BioSyn and Malta Return in Jurassic World: Chaos Theory Season 3 Trailer

The trailer for season 3 of Jurassic World: Chaos Theory is here! The Nublar 5, with dinosaurs in tow, continue to try and track down Brooklynn as she accompanies Soyona Santos towards BioSyn, Malta, and beyond!


New images from the trailer reveal the return of Malta’s dinosaur black market, Lewis Dodgson himself, and new characters connected to Ben’s girlfriend and locations in Italy. The connections to Jurassic World Dominion are plentiful in this dinosaur and action-packed trailer. How much more connection will we see to the live-action Jurassic world? Will the campers be able to find Brooklynn before she is too far gone on her quest to take down dinosaur trafficking? Where will the campers be headed in future seasons as we come alongside Dominion and move towards Rebirth?


We can’t wait for everything that lies ahead in season 3 of Jurassic World: Chaos Theory, streaming on Netflix April 3rd!

Watch our full trailer breakdown below:

Jurassic World Rebirth LEGO Sets Reveal More About The Story and Characters

Following the unveiling of Mattel’s first wave lineup of toys for Jurassic World Rebirth, LEGO has shared multiple new mainline sets to be released alongside the film that reveal new details about Rebirth’s characters, dinosaurs, and story!


From LEGO:

New LEGO® Jurassic World Rebirth sets roaring soon,
inspired by an all-new era in the Jurassic World franchise
!

To celebrate the latest film of the blockbuster Jurassic World franchise,
six brand-new LEGO® Jurassic World Rebirth sets are being revealed. 

The new LEGO sets will launch June 1st on www.LEGO.com/jurassicworld,
in LEGO stores and at select global retailers
.

Billund, Denmark March 6th, 2025:

New LEGO® Jurassic World Rebirth playsets have been revealed to tie-in with the upcoming Jurassic World Rebirth movie, from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment. The new LEGO® sets will launch June 1st just in time for the latest film in the colossal blockbuster franchise to hit theaters in July.

A new era is born. The LEGO Group and Universal Products & Experiences are continuing to build on the legacy of the enduring Jurassic World franchise with the latest addition of six new LEGO sets bringing to life epic scenes and characters from the upcoming film, Jurassic World Rebirth, allowing builders aged 5+ and up to recreate favorite dinosaur adventures right in their homes.

“Our LEGO Jurassic World sets bring to life the excitement and adventure of thrilling dinosaurs and favorite scenes from the popular franchise, inspiring creativity and storytelling through play and exploration – just like in the movies. It was a lot of fun for the team to create these new LEGO sets inspired by Jurassic World Rebirth and watching some sneak peaks of what fans can expect was beyond cool!”

Benjamin Liboriussen, LEGO Jurassic World Designer at the LEGO Group.

The new sets offer a diverse range of building experiences, from action-packed hunts to moments of awe and discovery. From the adorable Aquilops baby dinosaur to the fan-favorite Spinosaurus to the new Titanosaurus, each set is designed to encourage exploration with attention to details for an authentic and engaging building experience:

LEGO Jurassic World Rebirth Baby Dinosaur Dolores: Aquilops (76970) is a playset for ages 7+ that includes a brick-built baby Aquilops dinosaur figure and a buildable plant. The Baby Dolores model can move its head, arms, legs and tail, allowing a range of fun poses.

LEGO Jurassic World Rebirth Raptor Off-Road Escape (76972) for ages 6+ is inspired by a scene in the Jurassic World Rebirth and features Reuben and Isabella Delgado as minifigures, alongside Baby Dolores in the back of the off-road vehicle, as they are trying to escape the clever Velociraptor. Children can make up their own action-packed play adventures with this building set.

LEGO Jurassic World Rebirth Raptor & Titanosaurus Tracking Mission (76973) is for fans ages 7+ who like to play out missions and with this set they can take a DNA sample from the giant Titanosaurus or load up the off-road vehicle and go explore.

LEGO Jurassic World Rebirth Brick-Built Mosasaurus Boat Mission (76974) features endless possibilities for action-based playtime where builders ages 9+ can recreate the iconic Mosasaurus boat scene from the film.

LEGO Jurassic World Rebirth T. rex River Escape (76975) lets ages 5+ play out an exciting scene from the movie and features a molded, fully articulated T. rex dinosaur, plus two minifigures: Teresa Delgado and Xavier Dobbs.  

LEGO Jurassic World Rebirth Spinosaurus & Quetzalcoatlus Air Mission (76976) for fans ages 8+ features Zora Bennett, Martin Krebs, Dr. Henry Loomis and Duncan Kincaid at the ancient temple and kids can play-pretend gathering a valuable DNA sample from the Quetzalcoatlus nest. The set also includes a Spinosaurus which has moving legs, arms, tail, head and jaw.

The LEGO Jurassic Park portfolio was introduced back in 2001 based on the movie, Jurassic Park III which was released the same year. In 2015, the first Jurassic World film had its world premiere and new LEGO Jurassic World sets were announced. Continuing from 2018 onward, several LEGO Jurassic World & Jurassic Park sets based on the popular franchise have since been introduced. Fans of LEGO Play and the Jurassic World franchise can dive into their passion and explore the cool vehicles, iconic characters, scientific tools and of course, famous creatures – the astonishing dinosaurs, through the portfolio of sets.

The LEGO Jurassic World Rebirth sets will be available for purchase from June 1st, 2025, on www.LEGO.com/Jurassicworld in LEGO Stores and select global retailers worldwide.

