarding it was to work with animatronics, yadda yadda yadda.
But when your cast happens to feature Chris Pratt, the world’s favourite human being, that’s when shit gets interesting. Because Chris Pratt doesn’t do things like a regular, run-of-the-mill actor when it comes to press and promotion. Chris Pratt doesn’t just go through the motions. Chris Pratt makes the best of it, takes his own genuine enthusiasm for everything, and has a shitload of fun.
And this here represents exactly what I’m talking about. Chris Pratt. On MTV pimping out an exclusive clip of the film that they’ll soon air. And having an absolute ball being a goofy handsome legend by belting out a rendition of the iconic Jurassic Park theme song, complete with lyrics of his own creation.
This kind of linguistic and musical genius, you simply cannot teach.
Honestly, if he’d busted out a melodica I probably would’ve burst into tears.
Jurassic World roars onto screens on June 11th.
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