With Jurassic World Rebirth arriving in theaters in July 2025, fans are already gearing up for the next chapter in the Jurassic Park saga.
While the trailer has certainly sparked excitement, there are a number of issues with the direction the film is taking. Before we dive in, watch the official trailer below:
Here are five major concerns we have after watching the trailer and reading the synopsis.
1. Another Island? The Retcon of Jurassic Lore
The Jurassic Park franchise has always been known for its consistency in the locations used to house InGen’s dinosaur experiments. But Jurassic World Rebirth introduces a third island, located off the coast of Suriname in South America. While this might sound exciting, it doesn’t make much sense considering the existing islands from previous films.
In The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Isla Sorna was introduced as the “factory floor” for the dinosaurs, while Isla Nublar served as the show-home. This new island, supposedly a dumping ground for failed genetic experiments, feels like a forced addition that complicates the lore unnecessarily.
Worse still, the geography doesn’t add up. Isla Nublar and Isla Sorna are located on the Pacific side of Costa Rica, while this third island is located in the Atlantic, near Barbados. The inclusion of this third island just feels lazy and inconsistent.
2. Dinosaurs Are Dying Out in Jurassic World Rebirth
One of the most baffling aspects of the synopsis is the claim that dinosaurs are dying out due to the planet’s hostile ecology. This contradicts the events of Jurassic World: Dominion, which showed dinosaurs thriving all around the world, even in cold regions like the Sierra Nevada.
Why is the new movie now presenting dinosaurs as being close to extinction? More importantly, the synopsis claims the remaining dinosaurs live in “isolated equatorial environments” because those climates resemble the one in which they once thrived.
But this creates more questions than it answers. If the dinosaurs are thriving globally, why would they suddenly be isolated to one location? The entire premise feels like a plot convenience to create the setting for the new movie, rather than a natural progression from what we’ve seen before.
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3. Conveniently Placed Colossal Creatures
The trailer also teases the introduction of three colossal creatures across land, sea, and air, and claims they exist in the same isolated environment. While the idea of giant, prehistoric creatures sounds thrilling, the convenience of having these three creatures all in one place feels like a huge contrivance.
There’s little explanation as to why these creatures are all in the same location, except for the fact that it allows for three different action set-pieces: one on land, one in the sea, and one in the air. The idea that all three species could exist in the same environment simply because it’s convenient for the action sequences is a bit much.
4. A “Race Against Time” That Isn’t Really a Race
The synopsis describes Jurassic World Rebirth as “an action-packed new chapter” where a team “races” to the most dangerous place on Earth to retrieve a dinosaur’s DNA, which could hold life-saving benefits for humanity. But, as it turns out, this is far from a true “race against time.”
The cure that’s being sought is for heart disease, a serious condition, but not exactly something that makes the world’s survival depend on it in the way, say, a virus would. It feels like the plot is trying to sell a sense of urgency that just doesn’t exist. The stakes seem to be exaggerated for dramatic effect when they don’t need to be.
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5. Jurassic World Rebirth‘s Mutant Dinosaur Feels Out of Place
One of the most talked-about aspects of Jurassic World Rebirth is the reveal of a mutant dinosaur, which fans are calling “D-Rex.” While the franchise has a history of genetic hybrids, this new creature is a drastic departure from anything we’ve seen before.
Described by director Gareth Edwards as a mix of a T. rex with elements from Star Wars’ Rancor and Alien’s Xenomorph, it looks more like a dolphin crossed with an alien. This design feels out of place in the Jurassic Park universe, where the emphasis has always been on realistic, if not scientifically accurate, dinosaurs. The bizarre creature seems more suited to a different franchise, and it’s hard to shake the feeling that it doesn’t belong in the world of Jurassic Park.
Final Thoughts: While Jurassic World Rebirth holds the potential for thrilling action and a new direction in the franchise, these issues leave us questioning whether the film will live up to its promises. The retconning of established lore, the shift in the dinosaurs’ survival, and the over-the-top conveniences in the plot all threaten to undermine what makes Jurassic Park so special. Let’s hope the final product will prove these concerns wrong, but for now, we remain cautiously optimistic.
Jurassic World Rebirth will be unleashed on July 2, 2025.
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