Product information

LEGO Jurassic World Rebirth Baby Dinosaur Dolores: Aquilops (76970)

Age: 7+

Price: 24.99 € / 24.99 $/ 19.99 £

Pieces: 339

Product No.: 76970

Dimensions: Measures over 4.5 in. (11 cm) high, 7.5 in. (20 cm) long and 6 in. (15 cm) wide

Available: June 1st, 2025

LEGO® Jurassic World Rebirth Raptor Off-Road Escape (76972)

Age: 6+

Price: 34.99 € / 34.99 $/ 29.99 £

Pieces: 285

Product No.: 76972

Dimensions: Measures over 2.5 in. (7 cm) high, 5.5 in. (15 cm) long and 2.5 in. (6 cm) wide

Available: June 1st, 2025

LEGO Jurassic World Rebirth Raptor & Titanosaurus Tracking Mission (76973)

Age: 7+

Price: 99.99 € / 99.99 $/ 89.99 £

Pieces: 582

Product No.: 76973

Dimensions: Measures over 4 in. (10 cm) high, 8 in. (21 cm) wide and 6 in. (16 cm) deep

Available: June 1st, 2025

LEGO Jurassic World Rebirth Brick-Built Mosasaurus Boat Mission (76974)

Age: 9+

Price: 59.99 € / 59.99 $/ 54.99 £

Pieces: 858

Product No.: 76974

Dimensions: Measures over 2.5 in. (6 cm) high, 16.5 in. (42 cm) long and 8 in. (20 cm) wide

Available: June 1st, 2025

LEGO Jurassic World Rebirth T. rex River Escape (76975)

Age: 5+

Price: 49.99 € / 49.99 $/ 44.99£

Pieces: 199

Product No.: 76975

Dimensions: Measures over 3.5 in. (8 cm) high, 8 in. (20 cm) wide and 5.5 in. (14 cm) deep

Available: June 1st, 2025

LEGO Jurassic World Rebirth Spinosaurus & Quetzalcoatlus Air Mission (76976)

Age: 8+

Price: 149.99 € / 149.99 $/ 139.99 £

Pieces: 984

Product No.: 76976

Dimensions: Measures over 8 in. (20 cm) high, 13 in. (33 cm) wide and 5 in. (12 cm) deep

Available: June 1st, 2025


These new LEGO sets look pretty fantastic and reveal quite a bit! We now know more character names like Xavier Dobbs, Teresa Delgado‘s presumed boyfriend, and Ed Skrein’s character Atwater. Atwater finds a way.

Watch our full breakdown of these Jurassic World Rebirth sets and more below!


Mattel Unveils More Jurassic World Rebirth Toys Set To Release This Year

In a new press release Mattel has revealed even more of their lineup of toys for the upcoming Jurassic World Rebirth! Featuring some classic Jurassic-infused mainline toys, Micro Adventures sets, new masks and claws, and action-packed Imaginext, these toys only add to our excitement for the movie this summer.


From Mattel:

Rage ‘N Roar™ Tyrannosaurus Rex (JCH04)
SRP: $39.99
Coming Spring 2025


This Tyrannosaurus rex mask is sure to thrill any Jurassic World fan with its appearance straight out of Jurassic World Rebirth. With authentic movie design, this Tyrannosaurus rex mask is intimidating even in its “resting” state – with ferocious teeth, blinking eyes and soft growl sounds. The light-up eye effects increase with three levels of aggression and increasingly fierce growls as the jaw is opened! It’s fierce, it’s fiercer, watch OUT! This role play mask will light up any Jurassic World fan 6 years and older. Eye and mouth openings provide easy wearability and an adjustable strap provides a secure fit.

Basic Mask Assortment (JGG11)
SRP: $16.99
Coming Spring 2025


Playtime gets real with these authentic detailed dinosaur role-play masks inspired by Jurassic World Rebirth! This costume headgear is ready for re-enacting moments from the latest movie or the entire franchise and creating new scenes of dinosaur mayhem. Each mask features realistic details like skin texture, color and teeth so kids can “become” their favorite dinosaur! The wide-opening jaw feature allows a chomping motion for active play. A secure strap ensures a comfortable fit and eye and nose openings provide wearability.

Micro Adventures™ Mosasaurus Playset (JGB60)
SRP: $39.99
Coming Fall 2025


This Mosasaurus Micro Adventure playset brings the thrills of Jurassic World Rebirth home. The dinosaur head-shaped playset props open with a roar to reveal your own miniature Jurassic World, with 7 different finger-activated features, 7 sound effects and 6 included micro figures. Features include slides, pop-out panels and break-away destruction play, all inspired by Jurassic World Rebirth. Figures fit securely on pegs throughout the environment and the set folds up neatly so it can be taken along for travel or kept packed up at home.

Micro Adventures™ Playset Assortment (JGB96)
SRP: $19.99
Coming Spring 2025


Bring Jurassic World Rebirth thrills home, and take them along with you anywhere, with a Micro Adventures playset! Prop open the dino head-shaped playset to reveal a miniature world of fun inspired by the movie settings. With 4 finger-activated features and 3 included micro figures, this is a dinosaur lover’s dream. The dinosaur head even provides chomping fun when folded up! Figures fit securely on pegs throughout the environment and the set folds up neatly so it can be taken along for travel or kept packed up at home ready for playtime.

Spinosaurus Battle Claws™ Set (JGC83)
SRP: $19.99
Coming Spring 2025


Get ready for thrilling action and adventure with these Spinosaurus Battle Claws inspired by Jurassic World Rebirth! These costume claws let kids play the role of the fierce Spinosaurus dinosaur. Made of soft plastic material, this hand gear with realistic design and texture makes dinosaur fans ready for battle. They’re perfect for swiping and slashing when recreating big action scenes and moments. The 10.8-inch long claws come with a stretchy band inside, so they fit snugly on a child’s hand for movie role-play fun! Realistic design and color from Jurassic World Rebirth make play feel real! Combine with the Jurassic World Spinosaurus dinosaur mask for added costume play.

Primal Protector™ Aquilops ‘Dolores’ (JGC01)
SRP: $29.99
Coming Spring 2025


Bring the human and dinosaur interactions from Jurassic World Rebirth home with this Primal Protector Aquilops ‘Dolores’ inspired by the relationship between Isabella and her companion dinosaur in the movie. This interactive dinosaur toy reacts positively to petting, has a tail activated “protect” action mode and is ready to chomp on a licorice treat.

