Jurassic World Rebirth CinemaCon 2025 trailer features a fire-breathing mutant T-Rex!?

UPDATE: Variety have edited their original reporting, clarifying that the footage shown did NOT actually involve a fire-breathing mutant T-Rex:

Correction: An earlier version of this article mistakenly stated that a mutant T-Rex breathes fire. That was a mistake. There’s simply a lot of fire and flame in the scene. Apologies to paleontologists.

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Yes, you read that headline correctly. Universal recently unveiled a new trailer for Gareth Edwards' Jurassic World Rebirth at CinemaCon and Variety have a description of what the footage contained. While we're almost certain they're referring to the movie's new D-Rex mutant creature, they mention a fire-breathing mutant Tyrannosaurus... their recollection of the event are as follows:

There’s a dramatic attempt to steal the eggs of a quetzalcoatlus that ends in a high-flying race to escape. Throw in a mosasaur attack that nearly capsizes the boat of a group of researchers and their armed guides. Add in some kind of mutated dinosaur that basically looks like a fire-breathing T-Rex. Oh, and for the less bloodthirsty viewers, there’s also the appearance of a cuddly baby triceratops. Only the creature starts freaking out because — you guessed it — a much more menacing primordial beast needs a snack and only our fearless heroes will hit the spot.

By their description, we're going to assume the fire-breathing T-Rex is in fact the film's bizarre genetically mutated Dinosaur, known as the D-Rex. We knew this abomination would have some unique characteristics but breathing fire was not one we saw coming.

Jurassic World Rebirth hits theaters July 2nd, 2025, expect another public trailer to drop in the coming weeks!