Jurassic World Rebirth is the latest highly anticipated installment in the long-running dinosaur-fueled franchise, released on July 2, 2025. Serving as a quasi-reboot, the film is set five years after the events of 2022's Jurassic World Dominion, which saw dinosaurs confined to preserves, most of which have since died out or adapted to colonies around the Equator. This new chapter introduces a fresh cast of characters and aims to launch a new era for the series.

The plot centers around Zora Bennett (Scarlett Johansson), a high-end security consultant, who is approached by Martin Krebs (Rupert Friend), a representative for InGen—the notorious company behind the original dinosaur cloning. Krebs offers Zora a lucrative proposal: to retrieve DNA samples from three specific species of living, mutated dinosaurs inhabiting the dangerous, off-limits island of Ile Saint-Hubert. This island was once an InGen research facility where experiments in creating crossbreeds and mutations led to disaster. The unique dinosaur DNA is crucial for manufacturing a drug capable of greatly extending human life.

To achieve this perilous mission, Zora enlists the help of Dr. Henry Loomis (Jonathan Bailey), a dinosaur expert who has only ever seen live dinosaurs in zoos, and her old associate, the astute boat captain Duncan Kincaid (Mahershala Ali). Meanwhile, oblivious to the high-stakes operation, Reuben Delgado (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) embarks on a sailboat excursion with his daughters Melissa (Luna Blaise) and Isabella (Audrina Miranda), and Melissa's boyfriend Xavier (David Iacono), only to find themselves inadvertently entangled in the unfolding events.

Directed by Gareth Edwards, known for 'Monsters' and 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,' and written by David Koepp (who penned the first two Jurassic Park scripts based on Michael Crichton's characters), 'Rebirth' delivers on the franchise's hallmarks. It features awe-inspiring and terrifying dinosaurs, new mutated species, intense human jeopardy, heroism, and elements of betrayal. Critics have lauded Jonathan Bailey's performance as Dr. Henry Loomis, noting his ability to rekindle the sense of wonder that defined the original Jurassic Park. Scarlett Johansson showcases her physical prowess as the film's undisputed hero, while Mahershala Ali delivers a charismatic performance as the boat captain. The film expertly combines human actors with mechanical and CGI creatures, making the most of its Malta and Thailand locations.

A significant point of discussion surrounding 'Jurassic World Rebirth' is its deliberate choice to forgo any post-credits or mid-credits scenes. While many modern franchise films utilize these scenes for wrapping up storylines, adding humor, or teasing future installments, director Gareth Edwards and the producers opted against it. This decision aligns with the franchise's historical pattern, as 'Rebirth' marks the sixth out of seven movies in the series to conclude without such an addition, with 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' being the sole exception. The absence of a post-credits scene is largely due to Universal's strategy: while 'Rebirth' is hoped to initiate a new era, a sequel has not yet been confirmed, and the studio is awaiting critical and commercial success before committing to future projects. Despite the lack of an extra scene, viewers are encouraged to stay for the credits to appreciate the contributions of the film's crew and composer Alexandre Desplat's original score.

A meta-commentary present in the film's narrative, also noted by critics, critiques the idea that dinosaur crossbreeds and mutations were created because paying customers supposedly lost interest in traditional T-rexes and brontosauruses. This point highlights a perceived storytelling approach driven by marketing, suggesting a need for novelties to maintain audience engagement rather than a natural evolution of the in-world biological context. This approach, while not unique to the 'Jurassic' films, is presented as being noticeably prominent in 'Rebirth.'