Launch ‘N Battle Vehicle Set (JGB59)
SRP: $34.99
Coming Fall 2025


This Jurassic World Rebirth Launch ‘N Battle Vehicle, inspired by the excitement of the movie, is ready for adventure with a detachable turret with blaster. It launches either a DNA sample-collecting dart or a net projectile. A Jurassic World Rebirth Velociraptor and Martin Krebs figure are also included for storytelling possibilities. With the 10.7-inch long off-road vehicle, 7.5-inch long dinosaur and 3.75-inch tall Krebs, this story pack is ready for chase and battle action or realistic display. Scan the Tracking Code on the Velociraptor’s foot in the free Jurassic World Play App with a compatible smart device (Android or iOS, not included) to unlock a digital version of the dinosaur and play the fiercely fun game to race various vehicles on land, air and sea.

Imaginext® Ultimate Action Chomp T. Rex (JGR40)
SRP: $99.99
Coming Fall 2025


Standing 18 inches tall, the giant dinosaur toy rumbles and roars, moves its head up and down, features light-up eyes, has removable launchers and can “swallow” 3-inch figures — one human and one dinosaur figure are included for storytelling play right out of the box! The action starts with the trigger in the tail or a Power Pad on top — they’re easy for small hands to grasp and help preschoolers master fine-motor skills. A “real feel” tongue adds tactile thrill. Reenact scenes from Jurassic World Rebirth or imagine new stories.

Imaginext® Aquachomp Chase Mosasaurus Pack (JFR23)
SRP: $49.99
Coming Fall 2025


The Aquachomp Mosasaurus dinosaur toy measures 18 inches long and features sound and movement, plus “real feel” fins and spine. Kids simply press the Power Pad for chomping action and realistic sounds or push to roll along on wheels and see her head and tail move. Reenact scenes from Jurassic World Rebirth with the included 3-inch action figure and patrol boat featuring a removable launcher and two projectiles.

Imaginext® Sprinting Spinosaurus Figure (JFR24)
SRP: $49.99
Coming Fall 2025


The 9-inch-tall dinosaur toy can dart, dash, chomp and thrash with dynamic motion — kids simply squeeze the trigger on the tail to see the ferocious creature lunge forward and chomp! It’s easy for small hands to grasp and helps preschoolers master fine-motor skills. A “real feel” spine adds to the tactile thrill. Reenact scenes from Jurassic World Rebirth or imagine new stories. Dinosaur and action fans can engage in imaginative play as they sprint and chomp their way through playtime.


What do you think of the Jurassic World Rebirth toys from Mattel and others so far? Will you be picking them up when they hit shelves this summer? Let us know in the comments, and watch our full breakdown of these reveals below!


Luna Blaise Reveals More About Her Character In Jurassic World Rebirth

Jurassic World Rebirth star Luna Blaise, someone we have heard very little from so far, has shared more about the upcoming film and her time working on it. She praised writer David Koepp and director Gareth Edwards, provided more insight on what to expect from the film as a whole, and even revealed her character’s name!


Luna Blaise spoke with The Hollywood Reporter as well as Perri Nemiroff & Collider during a red carpet interview at the 2025 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards. She had high praise for returning Jurassic writer David Koepp and also Gareth Edwards’ abilities to command the ship as director. She called Rebirth “terrifying,” “a new world,” “filled with excitement and adventure,” and revealed her character’s name to be “Theresa,” presumably the daughter of Manuel Garcia Rulfo’s “Reuben Delgado.” Watch the full interview clips below:


It’s great to hear more from a Jurassic World Rebirth actor and character we did not have much information on until now. Blaise describing the film as “scary” and clearly expressing her passion and excitement for it and everyone involved only adds to our anticipation for the next Jurassic sequel. Watch our full breakdown of this new information and her character below, and let us know your thoughts in the comments!


LEGO Announces Jurassic World Dinosaur Fossils: Tyrannosaurus rex Set

Following their successful and engaging Dinosaur Fossils T. rex and Triceratops Skull sets, LEGO has announced a new set featuring the full skeleton of a T. rex, the LEGO Jurassic World Dinosaur Fossils: Tyrannosaurus rex Set – available to order March 15th, 2025!


From LEGO:

Re-Discover the Age of Dinosaurs with the New LEGO Jurassic World Dinosaur Fossils: Tyrannosaurus rex Model Building Set

The LEGO Group and Universal Products and Experiences unveils the new LEGO® Jurassic World Dinosaur Fossils: Tyrannosaurus rex (T.rex) set. This set is the largest LEGO Jurassic World set ever made and offers a challenging and rewarding building experience for fans. Featuring a detailed T. rex fossil skeleton, over 1m (more than 3 feet!) in length, the new 3,145 piece LEGO set is sure to impress both builders and collectors alike.

The LEGO Jurassic World Dinosaur Fossils set boasts articulated joints, including a movable head, opening jaw, and posable arms and tail, allowing for dynamic and customizable displays. The set also includes a display stand, an information plaque, and hidden franchise Easter eggs, such as an ‘amber’ piece, adding layers of authenticity and nostalgia.

Fans of the iconic 1993 film Jurassic Park, from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, will appreciate the inclusion of two beloved film characters in LEGO Minifigure form: Dr. Ellie Sattler and Dr. Alan Grant. These characters bring a touch of cinematic history to the set, making it a perfect gift for fans of the franchise.  In addition, the coffee-table-style instructions not only guide builders step-by-step but also include fascinating design details, movie highlights, and T. rex dinosaur facts. Builders can further enhance their experience with the LEGO Builder app, which provides an interactive way to zoom in, rotate models in 3D, and track progress.

