“JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH” (2025): GOOD SCIENCE FICTION ACTION FILM

 

Jurassic World Rebirth is a 2025 American science fiction action film directed by Gareth Edwards and written by David Koepp.

A sequel to Jurassic World Dominion (2022), it is the fourth Jurassic World film, as well as the seventh installment overall in the Jurassic Park franchise.

The film features Scarlett Johansson (she has a post in my blog), Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, Rupert Friend, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, and Ed Skrein.

In Jurassic World Rebirth, the world's de-extinct dinosaurs live around the equator, which provides the last viable climate for them to survive. A team travels to a former island research facility where three specific gigantic species of dinosaurs reside, with the goal of extracting samples that are vital for a heart disease treatment. The team also rescues a shipwrecked family, and both groups struggle to survive after becoming stranded on the island.

Work on the film began shortly after the release of Jurassic World Dominion, when executive producer Steven Spielberg (he has a post in my blog) recruited Koepp to help him develop a new installment in the series. Koepp previously co-wrote the original Jurassic Park film (1993) (it has a post in my blog) and wrote its sequel, The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997).

Development of Rebirth was first reported in January 2024. Edwards was hired as director a month later, and casting commenced shortly thereafter. Principal photography took place in Thailand, Malta, and the United Kingdom from June to September 2024.

Jurassic World Rebirth premiered on June 17, 2025, at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, and was released in the United States and Canada by Universal Pictures on July 2. The film received mixed reviews from critics, though some deemed it an improvement over previous entries. It became the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2025, and grossed over $869 million worldwide against a budget of $180–$225 million.

Plot

In 2008, InGen operates a dinosaur laboratory of genetics on Île Saint-Hubert in the Atlantic Ocean, housing transgenic and mutated dinosaurs that the company head deemed disturbing. A six-limbed Tyrannosaurus called Distortus rex escapes containment and kills the employee negligent for its escape, prompting all personnel to abandon the island.

By 2025, most of Earth's climate reveals to be unsuitable for the de-extinct animals with the remaining ones survive in equatorial regions with climates similar to the Mesozoic era, creating exclusion zones. Martin Krebs, an executive at pharmaceutical company ParkerGenix, enlists Zora Bennett, a former covert operative, to work with paleontologist Dr. Henry Loomis on a classified mission to collect biomaterial samples from three colossus dinosaur specimens, which are pivotal for a new cardiovascular disease treatment. In Suriname, Zora recruits longtime associate Duncan Kincaid to lead the expedition, along with maritime pilot LeClerc, mercenary Nina, and security expert Bobby Atwater.

The team travels, illegally, to Île Saint-Hubert to gather bio-samples from the aquatic Mosasaurus, terrestrial Titanosaurus, and avian Quetzalcoatlus. Concurrently, Reuben Delgado is sailing nearby together with his daughters Teresa and Isabella, and Teresa's boyfriend, Xavier Dobbs, whom Reuben considers unambitious. When a Mosasaurus attacks and overturns their sailboat, Reuben sends a distress call. Despite Martin wanting to stay on mission, the expedition team alters course and rescue the family. The Mosasaurus resurfaces, and the team successfully collects a blood sample using a modified dart gun. A pack of Spinosaurus joins the Mosasaurus in attacking the ship, killing Bobby. To maintain the mission's secrecy, Martin prevents Teresa radioing for help and does nothing to prevent her from falling overboard. Xavier jumps in to rescue her, followed by Reuben and Isabella, separating them from the team. The ship runs aground on the island, where a Spinosaurus kills Nina. Zora reveals that a rescue helicopter will circle the island in 24 hours if there is radio silence. The team locate a herd of Titanosaurus and obtain a sample. It is decided it is safer to retrieve the Quetzalcoatlus specimen from an egg. Zora, Henry, and LeClerc rappel down a cliff to a nest inside an ancient cave temple. A Quetzalcoatlus returns and devours LeClerc, but Zora and Henry secure the last sample.

Meanwhile, the Delgados make it ashore and search for the abandoned InGen complex, hoping a radio is there. They encounter various dinosaurs, including a Mutadon, a hybrid raptor/pterosaur; and an Aquilops, which Isabella names Dolores and adopts. The group finds an inflatable raft and, after surviving a Tyrannosaurus rex attack, proceed down a river.

They reach the complex and reunite with the team. When Teresa exposes Martin, he threatens everyone with a handgun, takes the samples, and escapes to the helipad in a UTV. Mutadons descend on the survivors, who flee through underground tunnels. The rescue helicopter arrives but the Distortus rex destroys it. Escaping into another tunnel, the survivors find a locked gate at the end, with a boat and the gate control panel on the opposite side. As a pursuing Mutadon approaches, Isabella fits through the gate bars and unlocks it. The team escapes just as the D. rex appears and consumes Martin. Zora retrieves the samples and the group launch the boat while Duncan distracts the D. rex with a flare.

Zora, Henry, Reuben, Teresa, Xavier, and Isabella escape in the boat. Duncan survives and signals the group, who rescue him. Zora and Henry decide to distribute the biomaterial as an open source resource, ensuring global access.