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Hypebeast
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
New 'Jurassic World Rebirth' Trailer Gives Fans a Sneak Peek at What Happens When Dinosaurs Rule the Earth
Summary The iconic roar is back, more terrifying than Pictureshas just dropped the latest trailer forJurassic World Rebirth, cementing the film's premise: the dinosaurs unequivocally rule the Earth. Set to hit theaters on July 2, 2025, this new chapter promises a relentless, action-packed return to the franchise's core fear, spearheaded by a fresh cast and a director known for large-scale spectacle. Helmed by Gareth Edwards and penned by original Jurassic Park screenwriter David Koepp,Jurassic World Rebirthpicks up five years after the events ofJurassic World Dominion. The trailer confirms that while many escaped dinosaurs from the Lockwood Estate have struggled with modern climates, a formidable ecosystem of prehistoric beasts has thrived in isolated, tropical environments – particularly a forbidden island research facility that once housed the original Jurassic Park. The trailer plunges audiences into immediate peril, showcasing a new ensemble cast led byScarlett Johanssonas Zora Bennett, a skilled covert operations expert. She's tasked with leading a perilous expedition to secure genetic material from the island's most colossal creatures, whose DNA holds the key to miraculous medical breakthroughs for a major pharmaceutical company. Her mission quickly devolves into a desperate fight for survival when her team, including Mahershala Ali as Duncan Kincaid and Jonathan Bailey as Dr. Henry Loomis, intersects with a shipwrecked civilian family. Visually, the trailer delivers on the promise of terrifying new threats. It offers chilling glimpses of not only familiar giants like the T-Rex and Mosasaurus but also introduces mutated dinosaurs like the six-limbed Distortus Rex and the aptly named Mutadon, showcasing creatures born from the darkest corners of InGen's experiments. From aquatic ambushes to jungle pursuits, the sense of primal danger is palpable, emphasizing that humanity is no longer at the top of the food chain. The trailer solidifiesJurassic World Rebirthas a high-stakes standalone entry, emphasizing raw survival and direct confrontation with formidable prehistoric and mutated predators. The film arrives in theaters on July 2, 2025.
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Cast & Characters of Jurassic World Rebirth, Explained
As long as genetically-engineered dinosaurs roam the Earth, there will be someone looking to capitalize on them. Humanity still hasn't learned its lesson on the dangers of greed and hubris, as audiences will see in Jurassic World Rebirth (opening wide July 2; tickets are now on sale here), hailing from Rogue One director Gareth Edwards. Written by Jurassic Park and Lost World wordsmith David Koepp, Rebirth takes place five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion (which is currently streaming on Peacock in case you need a refresher). While most of the escaped dinosaurs have begun to die off as a result of our modern and inhospitable climate, there is one dino-biome left on Ile Saint-Hubert, InGen's research facility for the original Jurassic Park, along the equator. RELATED: The place is teeming with colossal and mutated wildlife, whose genetic material may hold the key to a medical breakthrough. But who's gonna collect said DNA? Head below for a rundown on all the major players in Jurassic World Rebirth! A former special forces operative and a top-notch extraction expert, Zora Bennett is tapped to lead the dangerous expedition to collect DNA samples from the largest dinosaurs inhabiting Ile Saint-Hubert. Of course, she and her teammates are promised a fat payday for their services. But while they're some of the toughest mercenaries around, nothing can prepare one for a dangerous environment where man-eating dinosaurs lurk around every corner. 'Zora is a gun for hire with a rich past and private pain, so it was important to me that you could believe she had lived that life,' Johansson says. 'I thought we could convey all that by creating a character who was at a turning point in her life, where she's ready to make a pivot. And there are personal stakes for her, too. That was something David and I talked about a lot. What is missing from Zora's life? She's made so many sacrifices for others; what is she ready to do for herself?" Where you've seen Johansson before: , , An old friend of Zora's, Duncaid spends his days beachside in Paramaribo, Suriname, playing cards and downing Bloody Marys under the watchful gaze of a stuffed Plesiosaur. The maritime theme fits the character like a glove, owing to the fact that he captains a stripped-down military patrol vessel named The Essex. Reeling from a recent loss, Duncan agrees to transport the expeditionary forces to Ile Saint-Hubert and finds a new sense of purpose after rescuing the shipwrecked Delgado family (more on them below). 