The LEGO Jurassic World Dinosaur Fossils: Tyrannosaurus rex set is available for LEGO Insiders early access from March 12, 2025 at www.LEGO.com/JurassicTrex and LEGO Stores, and available for all from March 15, 2025 priced at €249.99 / £219.99 / $249.99.

Age: 18+
Pieces: 3,145
Product No.: 76968
Dimensions: Height: 33cm (12.5in) / Length: 105cm (41in)
Available: LEGO Insiders Early access 3/12/25 and 3/15/25 for All

About the LEGO Group
The LEGO Group’s mission is to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow through the power of play. The LEGO System in Play, with its foundation in LEGO bricks, allows children and fans to build and rebuild anything they can imagine.

The LEGO Group was founded in Billund, Denmark in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, its name derived from the two Danish words LEg Godt, which mean “Play Well”.

Today, the LEGO Group remains a family-owned company headquartered in Billund. Its products are now sold in more than 120 countries worldwide. For more information: www.LEGO.com.

About Universal Products & Experiences  
Universal Products & Experiences (UP&E) globally drives the expansion and elevation of NBCUniversal’s iconic collection of brands, intellectual properties, characters, and stories based on the company’s extensive portfolio of properties created by Universal Pictures, Illumination, DreamWorks Animation and NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. The division executes this through innovative physical and digital products, as well as engaging retail and product experiences across our expansive global theme park destinations (for both owned and third-party IP), location-based venues, e-commerce product platforms, and retailers around the world. Along with global brand strategy and creative, UP&E’s lines of business include Consumer Products and Games, along with Theme Parks Products & Retail. UP&E is a division of Universal Destinations & Experiences, part of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. More information is available at universalproductsexperiences.com.

About the JURASSIC WORLD Franchise
From Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, Jurassic World immerses audiences of all ages in a new era of wonder and thrills where dinosaurs and humankind must learn to coexist. Jurassic World is more than a film franchise. At every turn, this $6 billion film series delivers a larger-than-life destination for exploration, discovery, and epic adventure. Dinosaurs live again and they live in Jurassic World.



It is great to see LEGO continually showcasing the paleontological and museum-related aspects of the Jurassic franchise in awesome ways. Will you be picking up this new LEGO T. rex skeleton set? Let us know in the comments!

First Jurassic World Rebirth Toys, LEGO, and Merchandise Revealed!

We have our very first look at the toys, LEGO sets, and merchandise inspired by Jurassic World Rebirth! Coming officially from Universal Pictures and their brand partners, we can see what the first dinosaurs, vehicles, and clothing on shelves for this film will look like.


From Mattel, we have the first images of the Jurassic World Rebirth Super Colossal T. rex, Super Colossal Mosasaurus, Bite N’ Blast Mosasaurus, Tail Thrasher Spinosaurus, Power Devour T. rex, Titanosaurus, and Aerial Ambush Quetzalcoatlus:

The Bite N’ Blast Mosasaurus is available to pre-order now at Mattel.com! More information is coming soon on these items and where to purchase starting June 1st.


We also have our first look at the LEGO Jurassic World Rebirth Spinosaurus, Quetzalcoatlus, Titanosaurus, and Mosasaurus:

The LEGO Spinosaurus is a real standout here, as well as the Titanosaurus. More information is coming soon on these items and where to purchase starting June 1st.


Available to order on Amazon now and available at Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood beginning February 10th, a look at Jurassic World Rebirth clothing merchandise featuring the film’s logo, Spinosaurus, and Mosasaurus:


The marketing and merchandise timeline for Jurassic World Rebirth has begun! What do you think of these new items so far, and will you be picking them up from stores as they release?


Vanity Fair Shares First Look At T. rex, Spinosaurus, Mosasaurus, and Jurassic World Rebirth’s Prehistoric Peril

Ahead of the Jurassic World Rebirth trailer’s release tomorrow, Vanity Fair has shared seven new images from the film along with interviews with director Gareth Edwards and the cast! These images look both gorgeous, intense, and sufficiently Jurassic. Read on for our most extensive look yet at Rebirth and what those involved in this film have to say about the seventh Jurassic installment.

In these new images we see Zora Bennett and Martin Krebs in a museum, approaching Dr. Henry Loomis as a very Jurassic dinosaur exhibit is being deconstructed, an excellent T. rex emerging from the grass as Luna Blaise looks on, Zora rappelling down the side of a steep cliff face, Philippine Velge being thrown over the edge of the boat’s railing and the jaws of a Spinosaurus, multiple Spinosaurs joining a Mosasaurus in surrounding the boat, Dr. Loomis looking with concern at a large egg with a syringe in hand, and Duncan Kincaid looking intrigued over a game of cards. The visual introductions to these dinosaurs, marine reptiles, and characters show off the warm cinematography and the very Jurassic look this movie is set to have. Even more exciting is what the cast and director of Rebirth had to say about the film.


From Vanity Fair:


Jurassic World Rebirth Goes for the Jugular: “There’s a Little Bit of Everything That’s Scary”

Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey reveal how the latest film in the blockbuster series brings new terror thanks to experiments gone awry.

“If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear.” So raged the creature in Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein, but that line also now applies to one of the classical resurrection story’s modern descendants: Jurassic Park. In the latest film in the colossal blockbuster franchise, Jurassic World Rebirth, inhabitants of that world are not unlike moviegoers today: People have seen dinosaurs a lot over the years. They’ve seen them revived from extinction, they’ve seen them get loose and run amok, they’ve seen them so often that awe has been replaced by a shrug. Dinosaurs no longer inspire love.

So producer Frank Marshall and Steven Spielberg, who astonished audiences with the groundbreaking visual effects of the 1993 original, felt that Rebirth should lean into causing fear. After completing two trilogies of films, which collectively generated billions of dollars at the global box office, they believed a seventh film would have to escalate the risk to new levels. “I’ve always said that visual effects are great, CGI is a great tool, but it makes you lazy because you know you can do anything,” Marshall tells Vanity Fair for this exclusive early look. “It’s got to be dangerous.”

