How This 11-Year-Old Monsterverse Film Could Inspire Jurassic World Rebirth Following Chris Pratt’s $3.9 Billion Trilogy

The Jurassic World franchise is gearing up for a significant revival with the upcoming Jurassic World Rebirth, set to premiere in July 2025. Directed by Gareth Edwards, this film marks the fourth installment of the Jurassic World saga and the seventh overall in the Jurassic Park series. Following the events of Jurassic World Dominion, the narrative will unfold in a world where dinosaurs have adapted to warm equatorial regions, establishing a new ecosystem.

While detailed plot information is scarce, it has been confirmed that Scarlett Johansson will lead a covert operations team on a mission to extract DNA from the surviving dinosaurs. The story seems poised to reintroduce some of the franchise’s most iconic species. However, Edwards faces the challenge of reinstating the terror that characterized the earlier films in the franchise, potentially drawing inspiration from his work on the Legendary Monsterverse.

The Influence of Godzilla on Jurassic World Rebirth

Reintroducing Terror to the Screen

Godzilla standing in the ocean, blasting his atomic breath into the sky in the 2014 movie.

Gareth Edwards directed the groundbreaking Godzilla in 2014, a film that expertly restored the iconic monster’s awe-inspiring presence. He succeeded in presenting Godzilla as a formidable force, juxtaposed against new kaiju, the MUTOs, which intensified the film’s tension and stakes. The success of this approach offers valuable lessons for Jurassic World Rebirth.

Key Details of the Jurassic Park Franchise
Movie	Release Date	Budget	Box Office	RT Tomatometer Score	RT Popcornmeter Score
Jurassic Park	1993	$63 million	$1.058 billion	91%	91%
Jurassic Park: The Lost World	1997	$73 million	$618.6 million	53%	52%
Jurassic Park III	2001	$93 million	$368.8 million	49%	37%
Jurassic World	2015	$150-$215 million	$1.671 billion	72%	78%
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom	2018	$432 million	$1.31 billion	47%	48%
Jurassic World Dominion	2022	$265 million	$1.004 billion	29%	77%

Edwards has the opportunity to revitalize the dinosaurs and restore their sense of danger. Previous entries in the Jurassic World series often depicted dinosaurs as mere facilitators of action rather than awe-inspiring creatures. The extensive use of CGI in those films lacked the visceral impact of the practical effects that created memorable dinosaurs in the original Jurassic Park. Rebirth has the potential to reestablish dinosaurs as majestic entities to be feared, echoing the profound effect Edwards achieved with Godzilla.

Lost Terror in the Jurassic World Trilogy

Commonplace CGI Dinosaurs: A Drop in Intimidation

In stark contrast, the original Jurassic Park films showcased dinosaurs that were truly awe-inspiring and terrifying. The iconic scene where the T. rex breaks free from its enclosure remains one of the most memorable moments in cinematic history, highlighting both the animal’s power and the sheer peril it brought. Even Jurassic Park III introduced the formidable spinosaurus, whose terrifying encounter with heroes was reminiscent of classic horror tropes.

Unfortunately, the films in the Jurassic World trilogy failed to capture this essence. Dinosaurs became standardized background elements meant to bolster action scenes—such as Chris Pratt’s motorcycle chase alongside a herd of velociraptors—rather than elements that instilled fear. The reliance on laboratory-created creatures, like the Indominus Rex, led to designs that felt uninspired, ultimately diminishing the threat they posed. Their frequent appearances became mundane, stripping away the awe that should accompany such magnificent beings.

Gareth Edwards and Jurassic World Rebirth

A New Direction Influenced by Past Experience

Mahershala Ali looking scared with a flare in Jurassic World Rebirth

It’s clear that Gareth Edwards will likely integrate elements from his successful Godzilla into Jurassic World Rebirth. Although the specific dinosaur species remains unidentified, there will likely be bipedal carnivores creating mayhem, suggesting that visual techniques he mastered in Godzilla are applicable here. Moreover, his expertise in crafting tension through visual storytelling—even outside the Godzilla scope—will be invaluable.

The potential remains for Jurassic World Rebirth to resonate with the same atmospheric intensity as Godzilla, wherein human characters often feel insignificant against these colossal creatures. This dynamic was a hallmark of Edwards’ previous work and could redefine the relationship between humans and dinosaurs in the upcoming film.

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