Welcome to the land before time—again. Universal Pictures has unleashed the second trailer and an eye-catching poster for Jurassic World Rebirth, making it clear they’re not ready to let sleeping dinosaurs lie. The latest installment in the dino-saga, directed by Gareth Edwards (yes, that Gareth Edwards), looks like it’s going to double down on spectacle, genetically-engineered drama, and, inevitably, some questionable decision-making by people who should know better by now.
New Faces, Familiar Teeth
Jurassic World Rebirth is bringing in some fresh blood: Scarlett Johansson leads as covert ops specialist Zora Bennett, with Mahershala Ali and Jonathan Bailey co-starring, plus an ensemble that includes Rupert Friend, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Luna Blaise, David Iacono, and Ed Skrein. According to Universal, the action is set five years after Jurassic World Dominion—just enough time for everyone to forget that dinosaurs are not, in fact, manageable pets.
The Mission (Or: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?)
Zora Bennett and her team are tasked with securing genetic material from the world’s three largest dinosaurs. Cue the chaos: their high-stakes mission collides with a hapless civilian family who, thanks to a boating disaster, wind up stranded on the island. And because this is Jurassic Park, there’s a mysterious decades-old secret lurking beneath the island’s prehistoric surface. Don’t act surprised.
Key Takeaways from the Second Trailer
- Expect even bigger dinosaurs, because subtlety went extinct several movies ago.
- Gareth Edwards brings his large-scale, tactile filmmaking to the franchise, promising a spectacle that’s more boots-on-the-ground and less green-screen fever dream.
- Scarlett Johansson’s Zora Bennett seems determined to give the velociraptors a run for their money in the “who’s most likely to bite someone’s head off” department.
- Mahershala Ali and Jonathan Bailey add some gravitas to a movie that’s, let’s be honest, about running from monsters with teeth the size of surfboards.
- The new trailer teases high-stakes jungle chases, not-so-friendly dino face-offs, and just enough nostalgia to remind us why we fell for this genetically improbable franchise in the first place.
When to Screen Jurassic World Rebirth
Mark your calendars: Jurassic World Rebirth stomps into US theaters on July 2, 2025. If the trailer is any indication, expect another summer of humans learning—again—the hard way that “life finds a way.”
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