That became the mission of Rebirth: “You’re in a new place, you don’t know what’s around the corner. You’ve got a different jungle, you’ve got more water, you’ve got higher cliffs,” Marshall says. “There’s a little bit of everything that’s scary.” Add to that a new array of creatures literally engineered to trigger fight or flight.

The story follows members of a recovery team—led by Scarlett JohanssonMahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey—as they venture to an island near the equator that was once home to the first Jurassic Park’s research lab. The squad is trying to retrieve genetic material that could lead to a medical breakthrough for humanity, but three decades later the mistakes made at that ruined facility have not gone away. They’ve endured—and only grown bigger. “These are the dinosaurs that didn’t work. There’s some mutations in there,” Marshall says. “They’re all based on real dinosaur research, but they look a little different.”

Imagine the nightmare version of the giant lizards that evolved naturally millions of years ago. Rebirth director Gareth Edwards, best known for the 2016 Star Wars tale Rogue One and 2023’s AI dystopia The Creator, drew upon classics that have curdled blood for generations. “When you make a creature, you get a big, massive pot and you pour in your favorite monsters from other films and books,” he says.

The filmmaker’s beastly bona fides are already well established. He made his breakthrough with 2010’s Monsters, about invasive alien titans who fall to Earth, and followed that up by tackling the granddaddy of globe-threatening kaiju with 2014’s Godzilla. Adding to his Rebirth dinosaur inspiration were a few other favorites: the skeletal Xenomorph from Alien, the dungeon behemoth from Return of the Jedi, and the original Big Bad from Spielberg’s first Jurassic Park movie. Those references turn up all in one particular twisted dinosaur that turns up in the trailer coming Wednesday. “Some Rancor went in there, some H.R. Giger went in there, a little T. rex went in there…” Edwards says.

The thing that scared Edwards the most was living up to Rebirth’s predecessor, which he feels has been disguised as family-friendly fare over the years. “Jurassic Park is a horror film in the witness protection program,” Edwards adds. “Most people don’t think of it like that. We all went to see it as kids. But I was scared shitless, to be honest, when I was at the cinema watching the T. rex attack. It’s one of the most well-directed scenes in cinema history, so the bar’s really high to come on board and try and do this.”

Screenwriter David Koepp (Death Becomes Her, 2002’s Spider-Man), who adapted the late Michael Crichton’s 1990 novel for the first movie, has gone back to the original source material to pull out a scene for the new movie that he had always hoped to use. Marshall has revealed that it’s a sequence in which Dr. Grant and the two children (who are not characters in this new movie) attempt to drift through a lagoon in a rubber raft without waking a slumbering Tyrannosaurus rex. They don’t succeed, and end up paddling for their lives. “The tyrannosaur was now chest-deep in the water, but it could hold its big head high above the surface,” Crichton wrote. “Then Grant realized the animal wasn’t swimming, it was walking, because moments later only the very top of the head—the eyes and nostrils—protruded above the surface. By then it looked like a crocodile, and it swam like a crocodile, swinging its big tail back and forth, so the water churned behind it.”

The final ingredient for the new film’s terror-factor, Edwards says, is supplied by the audience: the enduring instinctual fear of being chased and devoured. “There’s something very primal that’s buried deep inside everybody,” he says. “As mammals, we evolved [with] this fear of the bigger animal that’s going to come one day and maybe kill us or our family. The second we see it happening onscreen, you’re like, ‘I knew it…. We had it too good for too long.’”

Complacency was the biggest risk for early humans. Marshall credits Koepp, who returns to the Jurassic film franchise for the first time since the 1997 sequel The Lost World, for introducing the notion to Rebirth. “He came up with this idea that dinosaurs were passé now. People were tired of them. They were an inconvenience,” Marshall says. “People weren’t going to museums to see them or to petting zoos. They were just in the way. And the climate was not conducive to their survival, so they were starting to pass away and get sick. But there was one area around the equator that had the perfect climate and temperature and environment for them.”

That leads to a shot in Rebirth that evokes an iconic image from the first Jurassic Park, when the T. rex rips through the visitors center, battles some velociraptors, and roars as it topples a streaming sign that reads, “When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth.” In the new film, a similar image appears in the opening, but in a less majestic way. “Well, the banner’s coming down again,” Marshall says. “Jonny Bailey’s a scientist at a museum that’s closing up their dinosaur exhibit.”

Those who turn their backs on dinosaurs will live to regret it, though probably not for long.

Monster movies are only frightening if audiences care about the people in peril. Jurassic World Rebirth serves up a trio of central characters played by Johansson, Ali, and Bailey who have a genuinely altruistic mission and skills that might help them survive long enough to complete it. “A company that [Rupert Friend’s character] represents discovers a way to cure heart disease,” Marshall says, “but you need the DNA from the three largest dinosaurs on land, sea, and air. Those three dinosaurs exist on this island where they were first created, but it’s a no-go zone.”

Johansson leads the quest as Zora Bennett, the leader of the team doing the recovery. “She’s someone who she’s a special operative. She was in the armed forces for the entirety of her career. She probably worked for a private contractor for some time, and now she’s working for herself,” Johansson says. The actor has wanted to face down dinosaurs ever since she was a child and became obsessed with the first movie. “I was really crazy about the film, and I slept in a Jurassic Park pup tent in my bedroom I shared with my sister for a year,” she says. “Anytime the trades would report a new Jurassic movie, I would forward to my agents like, ‘Hey, I’m available.’”

The closest Johansson came was in 2020, when her work on reshoots for a Marvel movie took place on a British soundstage neighboring that of Jurassic World Dominion. “I was actually shooting Black Widow at Pinewood at the same time. I was like, ‘Show me the sets! I want to participate!’” Only later, when she had a general meeting with Spielberg to go over possible future projects did her dinosaur dream come true.

