With GodzillaGareth Edwards is in charge, Jurassic World Rebirth has a chance to be the best film in the franchise since Steven Spielberg’s original Jurassic Park. Universal hopes to obtain the Jurassic Park series back on track after the bitter disappointment of Jurassic World Dominion. Jurassic World Rebirth has original film writer David Koepp penning the script, a cast of exciting newcomers including Scarlett Johansson and Mahershala Ali, and a rapidly approaching release date of July 2, 2025.
Set five years later Jurassic World Dominion, Jurassic World RebirthThe plot revolves around a team of scientists trying to extract a life-saving drug from three of the world’s most formidable dinosaurs. After the increasingly discouraging Jurassic World trilogy, Renaissance will need to regain the goodwill of the fan base. And building on Edwards’ previous work (particularly his first big-budget blockbuster), It seems that the future of Jurassic Park the franchise is in good hands – and could deliver the best entry since Spielberg’s original.
Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla reboot proves Jurassic World’s revival is in good hands
Edwards Finally Delivered a Satisfying Hollywood Godzilla Movie
After making his feature directorial debut with the low-budget sci-fi thriller MonstersEdwards was tapped by Hollywood to make a monster movie on a much larger scale and with a much bigger budget. Legendary Pictures has hired Edwards to helm the first entry in the MonsterVerse: a new Hollywood revamp of Godzilla. Edwards’ Godzilla was widely praised – it had a much more positive reception than Roland Emmerich’s previous American Godzilla 1998 film, and a much more positive reception than any of the Jurassic Park sequelae.
Film |
RT Score |
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Jurassic Park |
92% |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park |
53% |
Jurassic Park III |
49% |
Jurassic World |
71% |
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom |
46% |
Jurassic World Dominion |
29% |
Godzilla (2014) |
76% |
The only Jurassic Park film with a higher score on Rotten Tomatoes than Godzilla76% is Spielberg’s original with 92%. All others Jurassic Park/World film received worse reviews than Edwards Godzilla restart. The Lost World: Jurassic Park has 53%, Jurassic Park III has 49%, Jurassic World has 71%, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom has 46%, and Jurassic World Dominion it has a dismal 29%. With Edwards in the director’s chair Jurassic World Rebirth has a good chance of outperforming everyone else Jurassic sequence.
Godzilla (2014) was closer to Jurassic Park than most of the worldwide trilogy
Edwards’ Godzilla remake has a Jurassic sense of wonder and innovation
Edwards’ Godzilla the remake was more in line with Spielberg’s original vision for Jurassic Park than most previous Jurassic World films. The Scary Nothing Jurassic World trilogy increasingly focused on blockbuster spectacle rather than story and character. Domain felt more like a James Bond world adventure than a FrankensteinInspired sci-fi thriller. Godzillaon the other hand, it recovers Spielberg’s sense of admirationand its perfect mix of action and horror. As Jurassic Parkshowed audiences something they had never seen before: a computer-generated CG American Godzilla that looked and moved incredible. Jurassic World Rebirth is in good hands with Edwards.
Five years after Jurassic World Dominion, Earth’s ecology confines dinosaurs to equatorial zones. Zora Bennett, a covert ops expert, leads a team to obtain genetic material from huge dinosaurs for a life-saving drug. However, lost in their mission, they discover a devastating secret hidden for decades.
- Director
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Gareth Edwards
- Release date
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July 2, 2025
- Writers
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David Koepp, Michael Crichton
- Cast
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Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, Rupert Friend, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Luna Blaise, David Iacono, Audrina Miranda, Philippine Velge, Bechir Sylvain, Ed Skrein