Watch out, all you budding, recreational paleontologists out there: there area few new dinosaurson the block. And by the looks of the newJurassic World: Rebirthteaser — priming us all for the official trailer drop on Tuesday — the movie’s stars,Scarlett Johansson,Jonathan Bailey, andMahershala Ali, are in for a wild journey to the birthplace ofJurassic Park. Because this new teaser (titled “Alert”) has given us a few terrifying glimpses at the two new mega-reptiles set to terrorize our hopeful heroes.
With the filmset to release this 4th of July weekend(on June 15, 2025, in the United States), the latest cinematic return to authorMichael Crichton’s iconic creation is being given the best chances possible at becominga major summer movie blockbuster. And that means we need more dinosaurs than ever before. Scarier, bigger, wilder, and more unruly than ever before. It also means that fans of the Crichton novel can get excited about what has long been missing from a big-screen adaptation of his original novel: the so-called"Rex River Raft Chase."
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“It’s quite a daunting task.”
Curious to know more and catch a glimpse of the new dinosaurs on the scene? Head on down to the next section to see the clip and learn more about the aforementioned infamous chase scene.
‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’ Gives Fans Of The Novels One Of Its Most Beloved Scenes
So what is this new dinosaur and its whole deal? It’s called a Distortus Rex, more colloquially known as the “D-Rex,“according to director Gareth Edwards. Described as a dinosaur with six limbs and “teeth galore,” Edwards playfully said that, “It’s kind of like if the T. rex was designed by H.R. Giger, and then that whole thing had sex with a Rancor.” (For those who aren’t familiar, a Rancor is aStar Warscreature.) If that sounds horrifying, that’s the point. “It’s as if another animal has been wrapped around the T. rex,” explained VFX supervisor David Vickery. “Gareth wanted us to feel sorry for it as well as terrified, because its deformities have caused it some pain, and there’s an encumbrance to it.” It sounds like this film is a lot more emotionally complex and nuanced than the previous reboot attempts that starred Chris Pratt, huh?
It also sounds technically complex, too, given that previous directors have shied away from including one of the most beloved and terrifying scenes from the source material: a river raft chase scene that involves a T. rex stalking the raft inhabitants from under the water. Previously deemed too hard to recreate on the big-screen, now in 2025, the technology has caught up with the author’s original ambitions, making the terrifying and thrilling sequence a possibility at last. And by the glimpses we see in this teaser, fans are in for a tense and satisfying time.
The film also stars Rupert Friend (Homeland; Asteroid City), Manuel Garcia-Rulfo (The Lincoln Lawyer; The Magnificent Seven), Luna Blaise (Manifest; Fresh Off the Boat), David Iacono (The Summer I Turned Pretty; The Flight Attendant), Audrina Miranda (The Big Door Prize; The Legend of Tayos), Philippine Velge (Station Eleven; Summer of 85), Bechir Sylvain (Claws; Grown-ish), and Ed Skrein (Deadpool; Alita: Battle Angel). The script was written by David Koepp.
Jurassic World: Rebirthhits theaters in the States on July 16, 2025.
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