“I hadn’t really sat with him and talked about work, and we spent hours just catching up and chatting, and then at some point, many hours into it, he was like, ‘Wait, we’re supposed to talk about Jurassic. Do I hear you’re a huge superfan?’ I said, ‘It is actually true. I’m confirming. I’m a huge superfan.’” She didn’t tell him about the tent. “I was like, ‘He’s going to think I’m this weird stalker.’”

Now she regrets that. Johansson has had a lot of good memories of little girls dressed as Natasha Romanoff. “Obviously with all the Avengers stuff you meet so many fans who are profoundly moved by the characters and the world that you’re a part of,” she says. “I get it. It’s always wonderful to meet people like that. I probably should have just told him. But I was like, ‘Just be professional. Don’t seem desperate. Don’t mention the tent.’”

About a month after that, Johansson had Koepp’s script and was proposing her own touches for the character. “I just wanted to understand what the stakes were for her, and that she wasn’t just driven by money or power. You wanted it to feel personal for her,” she says. “You have to love the characters and you want to root for them. The movie can’t just stand on the dinosaurs alone.”

Zora evolved to be less of a mercenary. “She’s someone who’s dedicated herself to saving other people, and I think she’s at a professional crossroads. I think she’s burnt out,” Johannson says. If all goes well, this can be the job that allows the character to retire from danger zones. “Of course everything goes wrong, but that’s the fun part,” she says.

As it charts a new course for the franchise, Jurassic World Rebirth also promises some other callbacks to the original Jurassic Park. Bailey hints that his paleontologist, Dr. Henry Loomis, has a history with Sam Neill’s intrepid character. “I’ve always wanted to make Dr. Alan Grant proud,” the actor says. “You’ll have to wait and see to see what sort of link there is between them.”

His professorial hero is a contrast to Bailey’s recent breakthrough role as Fiyero in Wicked, a less-than-intellectual character who scoffs at the library and kicks books aside in his signature song “Dancing Through Life.” Dr. Loomis would be aghast. Bailey says his Rebirth character “reinforces big, cerebral, and emotional arguments about the natural world and how we as humans live our lives.”

Unlike the others, he’s not combat-ready, however, which places him at extra risk on the Island of Misfit Dinosaurs. He may be a little too fascinated by them, and not guarded enough as he guides the team toward harvesting the dinosaurs’ genetic material. “His strengths are his compassion and enthusiasm and hunger for the natural world,” Bailey says. “That’s his brilliance and that’s also his downfall.”

Speaking of extracting DNA, the new film does this with Spielberg himself, who serves as an executive producer on Rebirth. “To me, it’s like a heist movie that meets all the films of Steven Spielberg I loved growing up,” Edwards says. “The three films we were orbiting were Jaws, Indiana Jones, and the awe and wonder of the original Jurassic.

Bailey’s character channels Dr. Jones in one sequence set on a towering cliff, when he tries to extract fluid from the eggs of some flying dinosaurs who are said to be the size of fighter jets. The egg is about the same size as the golden idol from the opening sequence of Raiders of the Lost Ark (which was the first of many movies Marshall made with Spielberg.) “The original script just referenced the nest in a cliff and I really felt like we’re in Central America, and I like the idea that there was an old civilization here at one point,” Edwards said. Instead of a cave, he made the setting “an Inca-style old temple that had been abandoned hundreds of thousands of years ago. Inevitably, the second you do that, you’re suddenly going, ‘This is very Indiana Jones.’”

Bailey points out that the relationship between the three leads mirrors another monstrous Spielberg classic about a killer shark. “Much like in Jaws, you see how three people react to the same extreme level of survival,” he says. His Dr. Loomis is like Richard Dreyfuss’s bookish oceanographer; Johansson is the battle-hardened leader like Roy Scheider’s police chief, Martin Brody; and Ali’s Duncan Kincaid, a black-ops logistics expert who shepherds them into the island, has elements of Robert Shaw’s grizzled seafarer Quint.

“That is his impression, but I appreciate Jonny’s observation,” Ali says. “He’s a film buff, a movie head, and he’s always looking for the connections and pulling things apart and dissecting them.”

Ali may not have necessarily had Shaw’s antagonistic antihero in his head during the performance, but there are undeniable parallels. Each has a hardened exterior, while being somewhat wrecked inside. “Kincaid is a guy who at this point in his life has chosen to live off the grid,” Ali says. “He’s in Suriname, but he’s somebody who has been a good friend of Zora’s and is always willing to help out when she needs something handled covertly. He’s a good-spirited guy, but he’s definitely been through some tragedy in his life. All in all, he’s learned to live with his wounds, and he’s making the best of the life that he has.”

The key to making a memorable human in big-budget, visual-effects-heavy escapism is finding something intimate to put onscreen alongside the bravado, Ali adds. “Doing something this big is very new to me,” says the two-time Oscar winner for Moonlight and Green Book. “It’s a little bit of a test for me personally: Can I exist in a space this large, in something that is so much bigger than you and maybe your own specific talents? It’s just hard to pull it off. I think the bigger things are, the harder that can be. But there were people in Jaws and in Jurassic Park, in Star Wars and these huge tentpole films that resonated with authenticity and a certain truth and purpose that made those films worth watching again and again.”

His goal was to make Kincaid lovable to the audience. “I was really going into it hoping to bring something special and buoyant to that character, to really bring an energy and heart to him,” Ali says. “These big, blockbuster films, they’re not filmed in a way that’s necessarily going to set you up to feel that all the time because it’s so hard shooting these action sequences and running from a tennis ball and things of that nature.”

The worse things get on the island, the more relatable Kincaid seems. “There comes this opportunity for him to evolve because they’re having this life-and-death experience. There are people around them that are passing away, and that provides some perspective shift.”

“Passing away” may be the most elegant euphemism for “devoured by giant lizards” that has ever been used.

“It’s my polite way of saying that in this kind of movie, people die, right?” Ali says. “There’s no draft of the film where everyone survives.”


