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Rupert Friend has been added to the cast of the upcoming Jurassic World movie.
The news about the 42-year-old actor was confirmed on Wednesday, when it was revealed that he would star alongside Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey in the science-fiction feature.
Details about the character that the role that the performer - who recently reunited with his Homeland costar Claire Danes - is set to play were not disclosed, per The Hollywood Reporter.
Development on the new entry in the Jurassic Park franchise was publicly confirmed this past January.
At the time, it was revealed that writer David Koepp had signed on to pen the new movie's screenplay.
Rupert Friend has been added to the cast of the upcoming Jurassic World movie
The entertainment industry figure co-wrote the script for the original Jurassic Park movie alongside Michael Crichton, who wrote the novel on which the film was based.
Koepp went on to write the screenplay for the movie's sequel The Lost World: Jurassic Park, which made its debut in 1997.
Steven Spielberg, who directed the first two films in the franchise, is expected to serve as an executive producer for the new project.
It was reported this past February
