This summer, dinosaurs take back the big screen once again, with Jurassic World Rebirth. Universal is betting big that three years after the franchise wrapped its billion-dollar trilogy, audiences are still want to watch humans fail spectacularly at controlling apex predators. Spoiler: they are.
Directed by Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) and written by original Jurassic Park scribe David Koepp, Rebirth looks determined to honor the series’ core theme: humanity can’t resist playing god. And it always ends badly.
An Extraction Mission in Paradise Lost
Set five years after the ecological mess left by Jurassic World Dominion, the film finds Earth mostly hostile to dinosaurs. Pockets of prehistoric survivors exist only in lush equatorial zones, where the climate matches their ancient habitats. Naturally, these beasts now hold genetic secrets that could save millions of human lives or make someone rich enough to ignore ethics altogether.
Enter Scarlett Johansson as Zora Bennett, a covert ops specialist tasked with retrieving DNA from the three largest creatures left roaming land, sea, and sky. She’s backed by Duncan Kincaid (Mahershala Ali), her trusted right hand, and Dr. Henry Loomis (Jonathan Bailey), a paleontologist who should know better than to sign up for this.
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Of course, things go sideways when Zora’s crew collides with a civilian family stranded on the island after their boat fell victim to marauding aquatic dinos. The survivors must navigate the same nightmare terrain as Zora’s team, only to discover that this former research outpost is hiding secrets far uglier than any ancient lizard.
Jurassic World Rebirth cast is as packed as a Mosasaurus Mouth
Rebirth comes armed with serious star power. Johansson, Ali, Bailey, Rupert Friend, and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo anchor the chaos, with Luna Blaise, David Iacono, and Audrina Miranda playing the family stuck in this tropical death trap. Philippine Velge, Bechir Sylvain, and Ed Skrein round out the extraction and corporate crews, because no Jurassic flick is complete without a morally questionable suits-versus-science angle.
Behind the camera, franchise veterans Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley produce, with executive backup from Steven Spielberg himself. If that lineage doesn’t scream “Hollywood will never stop cloning dinosaurs or these movies,” nothing will.
Play the Game, Watch the Spot, Buy the Ticket
In true Universal fashion, Jurassic World Rebirth hype comes with extra homework. You can hunt for Dinosaur DNA in their new 16-bit retro game, relive your childhood while procrastinating work, and watch the newest trailer spot on loop until you cave and buy tickets.
Jurassic World Rebirth hits theaters July 2. Try to keep your arms and legs inside the theater at all times.
About Jurassic World Rebirth
Release Date: July 2, 2025
Director: Gareth Edwards
Screenplay by: David Koepp, based on characters created by Michael Crichton
Producers: Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley
Executive Producers: Steven Spielberg, Denis L. Stewart, Jim Spencer
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, Rupert Friend, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Luna Blaise, David Iacono, Audrina Miranda, Philippine Velge, Bechir Sylvain, Ed Skrein
Synopsis
A new era is born. This summer, three years after the Jurassic World trilogy concluded with each film surpassing $1 billion at the global box office, the enduring Jurassic series evolves in an ingenious new direction with Jurassic World Rebirth.
Are you rooting for the humans or the dinos this time? Which creature are you betting lives the longest? Did we really learn nothing from the last six movies? Drop your thoughts in the comments or @me.
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