What great insights into the overall tone, characters, and story of Jurassic World Rebirth! It certainly feels like the start of a “new era”, and it is awesome to hear the folks involved share such strong passion for the film they were making and for Jurassic as a whole. You can watch our full breakdown of Vanity Fair’s reveals below.

The trailer will be unleashed tomorrow and we’ll likely know so much more! Are you excited? Let us know in the comments below, and stay tuned to Jurassic Outpost and Jurassic World as we head towards July!



David Koepp and Steven Spielberg Bring Sequence from Crichton’s Jurassic Park Novel to Jurassic World Rebirth

Since Jurassic World Rebirth‘s announcement just over a year ago, those following the production have awaited insights from its writer and Jurassic legend David Koepp – and lately we have gotten just that. Koepp recently shared his 9 Jurassic Commandments, and has also been on the press circuit for his new work with Steven Soderbergh. This week he joined Variety to discuss Presence (his latest Soderbergh collaboration) and provided even more Rebirth teases during the conversation.


You can read the full conversation here.

From Variety:


Koepp has proven himself to be one of Hollywood’s preeminent screenwriters since Steven Spielberg recruited him to pen “Jurassic Park” in his twenties. But between spectacle features, he has often returned to more contained settings, as with David Fincher’s home invasion thriller “Panic Room” or Soderbergh’s own tech-skeptic “Kimi,” released three years ago. But “Presence” put Koepp in a darker place than usual.

These movies don’t unfold in confined settings, but do you find a similar thrill in restrictions when you’re writing for an established property, like “Jurassic” or “Indiana Jones”?

Those are harder because of the lack of restrictions. The first “Jurassic” was at the dawn of CG. I asked Steven [Spielberg], “Well, what are my limitations here?” And he said, “Only your imagination.” I was like, “Okay, well, that’s a little hostile.” But we were making up whatever we felt like, then he was seeing if we could figure it out. Those are giant movies, so there’s a lot of expectations and there’s a lot of money. The level of tension and anxiety surrounding it is a lot higher. On this one, by virtue of the fact that its budget was a lot smaller and Steven was paying for it himself, there were whole levels of approval that just weren’t present.

You’ve returned to the “Jurassic” franchise to write “Jurassic World Rebirth,” which releases this summer. What was the impetus behind that homecoming?

The first two movies were two of my favorite experiences ever. And Steven said, “What about starting over? Let’s try something all new.” I said, “Oh, that’s a cool idea. What if blah, blah, blah,” and then I threw an idea back. That’s it. It caught. You do that all the time with your friends and collaborators: throw ideas back and forth. And sometimes they catch, usually they don’t. There is pressure because it’s going to cost a lot of money and there are going to be big expectations and blah, blah, blah. But there was no pressure at first — just the pursuit of our ideas.

There isn’t even a source novel you’re pulling from for this one, right?

No. I reread the two novels to get myself back in that mode though. We did take some things from them. There was a sequence from the first novel that we’d always wanted in the original movie, but didn’t have room for. We were like, “Hey, we get to use that now.” But just to get back in that head space 30 years later — is it still fun? And the answer is yes, it still really is. Dinosaurs are still fun.


The excitement continues to mount for Jurassic World Rebirth, thanks in no small part to David Koepp’s enthusiasm and passion. Great to hear about the blank slate he and Spielberg approached Rebirth with, and even better to hear they are adapting a sequence from Michael Crichton‘s original Jurassic Park novel! What do you think that sequence could be? There is so much material left to pull from in Crichton’s Jurassic works, which Koepp reread to prepare for his return to writing for the franchise. He’s just like us.


Koepp also spoke with SlashFilm to discuss Presence and writing a brand new Jurassic story for Rebirth.

From /Film:


For screenwriter David Koepp, 2025 might be best remembered as the year where he reunited with two guys named Steven. He’s currently on the press circuit promoting his script for Steven Soderbergh’s unconventional ghost story “Presence” after having worked with the director previously on 2022’s pandemic-era thriller “Kimi,” and this summer, audiences will see the fruits of Koepp’s reunion with another Steven — Mr. Spielberg, who is executive producing “Jurassic World Rebirth,” which just missed a slot on /Film’s Most Anticipated Movies of 2025 list.

See, Spielberg asked Koepp, who wrote the first two “Jurassic Park” movies back in the 1990s, if he was interested in taking a shot at cooking up a new direction for the “Jurassic” franchise in the aftermath of “Jurassic World Dominion,” a movie that made over a billion dollars but which was not beloved by critics or general audiences. With that question posed, Koepp made an observation about the franchise as a whole:

“When Steven [Spielberg] said, ‘Hey, do you want to try to come up with a new one?’, it had seemed to me that the tone and characters of the movies changed every three movies. So after the first three, it changed into ‘Jurassic World,’ which was a different tone and wholly different characters, and then that came, it seemed, to a logical conclusion. So [‘Jurassic World Rebirth’] seemed like a chance to say, ‘OK, what now?'”

According to the official synopsis from Universal, this new film takes the “Jurassic” movies “in an ingenious new direction.”

“We didn’t want to deny any events that occurred,” Koepp told me. “[The new film is set] in that world. But how might that world have changed in the last five years, and whose story is this now? So it was a chance to start over, and still play in this incredibly fun sandbox with the enthusiasm of a big studio behind you. It was the best of all possible worlds. And Steven and I got to do the absolute most fun part of filmmaking, which is, ‘Hey, what if…’ and then you just make up stuff.”

Some of the “stuff” they made up: In the five years since the events of “Dominion,” dinosaurs have learned that they can essentially only live in climates similar to the ones they operated in previously. The three biggest dinos on the planet “hold the key to a drug that will bring miraculous life-saving benefits to humankind,” and it’s up to skilled covert operations expert Zora Bennett (Scarlett Johansson) to snag the genetic material that can make that dream a reality. Mahershala Ali is on board as a team leader, there’s a stranded family that gets roped into the action, and the synopsis also teases “a sinister, shocking discovery that’s been hidden from the world for decades.” Color us intrigued.


