Jurassic World Rebirth: return to the Island of Poor Life Choices? (trailer)
Welcome back, dino fans! You thought Jurassic World Dominion was the final nail in the prehistoric coffin, didn’t you? Oh no, my naive friend—dinosaurs refuse to go extinct again. Enter Jurassic World Rebirth, the seventh installment in the Jurassic Park saga and the fourth Jurassic World film. This time, Gareth Edwards (Godzilla) takes the director’s chair, ready to unleash a fresh batch of scaly chaos on unsuspecting audiences. Prepare yourself for Jurassic Park meets The Expendables, but with more screaming and fewer sunglasses.
The plot? Five years after Dominion, dinosaurs are not exactly thriving on Earth—who knew suburbia and velociraptors don’t mix? Instead, they’ve retreated to tropical islands that look suspiciously perfect for scenic helicopter shots. Our hero, Zora Bennett (played by Scarlett Johansson), is a covert operative sent by a mysterious pharmaceutical company on a top-secret mission. Because nothing ever goes wrong when a shady corporation gets involved with dinosaurs, right? Zora teams up with paleontologist Dr. Henry Loomis (Jonathan Bailey) and team leader Duncan Kincaid (Mahershala Ali) to track down some of the biggest prehistoric creatures still roaming the Earth. Why? To extract their DNA for a revolutionary drug, naturally. You know—because all good pharmaceutical innovations start with chasing a T. rex.
Of course, no Jurassic film would be complete without things going spectacularly wrong. The island they’re sent to is crawling with mutated, failed dinosaur experiments. Think Frankenstein’s lab meets The Land Before Time. Along the way, they bump into a civilian family stranded on the island (classic mistake), which includes Manuel Garcia-Rulfo and his three kids. Cue the inevitable bonding montage involving giant carnivores and imminent death.
But don’t expect just another run-away-from-the-dinosaur story. Director Gareth Edwards brings his knack for scale and spectacle, promising Jurassic World Rebirth will be a visually stunning adventure. He’s gone old-school for this one, shooting on 35mm film and mixing CGI with animatronics—because who doesn’t love a good old-fashioned robotic dinosaur snapping at terrified actors?
Scarlett Johansson, apparently a lifelong Jurassic fan, finally gets her chance to face off against dinosaurs after spending a decade in the MCU fighting aliens, robots, and bad haircuts. Meanwhile, Mahershala Ali lends the film some serious gravitas—because nothing says “Oscar-calibre acting” like leading a ragtag team through a pterosaur-infested temple. Jonathan Bailey brings his charm as the paleontologist with actual dino knowledge (because you always need one scientist yelling “DON’T MOVE!” before everyone ignores him).
As for the dinosaurs themselves, expect a few familiar faces—raptors and T. rexes are a given—but also some newcomers from Michael Crichton’s original novels, including a thrilling raft scene involving a dinosaur chase on water that was cut from the 1993 film. And if that doesn’t make you want to book a ticket, nothing will.
Jurassic World Rebirth promises to be less about saving the dinosaurs and more about surviving them. It’s a full-on action-adventure with a slight horror twist—because who doesn’t want to see a mutated Spinosaurus wreak havoc in an abandoned ancient temple? There’s even a rumour that Ed Skrein plays some kind of rogue mercenary who really doesn’t like dinosaurs.
This film isn’t just a nostalgic nod to Jurassic Park—it’s a reimagining of the franchise’s future. Gone are the heavy-handed messages about dino ethics and genetic manipulation (we’ve learned nothing, apparently). What we have here is pure spectacle, blending the heart-pounding thrills of Jurassic Park with the modern action intensity of Mission: Impossible.
Mark your calendars for July 2nd, 2025. Jurassic World Rebirth is coming, and it promises to deliver tropical islands, giant dinosaurs, mutated abominations, and Scarlett Johansson being a total badass. If you ever wondered what would happen if Jurassic Park took a detour into Apocalypse Now, this might just be the movie for you. Prepare for chaos—again.
