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Metro
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Jurassic World Rebirth embraces hardcore horror: 'I waited for studio to say no'
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Jurassic World Rebirth's director 'cranked up' the scare-factor in the new dinosaur film, bringing the franchise back to its horror roots. British filmmaker Gareth Edwards helms the latest movie in the Jurassic universe, which first hit screens in 1993 with original director Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park. The film had a huge impact on popular culture's perception of prehistoric creatures, including Velociraptor and Triceratops – as well as the big baddie, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, a 40-foot-long carnivorous dinosaur. Spielberg and screenwriter David Koepp kept audiences tense and terrified with the stealth and size of the T-Rex, as well as creating classic cinematic tropes, such as water rippling in a glass as the massive beast approached for its grand onscreen reveal. Speaking at Jurassic World Rebirth's London premiere on Tuesday, 50-year-old Edwards said he wanted to make the new movie as scary as possible. 'I feel like the original Jurassic Park is really a horror movie on the witness protection programme, pretending to be a family adventure – but we all know it's a scary horror film,' he told Metro when asked about returning to the franchise's horror beginnings. 'It was just a really good excuse – especially as being an adult now, it's harder to get scared. So we just cranked that up a little bit and wanted to go as far as we could.' However, he confessed that he didn't think Universal would let him get away with as much horror content as they did. 'I kept waiting for the studio to come along and say, 'No, no, no – think of the kids, stop' – and they never did! I think they felt the same way and kids are a lot more mature than we give them credit [for and they want to be scared.' Edwards likened the thrills and scares of Jurassic World Rebirth to a theme park ride. 'It's like a roller-coaster where you're safe, a dinosaur's not going to come out and get you after you finish the film, I don't think – but you never know.' 'The movie felt like that; you want to be afraid. You want to go in and feel the tension and get the anxiety. I've probably failed at my job if not.' Edwards, who is also known for helming 2016's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as well as original sci-fi The Creator, was announced as director for the film in February 2024 before its cast – including self-confessed Jurassic 'total nerd' Scarlett Johansson and Wicked star Jonathan Bailey – later came onboard for a five-month shoot. Jurassic World Rebirth has teased dinosaurs such as Mosasaurus, Spinosaurus and Quetzalcoatlus, as well as, of course, the return of the T-Rex. There's also a new main antagonist, the Distortus rex, the design of which was inspired by the xenomorphs of the Alien franchise. Set 32 years after dinosaurs were brought back from extinction thanks to the events of Jurassic Park, Jurassic World Rebirth follows a top-secret expedition including Johannson's former military operative Zora Bennett, Bailey's bespectacled palaeontologist Dr Henry Loomis, Rupert Friend as pharmaceutical rep Martin Krebs and Mahershala Ali's team leader Duncan Kincaid. The group braves the forbidden isolated equatorial regions where dinosaurs still roam freely to extract DNA from three massive prehistoric creatures in the hopes of a major medical breakthrough. More Trending Jurassic World Rebirth is the seventh feature-length film in the series, which also includes sequels 1997's The Lost World and 2001's Jurassic Park III as well as a rebooted phase started with 2015's Jurassic World. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video This was followed by Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom (2018) and Jurassic World Dominion (2022), which brought together stars from across the years including Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard. Koepp returned to pen the new film after exiting following The Lost World, while Spielberg remains on board as an executive producer. Jurassic World Rebirth is released in cinemas on Wednesday, July 2. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: 'Mind-bending' horror film available to stream for free as sequel wows critics MORE: Phenomenal 28 Years Later is the first horror film to make me cry MORE: Jodie Comer talks through her character's agonising journey in unseen 28 Years Later clip
Hypebeast
3 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.
Kuwait Times
6 days ago
- Science
- Kuwait Times
New T-Rex ancestor discovered in drawers of Mongolian institute
This handout artist's illustration shows the newly discovered dinosaur species Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, an ancestor of Tyrannosaurus Rex. - AFP PARIS: Misidentified bones that languished in the drawers of a Mongolian institute for 50 years belong to a new species of tyrannosaur that rewrites the family history of the mighty T-Rex, scientists said Wednesday. This slender ancestor of the massive Tyrannosaurus Rex was around four meters long and weighed three quarters of a ton, according to a new study in the journal Nature. 'It would have been the size of a very large horse,' study co-author Darla Zelenitsky of Canada's University of Calgary told AFP. The fossils were first dug up in southeastern Mongolia in the early 1970s but at the time were identified as belonging to a different tyrannosaur, Alectrosaurus. For half a century, the fossils sat in the drawers at the Institute of Paleontology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences in the capital Ulaanbaatar. Then PhD student Jared Voris, who was on a trip to Mongolia, started looking through the drawers and noticed something was wrong, Zelenitsky said. It turned out the fossils were well-preserved, partial skeletons of two different individuals of a completely new species. 