'Duncan felt so different from anyone else that I've played in recent years," notes Ali. "Duncan is a modern-day pirate, but with a good heart. He's very active, always in motion, driven by clear purposes. I was excited as an actor to hook into that and play that. I haven't read a lot of action-adventure scripts before, but this one struck me as a thrilling expression of that genre.' Where you've seen Ali before: , , A former student of the legendary Alan Grant (Sam Neill), Dr. Loomis is a museum-based paleontologist with a speciality in oversized dinosaurs. Loomis agrees to serve as the expedition's chief science expert, eager to help cure disease and witness real-live dinosaurs in a modern backdrop approaching the creatures' natural habitats from millions of years ago. But as the mission progresses and dark — not to mention mutant — secrets are revealed to them, Loomis becomes the voice of the group's conscience. RELATED: 'To carry forward the baton of Alan Grant is special,' Bailey proclaims. 'And to play Henry, who embodies the love of nature and our best curiosities about it, was great fun. David Koepp's script was exciting and so fascinating in its ideas. It struck a chord in the part of me that's a bit of a nerd.' Where you've seen Bailey before: , Bridgerton, Broadchurch Molded in the vein of Lewis Dogdson (the man who hired Dennis Nedry to steal patented secrets from the original Jurassic Park), Martin Krebs is a representative of ParkerGenix, a pharmaceutical giant looking to cure heart disease with the help of dino-DNA. Motivated by a nasty combination of self-preservation, greed, and fealty to his corporate masters, Krebs stands as the true antagonist of the film and, indeed, the cautionary warning at the heart of the entire franchise. 'Krebs has an action-packed background in the secret service or paramilitary or both, and now he's a fixer for Big Pharma,' Friend teases. 'His job is to move in the shadows between the FDA world of drug testing and financing all that, and the slightly less legal world of how such materials might be obtained." Where you've seen Friend before:, , The Essex's head of security, Bobby is described as "a very capable man" by Skrein, who "thought it would be funny if he presented as unassuming." As such, he worked with costume designer Sammy Differ to create a look inspired by Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski and Jason Momoa in Aquaman, compelte with flip-flops, baggy pants, and friendship bracelets. Where you've seen Skrein before: , , 'I was a 12-year-old kid growing up in Haiti, who didn't yet speak English, when I first saw Jurassic Park, and it blew me away," says Sylvain, who takes on the role of Essex co-pilot and deckhand. 'To now be part of this world, in a movie written by David Koepp, the original screenwriter, feels like a tremendous honor. Even more thrilling is that David Koepp wrote most of Leclerc's lines in French, which inspired me to approach our director, Gareth Edwards, with the idea of portraying Leclerc as Haitian. To my surprise, they all embraced the concept, and that was a monumental moment for me.' Where you've seen Sylvain before: , , Recruited from the military at a young age, Nina shares an unbreakable bond with her fellow co-pilot and deckhand, LeClerc. "Where Nina will be running up and down the decks and doing whatever she can, LeClerc, although he's a step above her, is a lot lazier," Velge reveals. "He will do the smallest amount possible on the boat!" In addition, Nina has a number of nautical-themed tattoos, including the white whale from Moby Dick. Rather fitting, given the film's story about a perilous hunt for giant animals. Where you've seen Velge before: Station Eleven, , Rueben is simply trying to enjoy a relaxing ocean voyage with his two daughters — and the eldest daughter's boyfriend— when the family finds itself shipwrecked on Ile Saint-Hubert following an unfortunate run-in with a Mosasaur. The Delgado clan, which gets to realize a previously unadapted scene from Michael Crichton's original novel, eventually crosses paths with Zora and her team. RELATED: 'The thing about Reuben is that, in the wrong hands, he could be boring, as his primary identity is that of a father,' Edwards explains. 'But the character that David wrote is fundamentally more interesting than that: As we find Reuben, he's somewhat alienated and distant from his kids. And Manuel was able to find a tone for playing that that elevated the part and made Reuben and his relationships really interesting. There are so many shots in this film where I just want to hug him because he's conveying so much with so few lines of dialogue." Where you've seen Garcia-Rulfo before: , , Eighteen-year-old Teresa is preparing to go away to college and would much rather spend time with her boyfriend, Xavier (see below), than put up with her father's awkward effort to reconnect via an open-sea journey. 'She's young and innocent in a lot of ways, but when things go wrong, she's brave and self-reliant," teases Blaise. "She puts everything on the line to protect the people she loves, and that strength really resonated with me." Where you've seen Blaise before: , , The youngest member of the Delgado family, 11-year-old Isabella contains a number of sly references to the 1993 film in her costume design — namely a yellow rain slicker (a nod to Wayne Knight's Dennis Nedry) and a Spanish phrase on her pelican logo T-shirt that reads "Life finds a way." She also ends up befriending an adorable Aquilops she names Dolores. 