Entertainment Weekly have published part of their 2025 film preview for Jurassic World: Rebirth, along with a few exclusive looks at the film! Not only that, they also sat down with director Gareth Edwards to discuss the new film and the direction its taking the franchise. Read on for excerpts!
While Rebirth isn't necessarily a complete reboot of the Jurassic franchise, it is taking the series in a dramatically new direction and while no confirmation has been made by Universal (yet), Gareth Edwards says the film feels like it's kickstarting a new trilogy:
I can't speak for Universal, but it did feel like a new trilogy, in a way,” Edwards says. “I'm not sure what their plans are, but it felt like the beginning of a brand-new chapter in this franchise. To me, it's a giant love letter to Steven Spielberg and his earlier films. There are moments in this movie that remind me very much of Jaws. It’s like little greatest hits of all those aspects of his films that I loved growing up as a child. It's essentially a little adventure odyssey across this island, a survival story, really.
Johansson, Ali, and Bailey are essentially the new faces of Jurassic World. Five years after the events of Dominion, in which dinosaurs mingled with humans all over the globe, these creatures are now dying out. The present-day planet proved to be inhospitable to the prehistoric ilk, except for a small region in the tropics around the equator, where many of them now congregate. The three most colossal dinosaurs of land, sea, and air within this biosphere hold genetic material precious to a pharmaceutical company that hopes to use the dino DNA to create a life-saving drug for humanity.
The curveball to the story, written by original Jurassic Park scribe David Koepp, is that Zora’s team receives a mayday signal from a civilian boat that capsized from an attack. So, on top of pulling off this dangerous mission, the crew now has to worry about the safety of the Delgado family, played by Manuel Garcia-Rulfo (The Lincoln Lawyer), Luna Blaise (Manifest), David Iacono (The Summer I Turned Pretty), and Audrina Miranda (Lopez vs. Lopez).
Edwards goes on to express that Jurassic World: Rebirth is essentially a love letter to Steven Spielberg and the original Jurassic Park and how he aims to bring back the franchise to its iconic roots, especially regarding the film's use and emphasis on visual effects:
Jurassic Park did lead the way with computer graphics, but I feel like we got lost along the way with the arms race to a spectacle. Jurassic actually only had just a few dozen VFX shots in it, and it's such a powerful film. So, it was trying to go back to all those tricks and ideas that tease the audience, that creates suspense and tension that get you on the edge of your seat. I just wanted to create that feeling I had when I was young of being in awe of these things.
Check out the full preview on Entertainment Weekly!
Now that Jurassic World Rebirth has been released, check out interesting concept artwork from the film! You can also find behind-the-scenes production photos in our image gallery, here!
Jurassic World Rebirth did extremely well during its theatrical run, earning Universal Pictures over $860 million at the global box office! The film reportedly cost $180 million.