'It is quite possible that discoveries like this are sitting in other museums that just have not been recognized,' Zelenitsky added. They named the new species Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, which roughly means the dragon prince of Mongolia because it is smaller than the 'king' T-Rex. Zelenitsky said the discovery 'helped us clarify a lot about the family history of the tyrannosaur group because it was really messy previously'. The T-Rex represented the end of the family line. It was the apex predator in North America until 66 million years ago, when an asteroid bigger than Mount Everest slammed into the Gulf of Mexico. Three quarters of life on Earth was wiped out, including all the dinosaurs that did not evolve into birds. Around 20 million years earlier, Khankhuuluu - or another closely related family member - is now believed to have migrated from Asia to North America using the land bridge that once connected Siberia and Alaska. This led to tyrannosaurs evolving across North America. Then one of these species is thought to have crossed back over to Asia, where two tyrannosaur subgroups emerged. One was much smaller, weighing under a ton, and was nicknamed Pinocchio rex for its long snout. The other subgroup was huge and included behemoths like the Tarbosaurus, which was only a little smaller than the T-rex. One of the gigantic dinosaurs then left Asia again for North America, eventually giving rise to the T-Rex, which dominated for just two million years - until the asteroid struck.— AFP
Observer
6 days ago
- Science
- Observer
New T-Rex ancestor discovered in drawers of Mongolian institute
Misidentified bones that languished in the drawers of a Mongolian institute for 50 years belong to a new species of tyrannosaur that rewrites the family history of the mighty T-Rex, scientists said Wednesday. This slender ancestor of the massive Tyrannosaurus Rex was around four metres (13 feet) long and weighed three quarters of a tonne, according to a new study in the journal Nature. "It would have been the size of a very large horse," study co-author Darla Zelenitsky of Canada's University of Calgary told AFP. The fossils were first dug up in southeastern Mongolia in the early 1970s but at the time were identified as belonging to a different tyrannosaur, Alectrosaurus. For half a century, the fossils sat in the drawers at the Institute of Paleontology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences in the capital Ulaanbaatar. Then PhD student Jared Voris, who was on a trip to Mongolia, started looking through the drawers and noticed something was wrong, Zelenitsky said. It turned out the fossils were well-preserved, partial skeletons of two different individuals of a completely new species. "It is quite possible that discoveries like this are sitting in other museums that just have not been recognised," Zelenitsky added. - 'Messy' family history - They named the new species Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, which roughly means the dragon prince of Mongolia because it is smaller than the "king" T-Rex. Zelenitsky said the discovery "helped us clarify a lot about the family history of the tyrannosaur group because it was really messy previously". The T-Rex represented the end of the family line. It was the apex predator in North America until 66 million years ago, when an asteroid bigger than Mount Everest slammed into the Gulf of Mexico. Three quarters of life on Earth was wiped out, including all the dinosaurs that did not evolve into birds. Around 20 million years earlier, Khankhuuluu -- or another closely related family member -- is now believed to have migrated from Asia to North America using the land bridge that once connected Siberia and Alaska. This led to tyrannosaurs evolving across North America. Then one of these species is thought to have crossed back over to Asia, where two tyrannosaur subgroups emerged. One was much smaller, weighing under a tonne, and was nicknamed Pinocchio rex for its long snout. The other subgroup was huge and included behemoths like the Tarbosaurus, which was only a little smaller than the T-rex. One of the gigantic dinosaurs then left Asia again for North America, eventually giving rise to the T-Rex, which dominated for just two million years -- until the asteroid struck. —AFP
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Science
- Yahoo
New T-Rex ancestor discovered in drawers of Mongolian institute
Misidentified bones that languished in the drawers of a Mongolian institute for 50 years belong to a new species of tyrannosaur that rewrites the family history of the mighty T-Rex, scientists said Wednesday. This slender ancestor of the massive Tyrannosaurus Rex was around four metres (13 feet) long and weighed three quarters of a tonne, according to a new study in the journal Nature. "It would have been the size of a very large horse," study co-author Darla Zelenitsky of Canada's University of Calgary told AFP. The fossils were first dug up in southeastern Mongolia in the early 1970s but at the time were identified as belonging to a different tyrannosaur, Alectrosaurus. For half a century, the fossils sat in the drawers at the Institute of Paleontology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences in the capital Ulaanbaatar. Then PhD student Jared Voris, who was on a trip to Mongolia, started looking through the drawers and noticed something was wrong, Zelenitsky said. It turned out the fossils were well-preserved, partial skeletons of two different individuals of a completely new species. "It is quite possible that discoveries like this are sitting in other museums that just have not been recognised," Zelenitsky added. - 'Messy' family history - They named the new species Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, which roughly means the dragon prince of Mongolia because it is smaller than the "king" T-Rex. Zelenitsky said the discovery "helped us clarify a lot about the family history of the tyrannosaur group because it was really messy previously". The T-Rex represented the end of the family line. It was the apex predator in North America until 66 million years ago, when an asteroid bigger than Mount Everest slammed into the Gulf of Mexico. Three quarters of life on Earth was wiped out, including all the dinosaurs that did not evolve into birds. Around 20 million years earlier, Khankhuuluu -- or another closely related family member -- is now believed to have migrated from Asia to North America using the land bridge that once connected Siberia and Alaska. This led to tyrannosaurs evolving across North America. Then one of these species is thought to have crossed back over to Asia, where two tyrannosaur subgroups emerged. One was much smaller, weighing under a tonne, and was nicknamed Pinocchio rex for its long snout. The other subgroup was huge and included behemoths like the Tarbosaurus, which was only a little smaller than the T-rex. One of the gigantic dinosaurs then left Asia again for North America, eventually giving rise to the T-Rex, which dominated for just two million years -- until the asteroid struck. dl/gil
