Jurassic World Dominion was a $1B hit for Universal Pictures in 2022, and while that was the end of the second Jurassic Park trilogy, it was never going to be the franchise’s end. There’s simply too much money in dinosaurs. It wasn’t long before a new film was announced, Jurassic World Rebirth, that would keep the story trucking along but with an entirely new cast led by Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, and Mahershala Ali.
After two days of teasers, the full trailer for Jurassic World Rebirth is here. Set five years after events of the previous film, this standalone story shows how the world has become inhospitable to dinosaurs due to the planet’s ecology. Johansson plays Zora Bennett, a covert operative working with her team leader and a renowned paleontologist to go to an unexplored region and acquire critical dinosaur DNA that could save human lives.
The film is directed by Gareth Edwards, best known for directing Godzilla, Rogue One, and The Creator. He took over after David Leitch was briefly attached to the gig. Original Jurassic Park writer David Koepp is back, working alongside exec-producer Steven Spielberg. As far as we know, there will no appearances from legacy characters.
Also in the cast are Rupert Friend, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Luna Blaise, David Iacono, and Ed Skrein.
SYNOPSIS: “Five years after the events of ‘Jurassic World Dominion,’ the planet’s ecology has proven largely inhospitable to dinosaurs. Those remaining exist in isolated equatorial environments with climates resembling the one in which they once thrived. The three most colossal creatures within that tropical biosphere hold the key to a drug that will bring miraculous life-saving benefits to humankind.”
For me, this looks like any other Jurassic movie. Ali looks like he’s having the most fun with his role, though, and the visual effects are gorgeous as expected. Edwards really knows his stuff when it comes to VFX spectacles and this is the perfect franchise for him.
Jurassic World Rebirth hits theaters on July 2nd.