Steven Spielberg and David Koepp “trying to come up with a new one” has to be music to Jurassic fans’ ears. His words about changing the tone and characters every three movies while not denying any events that have occurred bode well for what’s to come in his Rebirth story and the franchise as a whole. We can’t wait to see what Koepp and Spielberg have come up with for the seventh Jurassic Park film!


What do you think about what Koepp had to say in these interviews? What Jurassic Park novel sequence would you like to see in Jurassic World Rebirth? Let us know in the comments, and watch our full breakdown below.


Jonathan Bailey & Scarlett Johansson Retrieve a Prehistoric Egg in New Jurassic World Rebirth Image

Scarlett Johansson was guest co-host of NBC’s Today Show this week, and unveiled another new image from the upcoming Jurassic World Rebirth!


In this new image, Scarlett Johansson’s Zora Bennett and Jonathan Bailey’s Dr. Henry Loomis look to extract DNA from a large prehistoric egg that presumably belongs to a Quetzalcoatlus. They are kneeling over a sizable nest hidden in ancient ruins and seem to be attached to climbing gear. Dr. Loomis wields the big extraction tool/syringe that was attached to Zora Bennett’s gun in a previously released Rebirth image. Daylight filters down onto the egg and our two characters through openings in the temple, creating a very Raiders of the Lost Ark-inspired shot. The entire environment, the characters, and the creatures involved here feel so Jurassic – that’s a great thing.


Watch our full breakdown of the new egg image and Scarlett Johansson’s time guest co-hosting the Today Show below, and stay tuned to Jurassic Outpost for all the latest.


Mother’s Cookies Introduces Dynamite Dinosaurs – Inspired by Jurassic World

Mother’s Cookies continues their snack partnership with Universal Pictures and Jurassic World with new cookie creations in 2025!


Mother’s Cookies Dynamite Dinosaurs

Featuring four ‘Jurassic World’ inspired dinosaur shapes and ‘Jurassic World’
packaging, these frosted cookie treats just got a prehistoric makeover
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Mother’s® Cookies Introduces First-Ever Chocolatey Flavor – Dynamite Dinosaurs – Inspired by Jurassic World

Mother’s® Cookies is sparking a new level of creativity and imagination for fun parents with the launch of its first-ever chocolatey cookie: Dynamite Dinosaurs. This new addition to the Mother’s Cookies portfolio, the first in four years, is inspired by the fierce yet fun world of dinosaurs from the iconic franchise, Jurassic World, from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment.

Families can enjoy these deliciously baked chocolate cookies coated in blue and green vanilla flavored frosting, all topped with orange and black sprinkles to make each bite a celebration. Each cookie shape resembles the fierce, yet fun dinosaurs that excite fans from Jurassic World including Pteranodon, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Brachiosaurus, and Triceratops. These cookies are perfect for themed parties, after-school snacks, or when you’re in need of a sweet treat, delivering a roaring good time with every bite.

“Mother’s Cookies is all about providing families with fun ways to create memories together and what better way to do so than by adding two things to our portfolio we know kids love – chocolate and dinosaurs,” said Rachna Patel, Vice President, Distinctive Brands Marketing at Ferrero. “The launch of Jurassic World-inspired Dynamite Dinosaurs is a monumental milestone for the brand, as it is the first chocolatey cookie for our portfolio. We are confident consumers will love these new cookies as much as our classic vanilla shortbread and look forward to seeing all the snack time adventures.”

Mother’s Dynamite Dinosaurs Cookies, inspired by Jurassic World, are available now at retailers nationwide.

For snack time inspiration and more from the brand, visit MothersCookies.com and follow Mother’s Cookies on social media (InstagramFacebookPinterest).

About Mother’s® Cookies
Since 1914, Mother’s Cookies have been sparking celebrations and creating sweet moments of cookie joy. With its iconic fully frosted animal cookies covered in sprinkles, Mother’s encourages parents and kids to take a step back from the daily grind and to live life playfully, or as Mother’s puts it, Stop and Taste the Frosting. The Mother’s portfolio includes Original Circus Animal Cookies, Mythical Creatures Cookies, Dynamite Dinosaurs Cookies as well as seasonal offerings like Puppy Love, Springtime Buddies, Eerie Critters and Reindeer Games Cookies.

About Ferrero®
Ferrero began its journey in the small town of Alba in Piedmont, Italy, in 1946. Today, it is one of the world’s largest sweet-packaged food companies, with over 35 iconic brands sold in more than 170 countries. The Ferrero Group brings joy to people around the world with much-loved treats and snacks including Nutella®, Kinder®, Tic Tac®, and Ferrero Rocher®. More than 47,000 employees are passionate about helping people celebrate life’s special moments. The Ferrero Group’s family culture, now in its third generation, is based on dedication to quality and excellence, heritage and a commitment to the planet and communities in which we operate.

Ferrero entered the North American market in 1969 and has grown to more than 5,400 employees in 15 plants and warehouses, and eight offices in North America across the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. It has expanded its presence and portfolio with the addition of iconic brands such as Butterfinger®, CRUNCH®, Keebler®, Famous Amos®, Mother’s Cookies®, and other distinctive cookie and chocolate brands. Follow @FerreroNACorp on Twitter and Instagram. www.ferreronorthamerica.com.

About Jurassic World
From Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, Jurassic World immerses audiences of all ages in a new era of wonder and thrills where dinosaurs and humankind must learn to coexist. Jurassic World is more than a film franchise. At every turn, this $6 billion film series delivers a larger-than-life destination for exploration, discovery, and epic adventure. Dinosaurs live again and they live in Jurassic World. An all-new event film – Jurassic World Rebirth – arrives in theaters July 2025.