Following the misstep of Jurassic World: Dominion​​​​​​, Jurassic World Rebirth has officially been announced and aims to steer the franchise in the right direction. Jurassic World: Dominion very much serves as a conclusion to the sequel trilogy, bringing together arcs from across the new movies but also seeing the return of Jurassic Park's main characters. This helped give Dominion a sense of finality, but major franchises like Jurassic World can't stay away for too long.

The Jurassic Park franchise has had its ups and downs, but the tantalizing chance to rake in hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office has always enticed Hollywood to return to the well. Jurassic World: Dominion received largely negative reactions from critics, and though it made over $1 billion (via Box Office Mojo), it was clear that change was needed to keep the dinosaurs-run-amok franchise viable. Therefore, Universal wasted little time in announcing a brand-new Jurassic World project that serves ostensibly as a soft reboot.

Jurassic World Rebirth Latest News

New BTS Footage Reveals A Key Book Scene

With anticipation building for the return of the blockbuster franchise, the latest news arrives in the form of a BTS video from Jurassic World: Rebirth. The featurette offers some new teases about the film, including that a classic scene from the original Jurassic Park novel is finally making its way to the big screen. The raft sequence in Michael Crichton's book is one of its most memorable moments, but it never made it into the 1993 film. Now, Rebirth has recreated the moment with its original characters, but captures the spirit of Crichton's book.

Jurassic World Rebirth Release Date

The New Jurassic Era Begins Sooner Than Expected

Only a few weeks after the ambitious new project was announced, Universal provided a planned release date for Jurassic World Rebirth that suggests the film is moving quickly. The "new Jurassic era" is slated to begin on July 2nd, 2025, just a little over a year and a half after it was revealed. With filming wrapped in September 2024, the release date seems more plausible.

Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) is directing Jurassic World Rebirth.

Jurassic World Rebirth Cast

Scarlett Johansson & Jonathan Bailey Lead The Cast

Though the prospect of another Jurassic World movie is exciting on its own, one of Rebirth's biggest selling factors is its all-star cast of new characters. First announced in March 2024, Scarlett Johansson is set to lead the soft reboot as Zora Bennett, a covert operations agent who is tasked with securing DNA samples from the remaining dinosaurs on Earth. ing Johansson in the lead cast is Jonathan Bailey as paleontologist Dr. Henry Loomis, and Mahershala Ali as Bennett's team member, Duncan Kincaid.

Rupert Friend has been tapped to play the role of pharmaceutical rep, Martin Krebs, while Manuel Garcia-Rulfo will play civilian Reuben Delgado who gets caught in the middle of the action alongside his family. Delgado's kids will be played by Luna Blaise, David Iacono, and Audrina Miranda, though ther exact names and character descriptions are unknown.

Several original Jurassic Park and Jurassic World stars have confirmed they will not be returning.

The confirmed cast of Jurassic World Rebirth includes:

Jurassic World Rebirth Story

A Soft Reboot On The Franchise

Perhaps the new incarnation of Jurassic World can hearken back to the gritty and cynical style of Michael Chrichton's original novel

The plot of Jurassic World Rebirth was shrouded in mystery for quite some time, but with Universal's latest release of news, the movie has begun to take shape. Taking place several years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, the movie will follow covert operations expert Zora Bennett (Johansson) as she leads an elite team of hunters to track down the remaining dinosaurs left on Earth and harvest their DNA for a pharmaceutical company. While on their mission, Zora and her team encounter a shipwrecked family (led by Manuel Garcia-Rulfo's character), and together the group discovers a shocking secret.

When the project was first announced, Jurassic World Rebirth was promised as a return to the franchise's roots, and it's likely trying to differentiate itself from the critical failure of previous installments. Perhaps the new incarnation of Jurassic World can hearken back to the gritty and cynical style of Michael Chrichton's original novel, and delve deeper into the themes of corporate greed that underscored the debut story.

Jurassic World Rebirth Trailer

Watch The Full Trailer Below

With only a handful of months to go until the sequel arrives, a trailer for Jurassic World Rebirth debuted in February 2025. Opening at a museum, the trailer introduces Dr. Loomis to Zora, who will lead a mission to collect dinosaur DNA from one of Jurassic Park's abandoned sites. Hunting the three biggest dinos on the island, the group is attacked by flying reptiles, chased by land-dwelling beasties, and nearly swallowed by underwater creatures of gargantuan size.

During the Super Bowl in February 2025, a teaser for Jurassic World Rebirth helped garner even more viewers for the movie. Rehashing the same story beats as the full trailer, the 1-minute teaser sees Zora, Duncan, and Dr. Loomis heads to the island of the Jurassic Park outcasts in order to get dinosaur DNA. They are immediately attacked by the hungry denizens of the island, including aquatic dinosaurs that try to gobble them up.