The fourth instalment in the Jurassic World franchise recently wrapped filming, and Universal Pictures shared our first official look at the movie, which now has the confirmed title: Jurassic World Rebirth, yesterday.
The logo and stills were accompanied by a brief synopsis, but a more detailed version has now been shared online, and it gives is a much better idea of what to expect.
"The film will be set five years following the events of Jurassic World Dominion, when the planet’s ecology has proven largely inhospitable to dinosaurs. Those remaining exist in isolated equatorial environments with climates resembling the one in which they once thrived. The three most colossal creatures within that tropical biosphere hold the key to a drug that will bring miraculous life-saving benefits to humankind.
Covert operations expert Zora Bennett (Scarlett Johansson) attempts to secure the genetic material from the dinosaurs but ends up stranded with a civilian family on an island that holds a secret being kept from humanity for decades."
These additional details tie-in with a previously leaked (but reportedly official) logline, which described Rebirth as “a completely fresh take, launching a new Jurassic era, following three adults and three teens getting stuck on the Island.”
As for those mysterious dinos mentioned above, scooper MTTSH believes they will be: Mosasaurus Titanosaurus and Quetzalcoatlus. These may sound lime made-up hybrids, but they are actual dinosaurs that existed during the Late Cretaceous/Maastrichtian eras.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Godzilla director Gareth Edwards is set to helm the film, with Steven Spielberg, Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley on board as producers. Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Rupert Friend, Luna Blaise and David Iacono are also set to star.
This marks a return to franchise filmmaking for Johansson, who was a fixture of Marvel Studios' MCU for many years prior to Natasha Romanoff's demise in Avengers: Endgame (she did return for a Black Widow prequel movie).
David Leitch was in talks to direct in early February, before parting ways with the film just a few days later. Apparently, "it became clear to Leitch that his creative input would be minimal due to the project’s fast-tracked status and how the producers wanted to wield a stronger hand after the experiences of Jurassic World: Dominion."
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