Summary
- Jurassic World Rebirth introduces a new cast led by Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, and Mahershala Ali.
- New Velociraptor design pays homage to past Jurassic Park films, combining previous color schemes.
- The Jurassic World Rebirth trailer did not impress everyone, but others are excited for a fresh start.
Jurassic World Rebirth will give the Jurassic Park franchise’s dinosaurs new looks. Now, promo art for the upcoming film reveals the new Velociraptor design is seemingly paying homage to the past.
Jurassic World Rebirth marks a new era for the Jurassic Park franchise. With the previous trilogy starring Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard complete, the franchise is introducing a new cast of characters led by Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, and Mahershala Ali. The plot centers on this trio of heroes leading a team on an expedition to collect DNA samples from 3 prehistoric species. While these DNA samples hold the key the a revolutionary drug that could save millions of lives, the mission requires the team to venture to Jurassic Park’s original research facility island where mutant dinosaurs have thrived.
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While Jurassic World Rebirth will feature new dinosaurs, several classic species from the past films will return with updated looks. Now, official prompt art for Jurassic World Rebirth party ballons (shared by Jurassic Addict Final Mix and Chris Pugh) reveals new designs for the T-Rex, Spinosaurus, and Velociraptors. While the T-Rex and Spinosaurus designs are more or less similar to their previous looks, the Velociraptor is seemingly combining their appearances from previous Jurassic Park and Jurassic World films.
In the first Jurassic Park movie, the Velociraptors were a simple greyish color. When they returned for The Lost World: Jurassic Park, they were given an orange and black-stripped design, similar to that of a Bengal tiger. Jurassic Park 3 honored the then-recent discovery that many dinosaur species likely had feathers by giving the male Velociraptors banded quills on their head. Finally, the 3 Jurassic World films gave each Velociraptor different color schemes, with the aptly named Blue (the Alpha of a group trained by Pratt’s Owen Grady) sporting a blue-skinned color design. As seen in the Jurassic World Rebirth promotional art, there are hints of each of these designs on the new Velociraptor.
Jurassic World Rebirth is primarily set on an island where the failed, mutated experimental dinosaurs were left behind. As such, this new Velociraptor could be the test design before the Jurassic Park scientists decided to try out each color scheme individually. This might provide an in-universe explanation for why the Velociraptors look different in each film.
Regardless, many fans weren’t impressed by the Jurassic World Rebirth trailer. One reason why some fans are frustrated with the Jurassic World franchise is because it relies on mutant dinosaurs. Each installment has featured mutated dinosaurs as its ‘primary antagonist,’ and while it may have been fun at first, the formula is tiresome to many. So, bringing back a classic dinosaur like the Velociraptor may also seem like returning to old tropes, but it’s also a sign that the filmmakers know the old dinosaurs work well enough on their own.
Jurassic World Rebirth is scheduled to be released in theaters on July 2, 2025.
Jurassic World Rebirth
- Release Date
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July 2, 2025
- Director
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Gareth Edwards
- Writers
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David Koepp, Michael Crichton
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