Jurassic World Rebirth is set to take the franchise into uncharted territory, and the first proper look at the film is proving that this isn’t just another dino thriller. For the first time in Jurassic history, the franchise will introduce something that was never meant to exist—an abomination created through InGen’s most extreme genetic experiments.
Set five years after Jurassic World Dominion, the film follows Scarlett Johansson’s Zora Bennett, a covert operative sent on a high-risk mission to extract genetic material from three massive prehistoric creatures.
These dinosaurs, isolated in an environment resembling their ancient habitats, hold the key to a groundbreaking medical breakthrough. But what begins as a calculated operation spirals into chaos when Bennett’s team collides with a shipwrecked civilian family, forcing them all onto an abandoned island—a place that should have been left undiscovered. And what they find there changes everything.
Watch the official trailer for Jurassic World Rebirth below, per Universal Pictures:
Buried deep within the remnants of an old InGen research facility, forgotten horrors lurk. These are not just dinosaurs—these are mutations, genetic failures cast aside and hidden from the world. Their existence was never meant to be revealed, but now, trapped on the island, Bennett and her team must face the consequences of InGen’s unchecked ambition.
In an exclusive with Vanity Fair, producer Frank Marshall has confirmed that this new entry will expose the darkest depths of the company’s genetic tampering. “These are the dinosaurs that didn’t work,” he revealed. “There’s some mutations in there.”
Among these unnatural creations is a monstrous new mutation, teased briefly in the latest trailer. Unlike anything seen before, the creature is a fusion of multiple Hollywood creations. In the Vanity Fair exclusive, director Gareth Edwards has revealed that inspiration was drawn from legendary movie monsters to shape its terrifying presence, noting that elements of H.R. Giger’s Xenomorph from the Alien franchise, Star Wars’ Rancor, and the Tyrannosaurus Rex, went into its design.
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But the Jurassic franchise has never been afraid to push the boundaries of genetic experimentation. Jurassic World (2015) introduced the Indominus Rex, a genetically engineered predator designed to be bigger, stronger, and more intelligent than any dinosaur before it.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) took that concept even further with the Indoraptor, a smaller but equally lethal hybrid that was meant to be the perfect biological weapon. Now, with Jurassic World Rebirth preparing to unleash mutant dinosaurs that were never meant to see the light of day, the franchise seems poised to enter uncharted territory.
But what about human-dinosaur hybrids? As strange as it may seem, they’ve already made their way into Jurassic lore.
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The idea of fusing humans and dinosaurs isn’t new to the franchise. Early drafts of Jurassic Park 4—which was ultimately reworked into Jurassic World—included unsettling concepts of humanoid dinosaurs bred for combat. Concept art from those scrapped ideas has circulated online for decades, showcasing creatures that looked more at home in a sci-fi horror film than a Jurassic Park sequel. While those versions never made it to the big screen, one may have slipped through in Fallen Kingdom—hidden in plain sight.
Though never explicitly confirmed, Fallen Kingdom contains compelling evidence that the Indoraptor may not be entirely dinosaurian. From the way it moves to the eerie way it observes its surroundings, the creature exhibits behaviors that feel disturbingly human.
The film also makes several deliberate visual nods to classic horror figures such as Wolf Man, Frankenstein, and Nosferatu—all of which depict half-human, half-beast entities. Then there’s the unsettling connection between the Indoraptor and Maisie Lockwood (Isabella Sermon), the film’s human clone, which suggests the two may share more in common than anyone realizes.
The Indoraptor is described as being made from “the two most dangerous creatures that ever walked the Earth.” Most assume this means it is a combination of the Indominus Rex and Velociraptor, but that explanation doesn’t hold up. The Indominus was already confirmed to contain raptor DNA in Jurassic World (2015), meaning there would be no need to splice in additional Velociraptor genes. Its name, “Indoraptor,” simply refers to its smaller size in comparison to the Indominus, not necessarily its genetic composition.
That raises an important question: will Jurassic World Rebirth introduce an even more overt human-dino hybrid?
With Jurassic World Rebirth diving deeper into InGen’s most classified experiments, it’s only a matter of time before the truth comes out. If human DNA was ever used in their research, then the Indoraptor may have only been the beginning.
When Is Jurassic World Rebirth Out in Theaters?
Jurassic World Rebirth will stomp into theaters worldwide on July 2, 2025.
The film features an all-new cast, including Jonathan Bailey, Mahershala Ali, Rupert Friend, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Luna Blaise, David Iacono, Audrina Miranda, Philippine Velge, Bechir Sylvain, and Ed Skrein.
Are you a fan of dino hybrids and mutant dinos? Or do you think the Jurassic series should go back to basics? Let us know in the comments below!
