In the upcoming Jurassic World: Rebirth, audiences will take a trip back in time—not literally, though. In Rebirth, Dr. Zora Bennett (Scarlett Johansson) and her expedition team travel to the original manufacturing facility for Jurassic Park. It's not Isla Nublar or Sorna, but an entirely different locale. Images from the real-world Thailand confirms that the terrain is completely original, meaning this movie is a unique creation. Speaking of unique things—the main attraction is garnering lots of notice.
For anyone unaware, Rebirth remains faithful to the source material by introducing yet another intimidating genetic monstrosity to the franchise, only this time, the writers went all out with their alpha predator.
Teases thus far have provided various clues about the big bad. For one, its' base influences. They include Ridley Scott's Xenomorphs, Star Wars' Rancor, and Spielberg's Tyrannosaurus Rex. There is, however, more to the new land carnivore.
New details reveal that the "D-Rex" or Diabolos Rex as it's known online, also breathes fire. Fire-breathing dinosaurs have zero precedence in the animal kingdom. Thus, there's only one explanation: InGen purposely engineered the D-Rex in that way.
The fact that the bioengineering researchers spliced DNA to imbue the Diabolos Rex with such a trait suggests they were up to no good. You don't transition from completing empty segments in the helix strands to fire breathing accidentally. Besides, InGen scientists would've had to dig deep into DNA profiles to find anything closely resembling fire-breathing. The only species that comes to mind is the Bombardier Beetle, but even that insect's characteristic is a mere chemical reaction. A dragon-like ability to scorch the land must have been scientifically manufactured.
The Diabolos Rex doesn't sound all that problematic since there are assured limitations to its ability, but the ramifications are very alarming. Because, in all likelihood, InGen didn't begin with fire-breathing. And they probably didn't stop there, either. Scientists don't succeed with a breakthrough and then desist. Jurassic World is a perfect example of a bioengineering firm testing the waters in another form.
By attempting to militarize Grady's velociraptors, the science division was again banking off the hope that they could engineer loyalty and obedience in future generations. Fallen Kingdom, in ideal continuity, proved that they could with the creation of the Indoraptor. Seeing InGen's first steps in Rebirth will be the most interesting because those genetic modifications expose where the corporation's visions were before finetuned theme-park attractions—some of which might not be pleasant to learn about.
Again, while small details such as fire-breathing are insignificant, audiences will likely witness more abominations on the big screen when Rebirth debuts in theaters. Perhaps the kind of anomalies that show up in nature are embraced. For all we know, InGen scientists leaned into experimentation that resulted in genetic abnormalities. Imagine how intimidating a two-headed velociraptor with a 360-degree field of vision would be. Of course, that's yet to be determined.
What's interesting is how the tale of scientific experimentation could have more backstory to explore. Rebirth will only have so much time to flashback to the past to tell what happened, which means it could present Universal Pictures with an opportunity to set a future franchise film in the past. Fans have wanted to see how John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) and Benjamin Lockwood (James Cromwell) put the company together. Watching a young version of the pair plot and scheme behind the scenes to gain the appropriate permissions for Jurassic Park would be very entertaining because there's no way they received the go-ahead on their first attempt. It's likely they killed and paid their way to success. The Michael Crichton books partially elude to InGen paying people off during instances of injury or death—an obvious tactic used by corporations intent on hiding the truth.
In any case, Rebirth has spin-off potential. Assuming the movie reveals that other human characters had similar adventures on the coastal InGen facility, it opens the door for follow-up films. Picture Jurassic Park before the storm. The Lockwoods, Dr. Wu, and various others had stories of their own. Now, consider all the scientists who worked at the facility before Site A. They had lives, too, one's worth exploring in another film.
Jurassic World: Rebirth opens in theaters on July 2, 2025.