'Dolores reminded me so much of my dogs, so it made it easy for me to connect with this amazing animatronic,' Miranda says. 'She was cute and so realistic. When I first read the script, I had to do some research online, to see what an Aquilops looks like so I could visualize her while I rehearsed. When I finally met her, it was like the animatronics team who made Dolores turned those pictures into reality. Having Dolores on set was very helpful because it put me in the mind of Isabella and felt like I had a real dinosaur to interact with.' Where you've seen Miranda before: , At first glance, Teresa's boyfriend seems like your dime-a-dozen teenage boy: handsome, yet completely useless. However, he ends up redeeming himself in Rueben's eyes when the danger ramps up. 'It didn't really require too much of my imagination to get into the world of this movie because of the places where we filmed,' Iacono says. 'The jungles and caves of Thailand, sailing on the Mediterranean Sea, it was all so unreal, and you could sink into the environments and just focus on the relationships and the words." Where you've seen Dobbs before: , , Rebirth features a number of returning snouts, beaks, and jaws in the form of T. rex, Velociraptor, Dilophosaurus, Spinosaurus, Mosasaurus, Carnotaurus, Quetzalcoatlus, Compsognathus (aka "Compy"), and Ankylosaurus. Newcomers to the franchise include Aquilops, Diabloceratops, Titanosaurus, Anurognathus, Mutadon, and the most feared of them all — Distortus Rex, a horrific lab reject that would make even Viktor Frankenstein squirm with mortal terror. 'I was out having dinner and Gareth called me to say, 'We only have six weeks to design all our dinosaurs. We're going to need an army of artists,'" recalls VFX supervisor David Vickery. "The next day, I was on a Zoom call with over 50 amazingly talented concept artists from around the world. Within a week, we had over 700 pieces of concept art for Gareth to start looking through. Gareth is so smart about design, he has an uncanny ability to look at hundreds of images and very quickly focus down on the elements he likes from each concept. That was the start of a very long and version-filled journey!' Jurassic World Rebirth opens in theaters nationwide Wednesday, July 2. for tickets! If you'd like to catch up on the saga thus far, the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World trilogies are now streaming .
Int'l Business Times
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Int'l Business Times
Is Colossal Biosciences the Real-Life Jurassic Park?
Let's be honest. When you hear about a company actively working to bring back extinct animals using genetic science, your mind probably jumps to one place: Jurassic Park. The iconic gates, the majestic (and terrifying) dinosaurs, and the tagline that promised a walk with prehistory are permanently etched in our cultural DNA. And yes, on the surface, the celebrity loved Colossal Biosciences, with its sights set on the Woolly Mammoth, Tasmanian Tiger, and Dodo, shares that initial, breathtaking "wow" factor. As they did with the announcements of their Woolly Mouse and Dire Wolf, which dominated global headlines. They are, in essence, making the impossible possible, leveraging incredible scientific advancements to resurrect creatures lost to time. That shared ambition, the audacious reach into the past, is where the most compelling comparison begins and ends. While the premise might sound like a Spielberg pitch, the reality of Colossal Biosciences is entirely different. The crucial divergence lies in the "why." InGen built a theme park for profit and spectacle, with a famously cavalier attitude towards consequences. Colossal, however, frames its mission firmly within conservation and ecosystem restoration. Their goal isn't petting zoos filled with mammoths but reintroducing functionally equivalent animals to help repair damaged environments, like the Arctic tundra. The "how" of it is also vastly different. Jurassic Park relied on extracting complete dinosaur DNA from mosquitoes in ambera creative concept, but with significant scientific hurdles due to DNA degradation over millions of years. Colossal's approach involves using sophisticated gene-editing technology (like CRISPR) to introduce key traits of extinct animals into the genomes of their closest living relatives (for the mammoth, that's the Asian elephant). And then there are the animals themselves. While dinosaurs are undeniably awe-inspiring, Colossal focuses on species that disappeared much more recently, often due to human impact, and importantly, played vital roles in their ecosystems. Bringing back a mammoth isn't just a cool trick; it's theorized to help restore the Arctic grasslands and combat permafrost melt. Ultimately, while the ghost of Jurassic Park might linger in the public imagination whenever the topic of de-extinction is mentioned, Colossal Biosciences operates with a different purpose, a different scientific method, and a commitment to ethical considerations and transparency—a far cry from the profit-driven science run amok depicted on Isla Nublar. It taps into that same deep human fascination with lost worlds, but with its science fixed firmly on the future health of our planet.
