Jurassic World Rebirth comes out next year

Universal Pictures has announced that Jurassic World Rebirth will come to theaters in 2025. The studio didn’t release any trailers to accompany the news, leaving us with production stills starring Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, and Mahershala Ali.

According to Variety, Jurassic World Rebirth takes place five years after the events of the previous film, Jurassic World Dominion, and climate change has forced the dinosaurs to relocate to more hospitable locations. Johansson’s character is tasked with leading a group of scientists on an expedition to recover biological samples from three of the biggest dinosaurs so it can be used to develop miracle drugs for humanity. Johansson’s party encounters a family marooned by dinosaurs while on vacation (stop me if you’ve heard that one before), and dinosaur-flavored shenanigans ensue.

Universal has brought in a pair of experts to lead the project. Gareth Edwards, who directed 2014’s Godzilla and has as a bit of experience working on dinosaur-like movies, has signed on to direct. Meanwhile, David Koepp, who wrote the script for the original 1993 film, has returned to write this film as well.

Michael Crichton penned his duology of cautionary tales about the dangers of genetically engineering extinct things with big, sharp teeth over 30 years ago. Since then, the Jurassic Park series has spawned an entertainment empire worth billions, making it one of the most successful movie franchises of all time.