Only few months remain before the fourth installment of the science fiction film about dinosaurs comes out on the big screen. Speculations on what is in store for "Jurassic World" have been circulating as the hype continues to rise. A company recently released a dinosaur toy figurine that looked very female, which gave rise to speculations on the movie's newest villain's gender.
While all the dinosaurs in "Jurassic Park" featured scary big heads and teeth, fans of the franchise are still excited to see what the upcoming movie's villain, the Indominus Rex, would look like. The I-Rex is the first genetically modified hybrid dinosaur to be introduced in the movie.
The toy company, Hasbro, offered fans of the movie a glimpse of what the I-Rex could look like in its recent Toy Fair in Times Square, said Business Insider.
The new I-Rex toy unveiled by Hasbro featured a female dinosaur with a mix of mint green and grey color, huge teeth, spikes on the back, and long claws, said Air Herald. The gender follows a long tradition of "Jurassic Park," wherein dinosaurs are all female to avoid reproduction.
Upon further look at the I-Rex, its features bring to mind the Tyrannosaurus Rex. However, while the two dinosaurs look fairly similar, the I-Rex is observed to have muscular arms as opposed to the T-Rex's small arms. The I-Rex's arms give a hint of how deadliness and scariness of the said hybrid.
In fact, the name itself, Indominus Rex, translates to "fierce king," gives an idea on what could be expected from the new dinosaur, said Christian Times.
Its close resemblance to the T-Rex also prompted rumors that the I-Rex was created using genes from the Tyrannosaurus Rex. Meanwhile, other features not present in the T-Rex, such as the horns, are said to have been taken from Gigantosaurus, Carnotaurus, and Majungasaurus breeds.
Perhaps one curious thing about the toy launched by Hasbro is that it was described to "roar, chomp and camouflage on its back." The idea that the new dinosaur has the ability to change its color to adjust to its surroundings makes it very stealthy and deadlier to its foes, said Crossmap.
While the toy featured this ability and looks, it remains to be seen if the actual dinosaur in the movie would look similar to what Hasbro released.
"Jurassic World" would hit theaters on June 12, 2015.