Express Tribune
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Jurassic World Rebirth: Final trailer for film released, starring Scarlett Johansson
Listen to article Universal Pictures has unveiled the final trailer for Jurassic World Rebirth, promising an intense, dinosaur-packed adventure ahead of the film's July 2 release. The teaser features Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, and Mahershala Ali confronting some of the most terrifying prehistoric creatures ever seen in the franchise. Johansson's character, Zora Bennett, warns, 'The theme park owners did experimental work, leaving only the worst ones here,' as the team ventures to a remote tropical island—the site of InGen's original research. Jonathan Bailey's Dr Henry Loomis adds tension, saying, 'We've put ourselves in a place where we don't belong, survival is a long shot,' to which Zora replies, 'That's kind of our speciality.' The trailer's caption ominously notes, 'The worst of the worst dinosaurs were left here,' underscoring the heightened stakes. Set five years after Jurassic World Dominion (2022), the film follows Zora, a covert operations expert, leading a mission to secure genetic material from the world's three largest dinosaurs. Along the way, their operation collides with a civilian family stranded after a boating accident caused by aggressive aquatic dinosaurs. Together, they uncover a sinister secret hidden for decades. Director Gareth Edwards, known for Rogue One and Godzilla, revealed in early 2024 that he planned to take a break before the Jurassic offer came his way. 'This is the only movie that would make me drop everything like a stone and dive right in,' Edwards said, praising the original Jurassic Park as a 'cinematic masterpiece.' The screenplay was written by David Koepp, who penned the original 1993 film and its 1997 sequel, marking his first return to the franchise in nearly three decades. Jurassic World Rebirth hits cinemas July 2, promising fans a thrilling new chapter in the iconic saga.
Pink Villa
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Jurassic World Rebirth Trailer: Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey Are Up Against Worst Dinosaurs Amid DNA Heist
Jurassic World Rebirth's final trailer has been unveiled by Universal Pictures ahead of the film's release on July 2. This time, the mayhem is going to be wilder and more terrifying than ever before because the sea is as dangerous as the land. The dinosaurs can swim and fly, leaving no secure place for humans. Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, and Mahershala Ali will have to give their all to deal with the worst of the worst dinosaurs to have ever been featured in the franchise. The trailer opens with Zora Bennett, played by Johansson, heading to the tropical island that once served as the site of InGen's original research lab. Two dozen species of dinosaurs have survived there alone after the theme park owners did some experimental work, leaving only the worst ones. In one scene, Dr. Henry Loomis, a paleontologist played by Bailey, is seen wandering the island on a DNA heist, which can save millions of lives. But the path is not going to be easy because survival is a long shot on this island. Check out the trailer below! According to the synopsis, the film follows Zora, a skilled covert operations expert, as she leads a team on a top-secret mission to secure the genetic material of the world's three largest dinosaurs. The events in the seventh instalment of the franchise take place five years after the events of 2022's Jurassic World Dominion. Directed by Gareth Edwards and written by David Koepp, Jurassic World Rebirth also stars Rupert Friend as Martin Krebs, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Reuben Delgado, Luna Blaise as Teresa Delgado, David Iacono as Xavier Dobbs, Audrina Miranda as Isabella Delgado, Philippine Velge as a member of Zora's team, and Bechir Sylvain among others. The film will hit theatres in the United States in less than two weeks.
