As the release ofJurassic World : Rebirthinches closer, questions about the story and the exact location of the film remain. One of the most pressing questions is: just where exactly does this film take place and how exactly will it expand and deepen theJurassic Worldmythos? As it turns out, much of the film was shot inThailand, with its natural and picturesque jungles being a perfect locale for filming. Jungle sites are a familiar part of almost every Jurassic film, butRebirthoffers clues into how this film may be taking a new direction with its locale.
At the conclusion ofJurassic World: Dominion, it seemed like the dinosaurs and humanity would finally find a peaceful coexistence with each other. WithRebirth, which takes place five years after the conclusion ofDominion, it seems that the dinosaurs have been unable to adapt to earth's rapidly changing climate of the twenty-first century. Only a handful of the ancient dinosaurs still exist, residing in "specialized biospheres" that are apparently more similar to the dinosaurs' ancient climates than the rest of earth.Scarlett Johanssongraces the screen as Zora Bennett, whose mission is to acquire the genetic material from the remaining dinosaurs but, in trueJurassic Worldstyle, becomes stranded on the mysterious island that apparently contains secrets previously unknown and unrevealed in earlier Jurassic entries.
The revelation of both the filming location and the deeper story details begs the question: is there yet another island of theJurassicmythos that has been unexplored and unknown?
In the 1993 original, we were brought toIsla Nublar, which was directed by Steven Spielberg and filmed in Hawaii. The 1997 sequel,The Lost World,was likewisepartly-filmedin Hawaii, taking place on Isla Sorna, the original breeding ground for the dinosaurs—or so we thought. 2015'sJurassic Worldreturned us to the originalIsla Nublar, and likewise was partially filmed in the Pacific state.Zora'swords that the island "was the original research facility" for Jurassic Park perhaps tells it all: this is a previously unknown site.
While we can only know for sure whenRebirthis released, the completely new filming location and the suggestions of a new island imply that this film takes us to something totally new in theJurassicseries. And in a time when moviegoers often criticize Hollywood for constantly rebooting and remaking the same storylines, perhaps a new locale and a new island—along with an old secret—is exactly what is needed to makeJurassic World: Rebirthall the more exciting.
Jurassic World: Rebirthopens in theaters on July 2, 2025.
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