Universal City, Calif. — Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment will host the world premiere of Jurassic Park III on Monday, July 16 at the Universal Amphitheatre.  A pre-screening light supper reception will be held at 6 PM with the screening to follow at 7:30 PM.

Jurassic Park III continues the series that began with Jurassic Park and The Lost World: Jurassic Park.  Directed by Joe Johnston and produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Larry Franco, the film stars Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Tea Leoni, Alessandro Nivola, Trevor Morgan and Michael Jeter.  Steven Spielberg is the executive producer.

The screenplay for Jurassic Park III was written by Peter Buchman and Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor, based on characters created by Michael Crichton. Industrial Light & Magic and the Stan Winston Studio once again combine forces to create the dazzling dinosaur effects.

Anxious to fund research for his new theory of Velociraptor intelligence, renowned paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) is persuaded by a wealthy adventurer (William H. Macy) and his wife (Tea Leoni) to accompany them on an aerial tour of Isla Sorna.  This infamous island, once InGen's site B, has become both a primordial breeding ground for John Hammond's magnificent creations and a magnet for thrill-seekers eager to encounter them.

When a tragic accident maroons the party of seven, Grant discovers the true reason his deceptive hosts have invited him along.  In their perilous attempt to escape with their lives, the dwindling group encounters terrifying new creatures undisclosed by InGen, and Grant is forced to learn the dreadful implications of his raptor intelligence theory firsthand.