Anna Daniels
Actor Chris Pratt may have gotten his start on the hit TV series Parks and Recreation, but he has a lot more going on these days. He is part of two major film franchises, including the Jurassic World series. Read on to learn the connection between these properties that you might not know about, and the scene he once shot that got very real.
Chris Pratt starred in ‘Parks and Recreation’
Pratt first became famous on the small screen. He starred in the WB drama Everwood before landing his breakout role as Andy Dwyer in Parks and Rec. The popularity of the comedy helped launch his film career, and by the time it ended with Season 7, he was one of the show’s most-famous stars.
Pratt’s weight fluctuated throughout the series. Speaking with Jimmy Kimmel recently, he said, “I remember, in the first couple of seasons, just unintentionally, I had gotten a little fat. And I was watching the episodes, it was like, ‘Oh, god, Chris. You’ve really let yourself go.’ And then I was like, ‘But this is some of the funniest stuff you’ve ever done.’”
He then joined franchises like ‘Jurassic World’ and the MCU
Later in the series, Pratt lost a lot of weight. His character joked about it in the first episode of Season 6, saying that all he had to do was give up beer and he lost 50 lbs in one month. However, the truth was a lot more work than that.
In truth, Pratt got in shape for the filming of his first major movie role, playing Peter Quill/Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy. He has since reprised the role in three more MCU entries. Additionally, Pratt had to keep the weight off for his other big-budget film franchise: Jurassic World and its sequel, Jurassic World: The Fallen Kingdom.
Pratt filmed one harrowing scene for the TV series
You might think that his action roles would be the most difficult for him. But he also faced challenges on Parks. In fact, when he decided to lean into his weight gain, Pratt said that he once filmed a scene that, interestingly enough, connected Parks and Jurassic World, as it took place at a fictional restaurant they called “Jurassic Fork.”
“I didn’t have anything to say in the scene, so I decided I would eat one rack of ribs per take,” explained Pratt, saying that they ended up doing 12 takes. His goal was to make his co-star, Nick Offerman, laugh. So he kept it going into lunch, eating four more racks. Kimmel joked, “You shaved maybe three and a half years off your life.”
When does ‘Jurassic World 3’ come out?
Pratt was on Kimmel’s show promoting his new animated film, Onward. But he has plenty of other live-action roles in the works. Aside from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which doesn’t yet have a release date, he’s set to return to his other franchise in 2020.
According to Pratt, they’re “gearing up” to begin production “very soon” on the as-yet-untitled third Jurassic World film (it’s also the sixth Jurassic Park movie). The entry is set for a June 11, 2021 release date, and both Pratt and his co-star Bryce Dallas Howard will return.
Written by: Cheat
