When you were a kid, chances are you had something dinosaur related in your possession – a toy, a book, a photo from that trip to the natural history museum. But, it has been more than ten years since the last installment of the Jurassic Park franchise cashed in on our love of the ‘terrible lizards’. The Dinosaur Project, looks to pick up the slack while we await the fourth rumoured Jurassic Park film to become a reality.
The Dinosaur Project stars relative newcomers Natasha Loring (Beaver Falls) and Matt Kane (The Cut), and is directed by Sid Bennett. Bennett is typically known for television work, but is no stranger to prehistoric themes, having directed the series Prehistoric Park back in 2006. The story follows a father and son team, documentary crew in tow, to the Congo on a mission to uncover the truth about Africa’s ‘Nessie’, a mythical creature called Mokele-mbeme. Of course, things go terribly wrong once they find out dinosaurs really aren’t extinct. The result appears to be a found footage type film (think Cloverfield crossed with The Troll Hunter) which won’t be short on moments that make you jump. Of course this film doesn’t have quite the budget of Jurassic Park, but hopefully the CGI isn’t too disappointing. The film is marketing itself through a website called the Cryptozoological Society, a fictional establishment that is calling for help finding the missing team in the Congo. A quote from their Facebook page establishes some more context for the film:
STUDIOCANAL are delighted to finally bring this astonishing story of the missing Congo expedition to UK audiences, and the findings of the Cryptozoological Society to audiences around the world. The film features stunning recovered footage of creatures thought to be extinct for 65 million years. As the search for the missing crew continues, questions remain about the source of the missing footage …and the manner in which it was discovered. Producer Nick Hill said in a statement today, “It has been incredible to have the original source material to work with, and we have great respect and admiration for the work of the Cryptozoological Society and are keen to support them in their search. The movie raises important questions about species which conventional science tells us have long since become extinct, and we hope it will help raise awareness of the search to locate the missing persons and the BCZS’s ongoing work in the Congo.
The Dinosaur Project is out August 10th in the UK with no word yet on a North American debut. You can check out the film’s site at www.cryptozoological.co.uk, and enjoy the trailer below.
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