‘Jurassic World 4’ Adds ‘Diarra From Detroit’ Actor Béchir Sylvain (EXCLUSIVE)

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

The Gareth Edwards-directed dinosaur movie is written by David Koepp (screenwriter of “Jurassic Park” and its sequel “The Lost World”) and boasts an ensemble 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 earned more than $6 billion worldwide. The latest movie — which ushers in a new era of “Jurassic World” films following the original storyline’s cross-generational conclusion with 2022’s “Jurassic World Dominion” — is set to be released in theaters on July 2, 2025.

Spielberg returns to executive produce the new film for Amblin alongside Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley, who produce via Kennedy-Marshall. Executive VP of production development Sara Scott and creative executive of production development Jacqueline Garell oversee the project for Universal.

Principal photography kicked off in June, with the production shooting on location in Thailand, Malta and the U.K.

Sylvain is an actor, writer, director and producer best known for his roles on the hit Starz series “BMF,” Netflix’s horror drama “Black Summer” and the BET+ comedy mystery series “Diarra From Detroit.” The upcoming “Jurassic World” movie is the Haitian American actor’s latest high-profile booking; he recently joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, playing a mystery role in Destin Daniel Cretton’s “Wonder Man” series for Disney+. Sylvain is represented by Mitchell K. Stubbs & Associates and Tash Mosely Management.