Jurassic World Rebirthis the latest entry in the long-runningJurassic Parkseries, coming in as the seventh installment in the franchise overall and thefourthJurassic Worldmovie, but its place in the timeline needs more explanation. The film acts as a standalone sequel to the previous movies, telling the story of a brand-new set of characters in a new environment, while still taking place in the same universe as the rest of the series. As the film is not a direct sequel, that raises plenty of questions about how it actually relates to the rest of the franchise.
Jurassic World Rebirth’snew castfeatures plenty of stars, with actors likeScarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey making their debut in the beloved franchise. So far, no returning actors have been announced, however. While the film is clearly being set up as a new entry point for people less familiar with the franchise,Jurassic Word Rebirthisn’t going to retconanything from the previous movies, so it still happens on the same timeline as the rest of the series, though its place isn’t entirely obvious from the get-go.
Jurassic World Rebirth Takes Place 5 Years After Jurassic World Dominion
The Time Jump Isn’t Very Long, But It Is Significant
Jurassic World Rebirthhas been confirmed to take place 5 years aftertheend ofJurassic World Dominion, the previous entry in the franchise, and the climax of the firstJurassic Worldtrilogy of films. This film is following a similar path that the firstJurassic Worldfilm went down, letting the previous projects breathe, and allowing the world to evolve. However, half a decade is a much shorter gap than the 22 years betweenJurassic Park IIIandJurassic World, so the setting isn’t going to be quite as different as it became between those two movies.
How Jurassic World Rebirth’s Timeline Placement Impacts The Story
The New Jurassic World Has Changed Very Quickly
Jurassic WorldDominionended the new trilogy with the dinosaurs and humanity learning to coexist in relative harmony, as there would always be issues between the two, but the dinosaurs were given a protected sanctuary to live in. Now, five years later,Jurassic World Rebirthshows that the dinosaurshave begun dying out across the world, as the Earth’s modern climate is generally unsuitable for them.The dinosaurs have been forced to move into very particular tropical regions of the planetin order to survive.
Jurassic World Rebirthreleases on August 10, 2025.
However, despite taking place years after the previous film, the new movie is very reminiscent of the originalJurassic Park, withJurassic World Rebirtheven set on an islandwith an abandoned research facility used for the original park. By setting the movie five years afterJurassic World Dominion, it has the opportunity to distance itself tonally from those movies, as the previous movies were very action-heavy, with huge plots about saving the world. Now,Jurassic WorldRebirthis able to circle back around to the original films, telling a more contained story about a smaller group of characters.
